LAN Surf is a resource for home networking and home lab builders who want reliable, self-hosted infrastructure without the enterprise price tag. It’s written for the practitioner who configures their own router, segments their network, and runs services that replace subscriptions—not for someone shopping for a mesh system off the shelf.
Here you’ll find deep dives into the gear and software that power a home network: routers and firewalls (OPNsense, pfSense), DNS and ad blocking (Pi-hole, AdGuard Home), VLANs and WiFi tuning, VPNs and remote access (Tailscale, WireGuard), home automation (Home Assistant), NAS and media servers (TrueNAS, Jellyfin), and the self-hosted services that keep your data under your roof. The site is organized into sections covering DNS & Ad Blocking, Home Automation, Lab Projects, Networking, Routers & Firewalls, Security, Self-Hosting, and WiFi & VLANs.
Every article is written by someone who runs the same stack at home. You won’t find product roundups or beginner overviews. Instead, expect the config snippet that finally made it work, the edge case that broke at 2am, and the monitoring that caught it before the family complained. The focus is narrow and practical: if it doesn’t run in the house and serve the house, it belongs elsewhere.