Microsoft Just Gave WSL Its Own Container Engine. Do You Still Need Docker Desktop?
I have been on a containerization journey in my home lab for a number of years now and have been using Docker to run containerized workloads in the home lab…
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.
6 Home Lab Projects to Try This Weekend: October 2, 2026
This week has been a blur of different projects and things I have tried out and tested in the home lab. But from it, has come a lot of really…
7 Linux Commands Most People Discover Too Late in Their Home Lab
One of the primary learning exercises that I think can benefit most in the home lab is getting more familiar with Linux. Linux though, has a way of letting you…
Your Home Lab VLANs May Not Be Isolated Without This Firewall Configuration
Most of you like me, have probably used VLANs in the home lab for many years now as this is a representation of what we do in production. We use…
I Tried This New Proxmox Dashboard, and the Self-Service Features Got My Attention
We have seen an explosion of dashboards for Proxmox VE Server that hold the promise of giving us a more modern view of Proxmox. There are many really good ones…
I Put TrueNAS on a Grafana Dashboard. Then It Showed 12.7 PB of ARC.
I recently finished building a new TrueNAS configuration for use with my Proxmox VE server for additional iSCSI storage in the home lab. Take a look at my build post…
I Built My Ultimate TrueNAS Storage Setup for Proxmox
As you all know if you have been following here, I have been knee deep with TrueNAS with the new Proxmox plugin the last couple of weeks and have been…
The Dockhand Security Setting You Should Turn On in Your Home Lab Now
With all of the news lately with Portainer and a change of direction, many are revisiting which container management tool they are using in the home lab. There are definitely…
5 Home Lab Projects to Try This Weekend: September 25, 2026
This past week for me in the home lab has included a LOT of cool things and really good learning experiences. It has covered the gamut from wiping out my…
I Wiped My Proxmox Host to See If This Backup Tool Could Bring It Back
There is a critical missing piece to most DR strategies in Proxmox. We all think first about backing up virtual machines and LXC containers that are running workloads and housing…
