I stopped digging through storage boxes after deploying this self-hosted inventory tool
The article discusses the author's experience with managing a growing home lab and the challenges of keeping track of various hardware and software. To address these issues, the author deployed a self-hosted inventory tool called CatalogIT, which allows for organized tracking of all equipment and subscriptions. This solution has simplified the management process and reduced the clutter associated with home lab equipment.
- ▪The author has invested time and money into building a home lab with various hardware upgrades.
- ▪Keeping track of equipment and software subscriptions became increasingly difficult as the collection grew.
- ▪CatalogIT provides a structured way to store information about all owned equipment, eliminating the need for spreadsheets.
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| Original publisher | XDA Developers |
| Canonical URL | https://www.xda-developers.com/stopped-digging-through-storage-boxes-after-deploying-inventory-tool/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 14:30:22 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-24T14:32:33.249Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-24T14:32:33.249Z |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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