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.