So Deployrr. But vibe coded and worse.
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2026
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Great idea, really good name.
I looked at the back end source.
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Do I understand correctly that when I run your app in my PC, the ISO is built on your server and then I download it?
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Why does app.py submit an ip address to a google form?
https://github.com/homelabinator/homelabinator-backend/blob/main/api/app.py
You should know, stuff like that is going keep a lot of self hosters from recommending this.
- That is correct! We looked at different options on how to build the ISO (mkisofs is really cool but doesn't play nice with the NixOS installer image), and ultimately went with building it on a Nix server.
- Apologies for that, that was a leftover from when we were trying to gauge how many people were downloading ISOs when we showcased it to a club on campus yesterday. That has now been removed.
Awesome, thanks for the answers
I'm not fond of what makes it easier to set up a homelab. Because it might give the impression that you can run it with very little skills. And that opens the door to making your setup a netbot.
And that opens the door to making your setup a netbot.
........then you learn. That's pretty much how I did it. First Linux server I every deployed on a VPS, got taken over almost immediately. So you drop back to your trick bag, and spool up on security.
For people asking "ok but what is it":
Built on the shoulders of the giants that are NixOS and K3s, Homelabinator is an opinionated customization of NixOS
Also you should test your site on mobile. It's half broken for me.
Thanks for the heads up on mobile! We agree, certainly everything needs more work, but full disclosure, we are all full time students and working on this project on the side. :)
Oof, yeah, it is not mobile friendly.
Looks vibe coded AF, is it ?
Which part of the code?
(I guess your silence means you never looked at the code)
....aaaaaand away we go! qwerty!
OP, I took a cursory run through of the site. Looks good. Could really have potential for those just dipping their toes in the self hosting pool. I haven't tested the ISO created tho. One thing, Tailscale client id & secret. I'm not sure I would want to disclose that on an unknown website, because of privacy issues. I understand why you included it, but it seems like an brief explanation as to how to do that manually, once the ISO is deployed, for those who might have some of the same reservations. Perhaps I overlooked that if it exists. Otherwise it looks like it would be a great introductory to self hosting.
Onward and upward.
ETA: I like the name too.
How is it easier than yunohost?
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You can lurk without an account tho, doesn't mean they are credible or not
also I don't expect my accounts to go forever here. I have had three iterations. kbin, mbin, and piefed. I expect to have another one at some point. I like that stuff changes and new stuff pops up.
No account is needed to read Lemmy. I lurked a long time before creating an account myself.