What is uHCI?
uHCI is a lightweight, opinionated pattern for building a personal “mini‑cloud” using real‑world infrastructure practices. It’s designed for homelabbers, self‑hosters, and small teams who want a setup that is durable, reproducible, and fun to work with—without the complexity of enterprise platforms.
Core Ideas
- Use proven technologies: ZFS, Incus, Podman/Docker, WireGuard
- Keep things reproducible and understandable
- Separate state from compute for easy upgrades and recovery
- Build a personal cloud that works on laptops, servers, and VPSs
- Stay lightweight—no heavy orchestration required
Project Goals
uHCI aims to provide a clear philosophy, a set of practical patterns, and simple tutorials that help you build a reliable homelab. It’s not a product or a platform—it’s a way of thinking about small‑scale infrastructure.
Status
uHCI is in early development. Documentation, patterns, and examples are being drafted. If you’re interested in following along or contributing, check back soon.