Another worthwhile project for your home lab is to self-host your own Git repository hub. You could use Gitea or its fork, ...

Cosmos Cloud, Runtipi, and UmbrelOS are decent alternatives to CasaOS if you’re looking for an easy way to deploy containers.

Set up Pi-hole on a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2W with Cloudflare DNS to cut ads on all devices, improving speed and privacy at home.