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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.
5 Docker Features Most Home Labbers Are Not Using (But Should Be)
Containers

5 Docker Features Most Home Labbers Are Not Using (But Should Be)

Docker is one of the most popular tools not only in the home lab, but in production environments that lets you run services quickly and easily. If you are like…

by Brandon LeeMarch 6, 2026March 6, 2026
How I Fixed Heat Buildup in My 10-Inch Mini Rack with a Simple Cooling Mod
home lab

How I Fixed Heat Buildup in My 10-Inch Mini Rack with a Simple Cooling Mod

One of the tradeoffs of running a dense mini rack full of compact systems is heat. When you stack multiple high performance mini PCs into a small enclosed rack, even…

by Brandon LeeMarch 5, 2026March 5, 2026
PegaProx Now Adds Built-In ESXi Migration and Proxmox Backup Monitoring
Proxmox

PegaProx Now Adds Built-In ESXi Migration and Proxmox Backup Monitoring

I have been following a really great project called PegaProx for the last few months and it is rapidly evolving into one of the goto tools for Proxmox management with…

by Brandon LeeMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026
PVE Note Buddy Is a Smarter Way to Use Proxmox Notes in Your Home Lab
Proxmox

PVE Note Buddy Is a Smarter Way to Use Proxmox Notes in Your Home Lab

I have been on a documentation kick lately, especially since there seem to be so many great tools landing on the documentation side of things for Proxmox powered home labs.…

by Brandon LeeMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026
5 Home Lab VLAN Mistakes That Will Break Your Network in 2026
Networking

5 Home Lab VLAN Mistakes That Will Break Your Network in 2026

When it comes to home lab networks, introducing VLANs is absolutely one of those critical moves that will take your home lab to the next level and it is a…

by Brandon LeeMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026
5 Home Lab Hardware Projects Most People Keep Putting Off
home lab

5 Home Lab Hardware Projects Most People Keep Putting Off

When thinking about projects in the home lab, most of what I know my mind goes to is software projects and cool solutions that I want to implement that adds…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026
I Tested ProxPatch in My 5-Node Proxmox Cluster. Here’s What Happened
Proxmox

I Tested ProxPatch in My 5-Node Proxmox Cluster. Here’s What Happened

If you have been following along with what I have been up to in the home lab, you know that I recently built a 5-node Proxmox VE cluster running Ceph…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 27, 2026February 27, 2026
The Tools That Quietly Run My Home Lab Every Day in 2026
home lab

The Tools That Quietly Run My Home Lab Every Day in 2026

I have been through quite a transition with my home lab moving into 2026. Not just hardware. There has been a lot of changes on the hardware front, but in…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 26, 2026February 26, 2026
Proxmox Backup Server Settings I Wish I Knew Earlier
Proxmox

Proxmox Backup Server Settings I Wish I Knew Earlier

If you are getting into running Proxmox and backing up your Proxmox environment using Proxmox Backup Server, which is a great way to back up your Proxmox environment. It has…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 25, 2026February 25, 2026
A Small Change to My Proxmox Web UI Made It Feel More Modern
Proxmox

A Small Change to My Proxmox Web UI Made It Feel More Modern

I am constantly on the lookout for projects that have that really “cool” factor to them. In the realm of Proxmox, there has been an explosion of open-source projects that…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 24, 2026February 24, 2026

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