Is Docker Swarm Still Safe in 2026?
If you have been running containers in your home lab or small production environment, there is a good chance you have tried or are currently using Docker Swarm. Swarm has…
Author: Brandon Lee
Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.
5 Mistakes I Made Building My Proxmox Cluster (So You Don’t Have To)
One of the best projects that you can build in the home lab in my opinion for learning and just overall fun is a Proxmox cluster (or any other hypervisor…
6 Home Lab Experiments Worth Trying This Weekend
For a lot of us, the weekend is really when the home lab comes alive. It is often the perfect time to try something new, break something safely, and learn…
This Free Tool Feels Like RVTools for Proxmox (And It’s CLI-Based)
If you are like me and have a long history with VMware environments, there is a good chance RVTools was one of your go-to utilities. It gives you the instant…
7 hidden Proxmox features buried in the admin guide Your Home Lab Needs
Like most hypervisors, some of the best features of Proxmox are not the obvious ones when you first start using it. Some features and capabilities are buried deep inside and…
The Proxmox 9 Feature That Finally Fixes NIC Renaming Problems
If you have run Linux servers for any length of time, there is a good chance you have been bitten by network interface renaming at some point. It usually happens…
How I Manage My Proxmox Cluster From My Phone (4 Mobile Tools I Use)
One of the great things I have found about moving over to Proxmox is all of the tools that you have access to when you do. There are tons of…
I Added an eGPU to My Proxmox Mini PC Home Lab Using OCuLink (Here’s What Happened)
I have been on a crusade in my home lab to see how far I can take my mini PC cluster. I have been having so much fun with my…
The 7 Proxmox Commands I Use Constantly in My Home Lab
With all the great GUI platforms and third-party and community tools we have for Proxmox, you might think there would never be a need to visit the command line in…
Why Mini PC Clusters Are Taking Over Home Labs
My home lab has been morphing more the past couple of years than in all the time that I have had one up and running. There have been a crazy…