Oh don’t get me wrong I barely scratch the surface of what Authentik can do… It stuck for me because I could ignore the complexity and it was functional with what I know. Especially how easy it has been to onboard users and add new services, especially with regards to SSO(I initially used it just as Auth to replace HTTP Basic).
I will definitely look at kanidm though. I haven’t made a change to the core operation of my setup in a year or so, might be time to give in to the itch.








I imagine there are Caddy GUIs, I just don’t find them necessary. The last service I added was the work of 20 seconds to add, I did it while waiting for the Docker pull to complete. I’m not sure a GUI would make that significantly faster/easier. But your mileage may vary. Especially in the initial setup phase.
I have generally been happy with Proxmox to increase the versatility of my setup. It’s so liberating to be able to spin up a simple VM and test something out before commiting to changes. I also have a small old machine that just chugs away with a VM for hosting a couple of containers and only gets updated every few months so its not like it’s only useful for ephemeral stuff.
OPNSense, I use the Asus router it replaced in AP mode, but I do want to ditch that. Strongly considering sitting a couple of Unifi APs up in the field cavity (renter so no drilling holes for me). I have 2 cat6 lines I was able to get run from the garage to the living room (some numpty thought the connection box for the internet should be in the middle of the wall in the lounge room so have to have the cables) so I can get up there, cut and terminate one of the lines and add a switch with POE.
Honestly OPNSense has been fun, but I barely scratch a quarter of its capability. I could and probably should just use the Asus router as a router.