The Taggart Institute
@taggartinstitute.org
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
We believe you can succeed. The hardest step is the first one. Join us and find out.
https://taggartinstitute.org
We believe you can succeed. The hardest step is the first one. Join us and find out.
https://taggartinstitute.org
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By popular request, yes there's a Black Friday sale on The Homelab Almanac! Use code HOMELABIN2026 to get 50% off the "best guide to setting up a homelab" from now until the end of November!
The book comes as a PDF, EPUB, and offline searchable website for your convenience.
The book comes as a PDF, EPUB, and offline searchable website for your convenience.
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
By popular request, yes there's a Black Friday sale on The Homelab Almanac! Use code HOMELABIN2026 to get 50% off the "best guide to setting up a homelab" from now until the end of November!
The book comes as a PDF, EPUB, and offline searchable website for your convenience.
The book comes as a PDF, EPUB, and offline searchable website for your convenience.
ICYMI, our gentle introduction to #Caddy last month, including how to use it as a low-rent red team reverse proxy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch-J...
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Caddy: A Hacker's Intro
YouTube video by The Taggart Institute
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November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ICYMI, our gentle introduction to #Caddy last month, including how to use it as a low-rent red team reverse proxy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch-J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch-J...
Some new #WTFBins for your entertainment/edification! We now have 50 total in the catalogue!
wtfbins.wtf
wtfbins.wtf
WTFBins
WTFBins: benign applications that exhibit suspicious behavior
wtfbins.wtf
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Some new #WTFBins for your entertainment/edification! We now have 50 total in the catalogue!
wtfbins.wtf
wtfbins.wtf
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I haven't said this in a minute, so just in case there was any question: @taggartinstitute.org is, and will always be, a safe space for LGBTQ+ learners. We have a zero tolerance policy for hate of any kind. Whoever you are, however you identify, you are most welcome. Except Nazis, of course.
October 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I haven't said this in a minute, so just in case there was any question: @taggartinstitute.org is, and will always be, a safe space for LGBTQ+ learners. We have a zero tolerance policy for hate of any kind. Whoever you are, however you identify, you are most welcome. Except Nazis, of course.
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Another @taggartinstitute.org Live Session in the books! This one was an introduction to Caddy, the best little webserver around. We go through Caddy basics, and even show a way to use it as a red team/phishing proxy!
Caddy: A Hacker's Intro
A gentle introduction to the Caddy webserver for multiple use cases.
This session was done live for members of the TTI Discord! Come join us: https://discord.gg/taggartinstitute
Code for this demo: https://codeberg.org/The-Taggart-Institute/caddy-intro
0:00 Intro
0:41 What is Caddy?
1:55 Fastest
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September 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Another @taggartinstitute.org Live Session in the books! This one was an introduction to Caddy, the best little webserver around. We go through Caddy basics, and even show a way to use it as a red team/phishing proxy!
TTI is thrilled to be contributing copies of The Homelab Almanac as raffle prizes!
PancakesCon & @comfyconau.bsky.social are THIS SUNDAY, September 21st. Here are some final notes on how to make the most of virtual conferences and where to find useful information! pancakescon.com/2025/09/17/f...
Final Pre-Conference Notes for 2025
PancakesCon is this coming Sunday, the 21st of September (running into the 22nd for some of us!). It will start at 6AM Central US Time (Chicago), for a very good reason. No, I have not become a mor…
pancakescon.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
TTI is thrilled to be contributing copies of The Homelab Almanac as raffle prizes!
A long-needed update to the Poetry setup has been released for Python for Defenders! If you haven't checked out the course, it's a topic-specific guide to using Python and Jupyter Notebooks for common cyber defense tasks.
taggartinstitute.org/p/python-for...
taggartinstitute.org/p/python-for...
August 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A long-needed update to the Poetry setup has been released for Python for Defenders! If you haven't checked out the course, it's a topic-specific guide to using Python and Jupyter Notebooks for common cyber defense tasks.
taggartinstitute.org/p/python-for...
taggartinstitute.org/p/python-for...
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Just received the nicest message from a book purchaser.
They wanted to build a homelab as part of starting school. They began with LLMs as a guide, which was disastrous. But after picking up The Homelab Almanac, they're making progress and going through the struggle.
taggartinstitute.org...
They wanted to build a homelab as part of starting school. They began with LLMs as a guide, which was disastrous. But after picking up The Homelab Almanac, they're making progress and going through the struggle.
taggartinstitute.org...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just received the nicest message from a book purchaser.
