Minisforum MS-03 Review: The MS-01 Home Lab Upgrade I’ve Been Waiting For?
At the beginning of 2024, I got my hands on my first Minisforum MS-01 in my home lab fleet. I knew when I originally saw what Minisforum had actually pulled…
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.
7 Home Lab Services I Always Give a Static IP Address
DHCP is one of the services that just makes network management much easier. You don’t have to worry when you connect a laptop, smartphone or some other device to your…
Install Proxmox ARM64 on a Raspberry Pi 5 This Weekend
Well, if you saw my post a couple of days ago, we had the news released that Proxmox Server Solutions was releasing Proxmox VE Server as a fully supported ARM64…
The 9 Things My Home Lab Automates While I’m Sleeping
When I think about one of the things that I am most proud of in my home lab in 2026 it is the level of automation and “self sufficiency” that…
Proxmox ARM64 Changes Everything for Home Labs
For years, there has been a common request from the Proxmox community for an official ARM release that is supported. So, realistically, every time a new Raspberry Pi or Ampere…
The Best Free Home Lab Tools I Discovered in 2026
Every year, I come across dozens of new open source projects that I stumble on or ones may write me about or mention in a comment to try out. Most…
The Proxmox Warning Lights I Never Ignore
Just like the check engine light on your car, there are definitely warning lights that you need to pay close attention to in the home lab. If you have been…
The 8 Hypervisors I’d Actually Recommend in Late 2026
So I think, in my opinion we have an even more rounded out list for virtualization platforms heading into late 2026. The list below is definitely an opinionated list, but…
The Docker Networking Mistakes I Still See in Home Labs (And How I Avoid Them)
Docker is an amazing tool that can be used both in production and in our home labs. I am a huge proponent of containerizing what makes sense. In the day…
The 9 Checks I Make Before Trusting Any Docker Image
There are myriads of Docker containers spread across many docker registries on the Internet. Most of these are on popular registries like Docker Hub, but others are found on other…
