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Learn to build your first homelab using LXD through this comprehensive conference talk from UbuCon Asia 2025. Discover the motivation and context behind creating a homelab environment, then follow along with a practical demonstration of what an LXD-powered homelab looks like in action. Master the essential setup process by preparing your operating system for homelab hosting, installing LXD from the snap store, completing initial configuration steps, and setting up the web-based graphical interface for easy management. Explore the different types of virtualization available in LXD, including app containers, system containers, and virtual machines, with hands-on examples of spinning up both containers and VMs. Understand how to work with profiles by examining the default profile configuration and learning to edit it for optimal desktop VM performance. Gain insights into advanced homelab features including backup strategies, snapshot management, basic networking concepts, project organization, and practical applications like setting up an Adguard container to filter internet traffic at the network level.
