About

Welcome to Hardin Lab. This site serves as the central documentation repository for my work in network infrastructure, self-hosted services, and hardware preservation.

What began as a simple local server has evolved into a comprehensive, self-hosted homelab environment. Here, I document the technical details of my deployments, including complex reverse proxy configurations, redundant local DNS routing, and containerized web applications.

Beyond the server rack, my workbench is dedicated to bringing legacy technology back to life. I also utilize parametric 3D modeling and printing to engineer functional replacement parts and mounting brackets for my lab equipment.

Whether it is isolating a network fault, calibrating a video scaler for vintage console hardware, or writing deployment scripts, this blog exists to share my technical notes, repair logs, and project architectures with the broader engineering and tinkerer community.