Why You Need an Immutable Home Lab Server OS
Have you ever sunk a weekend into fixing a Linux system that broke after you applied an update or lost track of configuration tweaks that you made? Maybe you forgot…
Virtualization, Cloud, DevOps, Reviews
Have you ever sunk a weekend into fixing a Linux system that broke after you applied an update or lost track of configuration tweaks that you made? Maybe you forgot…
I continue to get more and more excited about the mini PC space and what is possible in the small form factor of computing. I am still rocking two MS-01’s…
What are we talking about? Keep a home lab safe??? Well, it is easy to get carried away when you run a home lab. The whole point of having one…
There is no question that Terraform is my favorite infrastructure as code tool in the home lab for standing up infrastructure. Ansible is my favorite for configuration management. With Terraform,…
We have exciting times to be able to run a home lab with all the automation, AI, and other tools available to us to use. In fact, I am more…
In case you haven’t seen the news, TrueNAS announced a new open beta of a new and exciting app called, TrueNAS Connect. It is a hosted, management interface that is…
I think all of us are looking for very cool tools that can add modern dashboards to Proxmox and to help monitor what is going on with your Proxmox host,…
Every accomplishment in the home lab starts with curiosity about various technologies. That to me, is the spark that motivates all of us. We want to try new things, break…
Linux is one of the best choices for self-hosting applications. It is generally very fast, lightweight, and lacks the bloat of other operating systems like Windows Server OS when it…
There is no question that one of THE most important parts of your home lab is the networking component. Home labs are like real production environments. If the network is…