diff --git a/bin/homelab b/bin/homelab
index aba2f93..aa3ef04 100755
--- a/bin/homelab
+++ b/bin/homelab
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ def _vps_send(remote_path: str, content: str, mode: str) -> None:
 def cmd_render_vps_configs(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     """Re-render /etc/turnserver.conf + /opt/management.json on the IONOS netbird
     VPS from templates in vps/, substituting secrets decrypted from sops."""
+    import difflib
     # Decrypt the two sops files we need.
     turn = _decrypt_secret("turn-shared-secret")
     auth = _decrypt_secret("netbird-authentik-oidc")
@@ -727,6 +728,7 @@ def cmd_render_vps_configs(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         plans.append({
             **t,
             "rendered": rendered,
+            "current": current,
             "changed": current != rendered,
             "current_present": cat.returncode == 0 and bool(current),
         })
@@ -743,8 +745,29 @@ def cmd_render_vps_configs(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         print("Nothing to do — every target matches the rendered template.")
         return 0
 
+    # Show diffs (always — both dry-run and live).
+    print()
+    for p in plans:
+        if not p["changed"]:
+            continue
+        print(f"--- diff for {p['remote']} ---")
+        # Mask any sops-decrypted secret values so they don't print to stdout.
+        def _mask(s):
+            for v in subs.values():
+                s = s.replace(v, "<REDACTED>")
+            return s
+        diff = difflib.unified_diff(
+            _mask(p["current"]).splitlines(keepends=True),
+            _mask(p["rendered"]).splitlines(keepends=True),
+            fromfile=f"vps:{p['remote']}",
+            tofile=f"rendered:{p['tmpl']}",
+            n=3,
+        )
+        sys.stdout.writelines(diff)
+        print()
+
     if args.dry_run:
-        print("\n--- dry-run: not applying ---")
+        print("--- dry-run: not applying ---")
         return 0
 
     if not args.yes: