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Automation
Ansible Semaphore UI: My New Go-To Infrastructure Automation Tool
A couple of years ago now, I wrote about Ansible Semaphore which brings an awesome UI to Ansible and it is a MUCH simpler tool to get up and running and use than something like Ansible AWX. However, since I…
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Proxmox
High-Availability (HA) Proxmox Clusters: Do’s & Don’ts
One of the most powerful features of running a virtualization cluster is being able to have high availability features that are built into the solution. High availability features allow you to run virtual machines in a way that makes them…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Networking Best Practices for Home Labs and Downloadable Cheat Sheet!
One of the most important parts of any virtualization solution is the networking. It doesn’t matter how awesome your storage is or how many capabilities your hypervisor has if you can’t control the flow of the bits. Proxmox is built…
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Containers
Docker Security Tips for Container Hosts & Ansible Playbook
Running containers in your lab or production environment is one of the best things you can do, not only for learning, but running workloads efficiently. Over the last couple of years, I have developed a security checklist that I apply…
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Containers
How I Use Docker Labels and Compose Tricks to Organize 75+ Containers
When you start to have a large number of containers in your fleet, these can begin to become hard to manage. If you are juggling lots of services across many different projects and environments, this is especially true. I have…
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Networking
How I Use VLANs to Isolate Docker and Proxmox Services (+ Free Worksheet)
One of the core disciplines in networking that you will want to learn is segmentation. We can benefit from segmentation even in the home lab environment. You can treat your network at home much like you would a production environment.…
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Networking
Wireshark 101: The 2025 Beginner’s Guide
If you are like me, when you manage networks, whether in the home lab or production environment, you probably use tools like ping, traceroute, netstat, etc. These are great tools and can help you diagnose simple network problems very quickly.…
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AI
5 Killer AI Projects You Can Try in a Weekend
You don’t need cloud credits or racks of GPUs to experiment with powerful AI tools. Thanks to lean local models and awesome open-source tools, you can build your own AI stack in a weekend. You can do all of this…
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VMware
The Great VMware Exodus, Real Migration Stories and Alternatives for 2025
We have seen/are seeing a seismic shift in the virtualization space after Broadcom completed the $61 billion acquisition of VMware in November 2023. What has followed has been a complete transformation in terms of price and licensing that has left…
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AI
Install Google Gemini CLI in Windows for AI Command Line!
There is new buzz around the Google Gemini platform as Google has taken a major step for devs, sysadmins, and CLI power users. They have released the Gemini CLI. This is a command line interface that brings Gemini’s AI features…
