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# What is Home Labbing?

DIY but at the computer level

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## ALL solutions here are designed to be able to be run on your own devices at home.

* Free and open source software (F/OSS) will be recommended where possible.
* Non-free but open source software will be recommended too.
* Free but proprietary software will be recommended next, with issues mentioned.
* Proprietary software will be avoided unless necessary, or unless it provides a service without creating vendor lock-in (such as proprietary file formats, walled gardens, tech-debt dependency).
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to include:

* recommendations
* considerations
* controversies
* safety
* security
* privacy
* *streamlined* guide based on my recommendations
  * links to deviations from my recommendations
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