The Hidden Proxmox Feature That Includes 100+ TurnKey Linux Appliances
One of the things that I like about Proxmox is that it continues to surprise me with its capabilities and things you get out of the box. Even though i…
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 GitOps Tools for Docker Compose to Try This Weekend
Docker compose is definitely one of the core technologies in my home lab. I use it to deploy “everything” as it just makes life simple and easy. Believe it or…
This New Open Source Tool Completely Changed How I Manage My Home Lab
There are so many new tools out there for home lab related activities. So, I have to pick and choose what I decide to test out in my home lab.…
My Favorite MCP Servers for the Home Lab in 2026
AI continues to advance at blazing speeds. One of the biggest developments over the past year has been the introduction of Model Context Protocol, or MCP. MCP servers provide a…
7 Proxmox LXC Commands That Changed How I Manage My Home Lab Containers
Proxmox has a lot of really great features that make it ideal to run your virtualization stack in the home lab. You can take advantage of either virtual machines or…
This Free Backup Tool Just Added Docker Volume Backups
I have tried out a lot of different volume backups over the years and there are many great tools out there. However, there was a database backup tool that recently…
I Connected AI to My Proxmox Cluster Using MCP and It Was Better Than I Expected
AI is showing up literally everywhere and massively changing how things are carried out and being done. I am looking at ways that AI can benefit my home lab and…
7 Open Source Infrastructure Projects I’m Watching Closely Right Now
One of the exciting things that I love about running a home lab is discovering new community projects before they become mainstream. Every so often there are projects that appear…
The NixOS Tweaks I Wish I’d Started Using Sooner in my Home Lab
I have been moving heavily into immutable server operating systems especially for hosting my containerized home lab resources. Flatcar has been my OS of choice lately for container hosts. But…
Why I Stopped Treating Docker Containers Like Tiny Virtual Machines
I think everyone goes through this shift as they transition their home labs from virtual machines over to containers. You tend to approach containers exactly the same way as you…