They wanted to build a homelab as part of starting school. They began with LLMs as a guide, which was disastrous. But after picking up The Homelab Almanac, they're making progress and going through the struggle.
taggartinstitute.org...
They wanted to build a homelab as part of starting school. They began with LLMs as a guide, which was disastrous. But after picking up The Homelab Almanac, they're making progress and going through the struggle.
taggartinstitute.org...
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A reminder that you can get 50% off the new version of The Homelab Almanac with code OMGVERSIONTHREE until the end of June!
I'm really happy with the new version, and I think you will be too.
taggartinstitute.org...
I'm really happy with the new version, and I think you will be too.
taggartinstitute.org...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
June 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A reminder that you can get 50% off the new version of The Homelab Almanac with code OMGVERSIONTHREE until the end of June!
I'm really happy with the new version, and I think you will be too.
taggartinstitute.org...
I'm really happy with the new version, and I think you will be too.
taggartinstitute.org...
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Hello, friends! I'm thrilled to announce that The Homelab Almanac, v3.0 has officially launched! There is a **ton** of new stuff in this version, including:
- Proper DNS
- PKI
- Automatic signed certificates
- New secrets management
- Proxmox clustering
- Cloud integration
- Proper DNS
- PKI
- Automatic signed certificates
- New secrets management
- Proxmox clustering
- Cloud integration
Announcing The Homelab Almanac: Version 3.0
The best guide to homelabs just got a lot better—and bigger.
taggart-tech.com
June 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Hello, friends! I'm thrilled to announce that The Homelab Almanac, v3.0 has officially launched! There is a **ton** of new stuff in this version, including:
- Proper DNS
- PKI
- Automatic signed certificates
- New secrets management
- Proxmox clustering
- Cloud integration
- Proper DNS
- PKI
- Automatic signed certificates
- New secrets management
- Proxmox clustering
- Cloud integration
Fearing regular expressions is a choice—one you don't have to keep making! Knock out this quick course over the weekend and come into next week with the POWER OF ARCANE KNOWLEDGE 💪🪄
taggartinstitute.org/p/intro-to-r...
taggartinstitute.org/p/intro-to-r...
Intro to Regular Expressions
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
May 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Fearing regular expressions is a choice—one you don't have to keep making! Knock out this quick course over the weekend and come into next week with the POWER OF ARCANE KNOWLEDGE 💪🪄
taggartinstitute.org/p/intro-to-r...
taggartinstitute.org/p/intro-to-r...
Go take our Vim course and discover that :x will save and quit in one move—among other tricks.
taggartinstitute.org/p/vim-for-ev...
taggartinstitute.org/p/vim-for-ev...
Vim For Everyone
Text Empowered
taggartinstitute.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Go take our Vim course and discover that :x will save and quit in one move—among other tricks.
taggartinstitute.org/p/vim-for-ev...
taggartinstitute.org/p/vim-for-ev...
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Eagle-eyed visitors to https://wtfbins.wtf may notice that the links to the repo and to submit new WTFBins have relocated! Yes, that's right: WTFBins now lives on Codeberg!
In fact, I have migrated *all* my repos to Codeberg.
In fact, I have migrated *all* my repos to Codeberg.
WTFBins
WTFBins: benign applications that exhibit suspicious behavior
wtfbins.wtf
March 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Eagle-eyed visitors to https://wtfbins.wtf may notice that the links to the repo and to submit new WTFBins have relocated! Yes, that's right: WTFBins now lives on Codeberg!
In fact, I have migrated *all* my repos to Codeberg.
In fact, I have migrated *all* my repos to Codeberg.
Hey! We're aware of some DNS issues with the site. This is likely introduced by Teachable after some changes on their end. We've confirmed our settings are correct. Meanwhile, taggarttech.teachable.com still works.
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggarttech.teachable.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Hey! We're aware of some DNS issues with the site. This is likely introduced by Teachable after some changes on their end. We've confirmed our settings are correct. Meanwhile, taggarttech.teachable.com still works.
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Tell you a secret about red team #cybersecurity work:
Almost everyone wants to pretend to be a red teamer; almost nobody had the willingness to put in the real work to become one.
Almost everyone wants to pretend to be a red teamer; almost nobody had the willingness to put in the real work to become one.
December 7, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Tell you a secret about red team #cybersecurity work:
Almost everyone wants to pretend to be a red teamer; almost nobody had the willingness to put in the real work to become one.
