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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.
This New Traefik Dashboard Log Tool Changed How I Manage Traefik in Real Time
Containers

This New Traefik Dashboard Log Tool Changed How I Manage Traefik in Real Time

Traefik is ultimately my favorite reverse proxy for the homelab. In my opinion it has unsurpassed capabilities as a reverse proxy both for Docker and Kubernetes. It is extremely powerful…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026
LabGopher Is Gone and RackRat Is the Alternative Homelab Builders Are Turning To
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LabGopher Is Gone and RackRat Is the Alternative Homelab Builders Are Turning To

For a long time, there was a website called LabGopher that was one of those quiet tools that many home lab builders relied on to find second hand used enterprise…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 10, 2026January 10, 2026
The Weirdest Things I’ve Successfully Run in My Home Lab
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The Weirdest Things I’ve Successfully Run in My Home Lab

I have self-hosted a lot of things over the years in my home lab. However, we all eventually reach a point where we run a few less than normal things…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 2026
Beelink ME Pro NAS Review: Small Box, Huge Storage Power in 2026
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Beelink ME Pro NAS Review: Small Box, Huge Storage Power in 2026

I just received over the Beelink ME Pro from Beelink for review in the home lab. This I have to say is one that did catch my attention when I…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 8, 2026January 8, 2026
I Bought a 10 Inch Home Lab Rack for 2026 and It Surprised Me
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I Bought a 10 Inch Home Lab Rack for 2026 and It Surprised Me

If you have spent any time in home lab communities this past year in 2025, you will have noticed a trend that seems to be sweeping the home lab community,…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Run Proxmox Datacenter Manager in a Docker Container for Home Labs and Testing
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Run Proxmox Datacenter Manager in a Docker Container for Home Labs and Testing

If you have been following my recent experiments in the home lab, I recently tested a very cool project for running Proxmox VE Server inside a Docker container. The developer…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 2026
Why Dockhand Is One of the Best Docker Management Tools for Secure Operations
Containers

Why Dockhand Is One of the Best Docker Management Tools for Secure Operations

I have tried a whole lot of different Docker “dashboards” and consoles over the past few years. We have seen this area explode with many different options available out there…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 5, 2026January 5, 2026
Run Proxmox Inside Docker: A Weekend Home Lab Project to Learn Clustering and HA
Proxmox

Run Proxmox Inside Docker: A Weekend Home Lab Project to Learn Clustering and HA

If you are stuck on another hypervisor at the moment and would like to get over to Proxmox VE Server as your virtualization platform, there is a way that you…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 3, 2026January 5, 2026
Why Containers Will Matter More Than Hypervisors in the 2026 Home Lab
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Why Containers Will Matter More Than Hypervisors in the 2026 Home Lab

Over he past couple of years now we have been seeing a paradigm shift in how we think about our home lab environments. I think the Broadcom buyout of VMware…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 2, 2026January 2, 2026
A Look Back at My 2025 Home Lab and What Changed Along the Way
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A Look Back at My 2025 Home Lab and What Changed Along the Way

Man 2025 has been an exciting year for home labbing. I have been able to experiment with a lot of great software solutions and new hardware, including mini PCs and…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 1, 2026January 1, 2026

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