I Built a 5-Node Proxmox and Ceph Home Lab with 17TB and Dual 10Gb LACP
Over the last few weeks I have been deeply involved in a Proxmox home lab project that is designed to reshape my home lab as I know it as 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.
How I Made a Single Docker Host Highly Available Using Proxmox in My Home Lab
Many in their home lab environments are running single Docker hosts for their Docker workloads and this is just fine when it comes to simplicity and ease of getting services…
I’m Documenting My Entire Home Lab as Code with RackPeek
As you know if you have read my blog posts over the course of the past several months, I have been writing a lot about home lab documentation. Keeping things…
5 Proxmox Management Tools I Use in My Home Lab in 2026
If you are running Proxmox in your home lab in 2026, you already know something. The hypervisor is one of the best out there and arguably I think it is…
What I’d Do (and Avoid) If I Were Building a Home Lab in 2026
Building your first home lab is an exciting adventure and an extremely addictive and rewarding hobby, that not only is fun, but also teaches you skills that you can apply…
Moving a Proxmox OS Drive Without Breaking Anything in Your Home Lab
Recently in my home lab, I had a project that I was a little worried to execute on, but I decided to take the plunge and do it any way.…
Managing Multiple Proxmox Clusters Gets Messy When You Want Smarter Placement
When you start out with Proxmox, it usually begins with a single cluster that feels clean and manageable, with the expected handful of nodes. You have shared storage, the familiar…
This Proxmox Backup Gap Can Wipe Out Your Home Lab
There is a good chance that if you are running Proxmox VE Server in your home lab today, you feel pretty good about your backup solution. Most are running Proxmox…
Proxmox Cluster Operations Every Home Labber Hopes They Never Need (Until They Do)
If you are running a Proxmox cluster, and likely you are if you are running more than one host, there are certain tasks that you quietly hope you don’t have…
ClusterShell for Proxmox VE is How I Manage Every Host in My Home Lab at Once
If you are working with more than a single Proxmox VE Server host, you are probably already thinking in terms of cluster management. Storage is also probably clustered. Your networking…