🖥️Planned
Home Server
Reusing my i5-9600K, its motherboard, and RAM after the PC upgrade, so the old parts go into a box for self-hosting and experiments.
[Add OS / services you plan to run]
East Texas · Home Lab & Build Log
Dakota Veitch
Learning home lab, PC building, and self-hosting one project at a time, and writing down everything I figure out along the way.
Now Building
In progress
This website + the upgrade plan
Right now I'm putting this site together and mapping out a slow, step-by-step PC upgrade. Every part I replace gets a second life in the home lab.
- Build a personal site / build log (you're looking at it)
- Swap in a 750W power supply
- Install an RTX 5070
- Move to AMD AM5 + DDR5, then turn the old parts into a home server
[Add a quick update on what you worked on this week]
Projects & Lab
⛏️Planned
Minecraft Server
A self-hosted Minecraft server for friends to hop on and play together.
[Add version, mods, and how to join when it's live]
🌐In progress
Personal Website
This site. Plain HTML and CSS for now, with the plan to self-host it later on the home server through a Cloudflare Tunnel.
🔧Planned
PC Upgrade Log
Upgrading slowly, one piece at a time:
- Step 1750W power supplyPlanned
- Step 2RTX 5070Planned
- Step 3AMD AM5 CPU + motherboard + DDR5Planned
[Add current specs and before/after benchmarks]
Blog & Build Log
Placeholder drafts. These posts haven't been written yet.
Why I'm building a home lab
[Write about what got you into home labs and what you want to learn]
My slow-and-steady PC upgrade plan
[Explain the PSU → GPU → AM5 order and why]
Turning old PC parts into a server
[Plan for reusing the i5-9600K as a home server]
Gaming & YouTube
When I'm not tinkering, I'm gaming. Catch my channel:
[Add favorite games / what you post]
About Me
UPS driver by day, tinkerer by night, family man always. I'm teaching myself home lab, PC building, and self-hosting, and using this site to keep track of it.
Contact
Want to talk builds, servers, or Minecraft?