> cat /etc/docktail/complete-guide.md
Exposing homelab services securely without opening inbound ports on your home router is the holy grail of self-hosting....
CONNECTION: ESTABLISHED // ENCRYPTION: SHA-256 // ACCESS: ROOT@HOMELAB // WARNING: NO ANOMALIES
> cat /etc/traefik/deployment-guide.md
Modern homelabs scale quickly. What starts as a single container running on port 8080 quickly turns into a sprawling net...
> Hardening the Home Lab: Docker on Arch Linux
Arch Linux provides an incredibly clean, "build-it-your-way" foundation for a home lab. But once the base OS i...
> cat /etc/passwd/nana --bio
Security Analyst. Self-hoster. Automator.
I’m nana, a Cyber Security Analyst with a passion for self-hosting. I spend my time diving into the weeds of Docker, Kubernetes, and home lab security. I started this blog to share my technical experiments, configuration guides, and security best practices.
> cat /etc/security/philosophy.conf
- [01] Principle of Least Privilege: Minimum permissions, isolated processes.
- [02] Zero Trust Networking: Hostile network assumption, Tailscale, authenticated proxies.
- [03] Immutable Infrastructure: Version-controlled configs, minimized drift.
- [04] Secrets Hygiene: Centralized secret management, zero plain-text keys.
"In the world of self-hosting, security is a process, not a destination."
> cat /etc/passwd --active-users
- user[dennis]: Dennis Agyepong (8 posts)
> cat /etc/contact
- github: github.com/dagyepong
- reddit: u/Forward-Magician-261
- linktree: link.nanaoware.online
- email: [email protected]
> gpg --list-keys --fingerprint
pub ed25519/0xE5DE49BA71DEBF8D 2026-08-07 [SC] [expires: 2028-08-06]
Key fingerprint = 9FC8 FB67 030C 1951 8369 7047 E5DE 49BA 71DE BF8D
uid Dennis Agyepong <[email protected]>
sub cv25519/0x73B6D6D0F263C2E3 2026-08-07 [E] [expires: 2028-08-06]> cat public_key.asc
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