XCP-NG vs Proxmox – Home Lab Comparison
This post will compare XCP-NG vs. Proxmox and the features and capabilities each offers. Both of these are in focus, especially with ones looking for alternatives to VMware vSphere since…
Year: 2023
How to Send an Encrypted Email in Outlook
This post will consider how to send an encrypted email in Outlook, different types of encryption, and how this can be implemented. What is encryption? Encryption is probably one of…
HornetSecurity VM Backup v9 Released New Features
The world of data protection is a crowded one with many options to choose from. HornetSecurity VM Backup, formerly Altaro VM Backup, has released the latest version of its data…
Check Server Replication Status in Active Directory
DCDiag is a great command line tool to troubleshoot Active Directory replication
Proxmox Docker Containers Monster – 13000 containers on a single host
One of the cool little experiments in the home lab recently was seeing just how many Docker containers could run on a single physical Proxmox host, hosting a number of…
Change vCenter IP Address – Step-by-step
You may have a need to cdhange your VMware vCenter Server IP address. Maybe you walked into an environment that wasn’t properly segmented and you need to move the VMware…
pfSense Port Forwarding Setup Guide
Understanding port forwarding when using a firewall solution like pfSense is an important topic. Let’s look at port forward setup and see how this is implemented when using pfSense. What…
BDRSuite v5.6.0 Released – New Features
Vembu has recently announced that BDRSuite v5.6.0 has arrived and it is loaded with many great new features and enhancements. Let’s take a look at BDRSuite v5.6.0 released new features…
Ansible Software Patching for Beginners
Ansible is a well-known configuration management solution that can be used for automating many different things. One thing you can do very well with Ansible is using it for updates…