5 Home Lab Projects to Try This Weekend: September 25, 2026
This past week for me in the home lab has included a LOT of cool things and really good learning experiences. It has covered the gamut from wiping out my…
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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.
I Wiped My Proxmox Host to See If This Backup Tool Could Bring It Back
There is a critical missing piece to most DR strategies in Proxmox. We all think first about backing up virtual machines and LXC containers that are running workloads and housing…
Portainer 3.0 Changes Direction. What Does It Mean for Docker Home Labs?
If there has been one name that has been synoymous with “container management”, that name has been Portainer. I have used it for years now and have always thought of…
I Installed the New TrueNAS Proxmox Plugin in My Home Lab. Here’s the Setup
So, in case you haven’t heard yet, TrueNAS has released their official plugin for Proxmox. It means they now have a sanctioned, official plugin that they develop and support for…
Pangolin 1.23 Just Made High Availability Clustering Self-Service for Home Labs
If you haven’t heard about Pangolin, I wrote up a full walkthrough with the solution back in September of last year. You can read that post here: Why Pangolin is…
I Wouldn’t Run a 2-Node Proxmox Cluster Without a Third Vote
Proxmox has the ability to run a two node configuration for a cluster. And for many home labbers this is a great setup since you don’t have to use as…
TrueNAS Is Only the Beginning: 5 Proxmox Storage Predictions for 2027
With all the recent announcements that we are seeing with Proxmox as of late, it has made me stop and think about what the future holds for the platform. The…
7 New Home Lab Projects to Try This Weekend: September 18, 2026
Well, as you all know, I love project based learning. I think it produces some of the best results of any type of learning you can do. When you have…
7 Proxmox Checks I Make Before I Trust a New Host
Installing Proxmox VE Server on a new host or mini PC is the easy part in most cases. This process is usually a non event as you just have the…
TrueNAS Just Fixed One of Proxmox’s Biggest Storage Headaches
It really feels like Proxmox is on fire lately with announcements and momentum behind the solution. We just came off the heels of Proxmox announcing they were bringing on 24×7…
