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home lab
Home Lab Tour 2024: Hardware, Software, Containers and More!
Well, what a year it has been! Wow, I can’t believe how many changes we have seen this year and bumps in the road along the way. But, here we are, at the end of 2024. I want to take…
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Kubernetes
FluxCD How to Modify Kustomize Image Tag
One of the coolest things that you can do with FluxCD and using Flux for GitOps is modifying your Kustomize image tag so that you can keep your pods updated with the latest releases. Let’s take a look at FluxCD…
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Kubernetes
CRICTL Kubernetes Command Line Tool for Troubleshooting
CRICTL is not a command that you may have heard about when working with Kubernetes, but it is a really great utility to troubleshoot your Kubernetes cluster at the container runtime level. It provides a direct line of sight to…
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Proxmox
5 Proxmox Kubernetes Configurations You Need to Know
With many moving to Proxmox in their home lab or even production environments, you may be interested in your options for running Kubernetes. How does this work with Proxmox? Well, there are several ways you can configure your deployment of…
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DevOps
FluxCD Install and GitOps Simple Example
If you are wanting to learn more about GitOps, there is a great way to easily get going and that is FluxCD. Let’s take a look at the FluxCD install and a GitOps simple example that will help you understand…
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Backup Software
Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3 New Features and Download
Arguably, Veeam is one of the industry leaders in the area of backup and recovery. They have been around forever, and they have the trust of many, including myself, using it for production workloads and also in the home lab.…
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Cloud
Commvault Clumio Backtrack: Roll Back Amazon S3 Files Quickly
There is no doubt that most are familiar with the threat of ransomware these days. It seems like we hear stories on the news every week of another major ransomware attack. With ransomware so threatening these days and more organizations…
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DevOps
Gitops vs DevOps: What are the differences?
Lately, I have been learning a lot around GitOps in the home lab and have seen tremendous benefits from taking this approach with my environment. However, have you wondered what the difference is between GitOps vs DevOps? The differences can…
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Proxmox
Proxmox vs ESXi in 2025: VMware Dying in the Home Lab
I can’t believe it but we are almost in 2025 already and what a year 2024 has been in the technology space with AI continuing to make waves. But who would have thought before 2024 that someone could have said…
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Kubernetes
Traefik with ACME in Kubernetes with LetsEncrypt Certificates
One of the very cool things you can do with your Kubernetes cluster is have automated SSL certificates on your services. This makes managing SSL certificates extremely easy compared to manual methods using other means. However, setup in Kubernetes can…
