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962: The Home Server / Synology Show

10.12.2025
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Wes and Scott talk about their evolving home-server setups—Synology rigs, Mac minis, Docker vs. VMs, media servers, backups, Cloudflare Tunnels, and the real-world pros and cons of running your own hardware.

Show Notes

  • Welcome to Syntax!
  • Why use a home server?
  • Apps for home servers
  • Home server hardware
  • Brought to you by Sentry.io
  • VMs vs containers and choosing the right software
  • How to expose services to the internet safely
  • Securing access to your server

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