Almost everyone wants to pretend to be a red teamer; almost nobody had the willingness to put in the real work to become one.
Last day of the sale! Don't miss your chance to get the best homelab guide around for just $10!
Thinking about some new server hardware? Get it up and running with the best homelab guide around! "The Homelab Almanac" is 50% off through Cyber Monday with code HOLIDAYHOMELAB.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
December 2, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Last day of the sale! Don't miss your chance to get the best homelab guide around for just $10!
Still going on! $10 for a comprehensive guide to getting your lab up and running.
Thinking about some new server hardware? Get it up and running with the best homelab guide around! "The Homelab Almanac" is 50% off through Cyber Monday with code HOLIDAYHOMELAB.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
November 30, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Still going on! $10 for a comprehensive guide to getting your lab up and running.
Thinking about some new server hardware? Get it up and running with the best homelab guide around! "The Homelab Almanac" is 50% off through Cyber Monday with code HOLIDAYHOMELAB.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
November 29, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Thinking about some new server hardware? Get it up and running with the best homelab guide around! "The Homelab Almanac" is 50% off through Cyber Monday with code HOLIDAYHOMELAB.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-homela...
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I'm moved to say this explicitly:
@taggartinstitute.org is a safe place for our trans friends. We are an inclusive, welcoming, supportive learning community—with an ironclad CoC. We jump *out* at the first sign of bigotry and forcibly remove it from our space.
I can at least promise you that.
@taggartinstitute.org is a safe place for our trans friends. We are an inclusive, welcoming, supportive learning community—with an ironclad CoC. We jump *out* at the first sign of bigotry and forcibly remove it from our space.
I can at least promise you that.
November 22, 2024 at 5:11 AM
I'm moved to say this explicitly:
@taggartinstitute.org is a safe place for our trans friends. We are an inclusive, welcoming, supportive learning community—with an ironclad CoC. We jump *out* at the first sign of bigotry and forcibly remove it from our space.
I can at least promise you that.
@taggartinstitute.org is a safe place for our trans friends. We are an inclusive, welcoming, supportive learning community—with an ironclad CoC. We jump *out* at the first sign of bigotry and forcibly remove it from our space.
I can at least promise you that.
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New Course: Automated Detection with Sigma
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
November 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM
New Course: Automated Detection with Sigma
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
New Course: Automated Detection with Sigma
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
November 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM
New Course: Automated Detection with Sigma
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
Two courses in one week?!? We're so excited to share with you a new course that Faculty member @hgb.crowstrike.zip has been working hard on for about a year now!
taggartinstitute.org/p/detection-...
What kinds of material do we cover in "The Learning Journey?" Here's a sample video explaining the first of our four Tenets of Self-Directed Learning: you can't learn if you don't feel safe.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNvj...
TLJ 1-1: The 1st Tenet
YouTube video by The Taggart Institute
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November 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM
What kinds of material do we cover in "The Learning Journey?" Here's a sample video explaining the first of our four Tenets of Self-Directed Learning: you can't learn if you don't feel safe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNvj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNvj...
New Courses This Week!
Happy Monday, friends! We're so excited for this week. We're launching not one, but **two** new courses! We're kicking off with a course that @taggart-tech.com has wanted to make for a long, long time.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-learni...
Happy Monday, friends! We're so excited for this week. We're launching not one, but **two** new courses! We're kicking off with a course that @taggart-tech.com has wanted to make for a long, long time.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-learni...
The Taggart Institute: Master Your Craft
The Taggart Institute exists to provide low-cost, high-quality technology training to everyone in a welcoming, supportive community.
taggartinstitute.org
November 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM
New Courses This Week!
Happy Monday, friends! We're so excited for this week. We're launching not one, but **two** new courses! We're kicking off with a course that @taggart-tech.com has wanted to make for a long, long time.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-learni...
Happy Monday, friends! We're so excited for this week. We're launching not one, but **two** new courses! We're kicking off with a course that @taggart-tech.com has wanted to make for a long, long time.
taggartinstitute.org/p/the-learni...
Yes yes don't worry; verified domain coming in a jif
November 18, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Yes yes don't worry; verified domain coming in a jif
Hi. We're here now. Never had an official account on the other place 'cuz, well, y'know. But we're looking forward to sharing course updates and other exciting news with you here!
November 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Hi. We're here now. Never had an official account on the other place 'cuz, well, y'know. But we're looking forward to sharing course updates and other exciting news with you here!