Containers
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Freelens is an Open Source and Free Kubernetes IDE for 2025!
I have been playing around with various Kubernetes IDE solutions for years now and there are many different ones that offer great solutions for working with Kubernetes to be honest. I have written about and have been showing solutions like…
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Docker Rollout: Zero-Downtime Deployments for Docker Compose Made Simple
Have you worked with Docker compose and ever wanted to have a proper blue/green deployment for making sure your services stay up and running when you update them? We have all experienced going down for a few seconds or a…
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KubeSolo New Kubernetes Edge Distro by Portainer
When I saw Neil Cresswell’s (Portainer’s CEO) post on LinkedIn about a new Kubernetes distribution that was about to be released by Portainer, this got my attention. The new distro, called KubeSolo, was purpose-built to be for Kubernetes environments that…
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Dozzle Real-Time Docker Log Monitoring Made Easy
One of the struggles that I know I had when starting to implement containers in the home lab a few years back was visibility on what was actually going on in the containers themselves. As you learn how to look…
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Top Docker Performance Tweaks on Low-Power Hardware
There are two things that I highly recommend for modern home lab environments, Docker and low-power mini PCs. Docker provides a much more efficient way to run apps compared to running full virtual machines. Also, low-power mini PCs are getting…
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Why I Started Documenting My Docker Containers and What I Include
Running Docker containers and learning them is one of the best things you can do for your IT learning and career in 2025. Containerized technologies are everywhere. They are simple, effective, efficient, and they make self-hosting extremely powerful. However, they…
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Best Kubernetes Distributions for Home Lab Enthusiasts in 2025
Kubernetes is THE tool to learn for running containers. You can use it in the home lab, and certainly in production and cloud environments. If you are looking at getting into Kubernetes in the home lab environment, which is the…
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Can You Run a Kubernetes Cluster on a Mini PC?
By in large, most are running home labs on mini PCs these days. They are just so powerful, cheap, and easy to come by from many different manufacturers, they have become the goto platform. However, can you run a Kubernetes…
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Docker NFS Mount on Synology and Performance Tweaks
One of the viable solutions for shared storage for running your Docker containers is NFS. Many are running a NAS in their home lab environment that is used for storage. With that said, one of the use cases for a…
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The Best Kubernetes Storage CSI Providers for Home Lab Enthusiasts
I have been experimenting and trying various Kubernetes Storage CSI providers over the past few months and I wanted to compile and give you a breakdown of my thoughts on each of them, their strengths and weaknesses and what each…
