5 Operating Systems I Wouldn’t Run My Home Lab Without in 2026
Outside of Proxmox or your hypervisor of choice, in the modern 2026 home lab, the operating systems you choose matter more than just about anything else. The OS’s you run…
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.
10 Ceph Commands I Use in My Proxmox Home Lab
I have been running Ceph in my Proxmox powered home lab now since the beginning of this year and it is an amazing storage solution. It provides the backend storage…
I Thought My Kubernetes Backups Worked in My Home Lab but I Was Wrong
This weekend I went down an absolute rabbit hole that I think most home labbers eventually hit when they start getting more and more into Kubernetes and that is backups.…
I Still Run These Docker Containers Every Day in 2026 (After Moving to Kubernetes)
One of the assumptions that I think many make when moving to Kubernetes is that when you migrate, it is “all or nothing” from Docker. I probably thought that too…
I Replaced Docker with Kubernetes in My Home Lab and It Wasn’t What I Expected
It has taken me quite a long time to get my home lab where it is today. You struggle, you learn, you struggle, and then you learn more. This is…
I Built My Own S3 Storage in My Home Lab (And It Actually Works)
Lately, I have started to introduce more tooling into the home lab that utilizes S3 storage. I have already had some of this in the home lab. When I stood…
Why Your Home Lab Feels Slow (And What I Found)
Have you ever had those frustrating moments when running a home lab and you know that everything looks like it is “technically” working, but things just “feel” slow? It is…
Proxmox Finally Has a Real RVTools-Style Report (This Is What Was Missing)
If you seem to remember that I wrote about a similar topic, you are correct! I had previously written about a particular tool in the cv4pve toolkit that reminded me…
10 Home Lab Tools That Made My Setup Feel Like a Real Datacenter
There comes a point where when you use the right tools and architect things the right way, your home lab can absolutely start feeling like an enterprise-grade environment. When this…
Your Drives Might Be Failing. Check These Free Tools
Storage is one of the absolutely critical aspects of any home lab and computing environment in general. And, unfortunately, storage issues can creep in without even having any signs of…