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.

home lab

Brandon LeeDecember 6, 2023
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Best DNS Server you can Self-Host in 2023

Choosing a DNS Server for your home network or home lab environment is crucial to performance and security. There are many public DNS servers that can be used for DNS queries. However, in this post, we will look at the…
Mini PC & Server

Brandon LeeDecember 5, 2023
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GMKtec M3 Mini PC Review: Good Home Server for VMware or Proxmox?

The GMKtec M3 Mini PC, also known as the mini PC NucBox M3, is a mini PC that I picked up on a Black Friday deal this year that I wanted to try out for the home lab and see…
Proxmox

Brandon LeeDecember 4, 2023
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Proxmox Backup Server: Ultimate Install, Backup, and Restore Guide

Backups are essential to running Proxmox VE in the home lab or production to avoid data loss. Proxmox Backup Server is a free solution to back up and recover Proxmox VE VMs and containers. Table of contentsWhat is Proxmox Backup…
DevOps

Brandon LeeDecember 1, 2023
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Vagrant Boxes Create Virtual Machines in Seconds on VirtualBox, Hyper-V, and VMware

Virtualization technologies are front and center in software development, testing, and deployment. One of the best tools for spinning up quick and easy development environments is a tool from Hashicorp, called Vagrant. Let’s look at how, using Vagrant boxes, we…
home lab

Brandon LeeNovember 30, 2023
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Home Lab Update Late 2023: New Switches, Mini PCs, Upgraded Lighting and More!

I am hoping to make this a regular series each year as the home lab undergoes changes and upgrades and as I introduce new things. The home lab for me has come a long way. It is great to be…
Automation

Brandon LeeNovember 29, 2023
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Install Terraform DevOps Beginners Guide

Terraform is a DevOps tool that everyone needs to know since it is one of the most popular ones in use today with organizations. Let’s see how to install it and get up and running so you can start getting…
Proxmox

Brandon LeeNovember 28, 2023
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Upgrade Proxmox Host to 8.1: Tutorial & Steps

Let’s look at the steps to upgrade your Proxmox host to Proxmox 8.1. In the example below, I will be upgrading an 8.0.3 host that I have running to 8.1 in the home lab. Table of contentsNew featuresNo enterprise subscription…
Proxmox

Brandon LeeNovember 27, 2023
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Proxmox 8.1 New Features and Download with Software-Defined Network and Secure Boot

The Proxmox 8.1 hypervisor has been released with great new features. The official information and documentation show it is a worthy upgrade for Proxmox 8 systems. Highlights include new software-defined network (SDN) features, secure boot, flexible notifications, and other new…
Containers

Brandon LeeNovember 24, 2023
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Dockge Fancy Docker Stack Manager

I have been a big fan of the Uptime Kuma project by developer Louis Lam, and it is a great addition to the home lab. Louis also has a new project called Dockge, in case you have not heard about…
VMware

Brandon LeeNovember 23, 2023
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Broadcom VMware Buyout: 5 Things to do Now

I know many are thinking these days, what is the future for VMware? It is a great company, and I know a lot of great people that work there. The community is fantastic. Even with the uncertainty of the VMware…