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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.
Intel NUC Alternative: GMK Nucbox K10 Ryzen 7 Home Server
Mini PC & Server

Intel NUC Alternative: GMK Nucbox K10 Ryzen 7 Home Server

The GMKtek Nucbox K10 is a worthy Intel NUC replacement, especially if you want a home virtualization server, AND it is compatible with VMware vSphere 8, Proxmox, and other Linux…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 22, 2023August 16, 2024
Top 5 Home Server OS distros for self-hosting
Self hosted

Top 5 Home Server OS distros for self-hosting

Home servers and home server labs have exploded in popularity because users want to self-host and learn self-hosted services, keep control over their data, and just geek out overall. There…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 21, 2023August 16, 2024
SigNoz: Free and Open Source Syslog server with OpenTelemetry
Self hosted

SigNoz: Free and Open Source Syslog server with OpenTelemetry

Synology DSM

by Brandon LeeSeptember 20, 2023August 16, 2024
Windows Server 2025: Initial Glimpse with New Domain Functional Level
Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025: Initial Glimpse with New Domain Functional Level

With the release of the latest vNext Preview, which are previews of new server operating systems and even new features of current versions, we get a glimpse at things to…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 19, 2023August 16, 2024
XCP-ng: Home Server Build with Citrix Hypervisor
home lab

XCP-ng: Home Server Build with Citrix Hypervisor

Many are familiar with VMware vSphere and open-source hypervisor Proxmox for home labs. However, more are learning about and want to experiment with XCP-ng. I want to take you guys…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 18, 2023August 16, 2024
Mini PC Server: Things to know before you buy
Mini PC & Server

Mini PC Server: Things to know before you buy

I have been testing quite a few Mini PCs over the past several days in the home lab and really have enjoyed working with many of these little devices, like…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 15, 2023August 16, 2024
PowerShell Kill a Process from the Command Line
DevOps

PowerShell Kill a Process from the Command Line

Let’s see how we can use the command line, including command prompt commands and PowerShell to kill processes. Task Manager may not be the best tool The classic Windows Task…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 14, 2023August 16, 2024
Beelink SER5 Mini PC: AMD Ryzen 7 Home Server
Mini PC & Server

Beelink SER5 Mini PC: AMD Ryzen 7 Home Server

I have been testing and trying out a lot of Mini PCs in the lab environment and quite a few Beelink PCs. Beelink is producing really great small form factor…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 13, 2023August 16, 2024
Best Open Source Log Management Tools in 2023
Self hosted

Best Open Source Log Management Tools in 2023

When monitoring, troubleshooting, and auditing in today’s IT infrastructure, logs provide the low-level messaging needed to trace down events happening in the environment. They can be an invaluable source of…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 12, 2023August 16, 2024
ZeroTier Download and Install: Connect Devices Together from Anywhere
Networking

ZeroTier Download and Install: Connect Devices Together from Anywhere

Networking is often one of the most challenging aspects of connecting devices and using applications. It is also extremely important to consider when self-hosting services or connecting devices together that…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 11, 2023August 16, 2024

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