Netdata Docker Monitoring for Home Lab
I have been playing around with a lot of Docker monitoring solutions to monitor my critical Docker containers. There are many great open source solutions you can use for Docker…
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Configuring Kubernetes High Availability with Microk8s
If you are looking for an easy way to have a Kubernetes High Availability cluster for your API server and control plane, Microk8s makes this very easy with the deploy…
VMware vCenter Server VMSA-2024-0019 Critical Vulnerability Patch Released
Well, it seems like the vulnerabilities for vCenter Server and other vSphere components never end. There is a new security advisory that actually helps to continue to close off a…
Ceph Dashboard Configuration for Storage Health Metrics
If you are using Ceph storage either in Proxmox or using Ceph storage in vanilla Linux outside of Proxmox, you likely want to have a way to see the health…
NUC 14 Pro Review: Best NUC for Home Lab?
Well, as home lab enthusiasts we are always on the quest for finding the perfect new hardware that fits our needs. The name “NUC” has been synonymous with mini PCs…
Proxmox Agentless Backups with NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11
NAKIVO is definitely a backup solution that I have been watching and working with in the home lab and in production now for a few years. They have definitely made…
CephFS for Docker Container Storage
Given that I have been trying Ceph recently for Docker container storage: see my post on that topic here, I wanted to see if I could effectively use CephFS for…
Try Microceph for an Easy Ceph Install
One of the software-defined storage solutions gaining popularity in the enterprise and home lab community is Ceph. Ceph is a powerful storage solution and has many great benefits. However, it…
Docker Container Monitoring with cAdvisor Node Exporter Prometheus and Grafana
Recently, I have been taking a hard look at a container monitoring solution for my home lab and production environment. This is honestly an area where a lot of off-the-shelf…
Docker Swarm is Awesome with Portainer
I have been revisiting how I have been running containers in my home lab. While Kubernetes is awesome, and I continue to run various deployments of it in the home…