What’s a way to create a local repo mirror?

That excuse won’t stop them from being fired. Just because you can does not mean you should.

My first homelab server is running unRAID. No real complaints from me. It’s been running for years no issues other than the crap hardware it runs on (i7-3770, 32GB RAM). I have some file shares, docker, and some VMs. The UI makes it really easy to do stuff, especially if you don’t want to have to research and manage everything.

I know a single person in a nearly 2 decade career. But I’ve seen this stereotype posted repeatedly. I think it’s just niche, loud, sections of the internet wearing blinders, being in echo chambers, and wishful/fantasizing thinking.