218: Home Lab Spawn Point and High‑Ping Gaming | Linux Out Loud 120

218: Home Lab Spawn Point and High‑Ping Gaming | Linux Out Loud 120

From Linux Out Loud by Linux Out Loud

February 7, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

The episode discusses home labs, gaming, and personal updates from the hosts.

In this episode of Linux Out Loud, Matt takes squad leader role while Wendy and Nate rejoin the party for a high‑FPS catch‑up on life, Linux, and loud gaming sessions. They swap updates on Wendy’s robotics teams heading deeper into competition season, Nate’s battle with basement water and building a proper home lab spawn point, and Matt’s quest to keep a local‑only media server running on modest hardware. From organizing racks and labeling gear to wrestling with Starlink latency and debating cloud gaming versus real ownership, the crew dives into how their real‑world chaos shapes the way they run Linux, host services, and play games. If you like robots, home labs, and arguing about whether you really own your digital library, this one’s for you. Show Links: Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/73bDDATDAK Bookbinder JS (booklet maker): https://momijizukamori.github.io/bookbinder-js/ Bookbinder JS on GitHub: https://github.com/momijizukamori/bookbinder-js PS4 controller USB‑C upgrade guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGKyBJVDXDQ BattleTech on GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/battletech_game​

People in this episode

Host: Matt

Guests: Wendy, Nate

Topics covered

  • home lab
  • gaming
  • Linux
  • robotics
  • media server
  • cloud gaming

Keywords

  • home lab
  • gaming
  • Linux
  • robotics
  • media server
  • Starlink
  • cloud gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starlink, GOG

Products: PS4 controller, BattleTech

Books & works: Linux Out Loud

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