Virtualization, Cloud, DevOps, Reviews
The storage layer is vital for having a high-performance, stable, and reliable virtualized environment. Specifically looking at VMware vSphere, there are specific storage best practices to note when architecting your…
This post will look into a detailed comparison between Suricata vs Snort security solutions and look at their architectures, capabilities, community support, and technical nuances of network intrusion detection and…
You can run many great self-hosted apps in your home lab or on your media server with only a small amount of tinkering. Let’s look at the best self-hosted apps…
Home lab servers are extremely popular among enthusiasts and those who want to self-host services at home. There are now a multitude of mini PCs on the market to choose…
Security Onion is at the top of the list if you want an excellent security solution to try in your home lab or even for enterprise security monitoring. It provides…
One of the challenges when getting into virtualization using VMware ESXi and vSphere with vCenter Server is understanding the many different networking concepts. There are a few foundational concepts in…
GPU passthrough provides many advantages when running a virtual machine with a GPU exposed directly to the operating system from the Proxmox host. Let’s look at GPU passthrough and how…
More and more people are cutting the cord and using self-hosted streaming services like Plex Media Server. Plex is a great solution. However, there is a 3rd party add-on you…
If you are like me, for years, you have used scheduled tasks in the home lab and production to accomplish various tasks. However, delving into the world of CI CD…
If you want to learn more about DevOps and building an effective DevOps stack, several containerized solutions are commonly found in production DevOps stacks. I have been working on a…
