Support This Site

🔗 Transparency is everything. Here's exactly how this site is funded.

This site is a labor of love. I create content to help others in the homelab, ThinkPad, and self-hosting communities — the same communities that have taught me everything I know.

How This Site is Funded

This site is funded entirely through affiliate links. When you click a link on this site and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you.

This income helps me:

• Keep the site running (hosting, domain, tools)
• Buy new gear to review and test
• Fund my homelab experiments (and electric bill 😅)
• Spend more time creating content for the community

My Top Recommendations

If you want to support the site, here are the products I use and recommend most:

• Zimaboard → — Best budget homelab server (~$129)
• ThinkPad T480 → — Perfect Linux laptop (~$150-250)
• DigitalOcean → — $200 free VPS credit
• Namecheap → — Cheap domains & hosting
• SSDNode → — Budget VPS (I use them!)
• OpenCode Go → — AI coding assistant (free tier)

Transparency

I only recommend products I actually own and use. Every item on my Gear page is something I've personally tested, often for years.

Some links on this site are affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you make a purchase. This does not affect my recommendations — I would recommend these products regardless of affiliate programs.

Other Ways to Support

• Share my content — Link to posts on Reddit, forums, Twitter
• Report bugs — Help me improve tutorials and guides
• Suggest topics — What do you want to learn about?
• Send feedback — I genuinely love hearing from readers

Contact

Questions, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Reach out at apexnova.cloud@gmail.com.

Thanks for your support — it means more than you know.