December 10th, 2025 ×
The Home Server / Synology Show
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
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
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:35 Why use a home server?
- 07:29 Apps for home servers
- 16:23 Home server hardware
- 18:27 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 20:45 VMs vs containers and choosing the right software
- 25:53 How to expose services to the internet safely
- 30:38 Securing access to your server
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