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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.
ProxMenux Might Be the Best Proxmox Management Tool You’re Not Using
Proxmox

ProxMenux Might Be the Best Proxmox Management Tool You’re Not Using

I caught wind a few weeks back of a new tool that I know I hadn’t heard about as of yet. It is called ProxMenux and after 5 minutes of…

by Brandon LeeMay 23, 2025May 23, 2025
How to Enable GPU Passthrough to LXC Containers in Proxmox
Proxmox

How to Enable GPU Passthrough to LXC Containers in Proxmox

I have been playing around lately with the GPU passthrough functionality in Proxmox and looking at the best ways to run AI workloads in Proxmox. Virtual machine passthrough is a…

by Brandon LeeMay 22, 2025May 31, 2025
Still Worth It? Running AI Workloads on a GTX 1060 in 2025
AI

Still Worth It? Running AI Workloads on a GTX 1060 in 2025

If you are wanting to get into running AI models on your local workstation or home lab server, you may assume that you need to have the latest video card…

by Brandon LeeMay 21, 2025May 21, 2025
Run Ollama with NVIDIA GPU in Proxmox VMs and LXC containers
AI

Run Ollama with NVIDIA GPU in Proxmox VMs and LXC containers

I have been having tons of fun working with local LLMs in the home lab the last few days and I wanted to share a few steps and tweaks having…

by Brandon LeeMay 20, 2025May 20, 2025
Best Self-hosted GitHub Copilot AI Coding Alternatives
AI

Best Self-hosted GitHub Copilot AI Coding Alternatives

AI coding assistants are all the rage these days, from vibe coding, to helping to level the playing field for those who aren’t a developer. For those of us in…

by Brandon LeeMay 19, 2025May 19, 2025
5 Best LLM Models You Can Run in Docker on Low-Power Hardware
AI

5 Best LLM Models You Can Run in Docker on Low-Power Hardware

I have been super interested in running LLMs at home with the help of great open source tools freely available out there. Large Language Models (LLMs) are now not just…

by Brandon LeeMay 16, 2025May 16, 2025
Meet kubectl-ai: Google Just Delivered the Best Tool for Kubernetes Management
AI

Meet kubectl-ai: Google Just Delivered the Best Tool for Kubernetes Management

There is no question that the world of Kubernetes is evolving fast. The AI revolution has also brought about some tremendously helpful tools to work with and on Kubernetes clusters.…

by Brandon LeeMay 15, 2025May 15, 2025
Self-Hosting LLMs with Docker and Proxmox: How to Run Your Own GPT
AI

Self-Hosting LLMs with Docker and Proxmox: How to Run Your Own GPT

One of the coolest things that you can self-host is large language models (LLMs) like GPT. AI has transformed everything from writing content to coding. However, if you want to…

by Brandon LeeMay 14, 2025May 14, 2025
My Top 3 Proxmox Server Builds for Performance and Efficiency
Proxmox

My Top 3 Proxmox Server Builds for Performance and Efficiency

I have had so much fun the past few months building Proxmox servers based around Minisforum boards that have come out on the market as of recently, including the BD795M,…

by Brandon LeeMay 13, 2025May 13, 2025
The Real First Step to DevOps: Mastering Containers with Docker
DevOps

The Real First Step to DevOps: Mastering Containers with Docker

As with any discipline, there are many different paths that lead to the same goal. However, there are certain skills that are foundational to learning the skill you are attempting…

by Brandon LeeMay 12, 2025May 12, 2025

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