Home Lab Update Late 2023: New Switches, Mini PCs, Upgraded Lighting and More!
I am hoping to make this a regular series each year as the home lab undergoes changes and upgrades and as I introduce new things. The home lab for me…
Category: home lab
TrueNAS Virtual Machine Configuration: Step-by-Step Tips
TrueNAS provides a powerful platform for running a homelab. It provides a “LAN in a CAN” approach to running everything from NAS storage, virtual machines, and containerized applications, including vanilla…
OpenSpeedTest Server Self-hosted Network Speed Test in Docker
Checking speeds in your network is a great way to troubleshoot and also keep a check on performance metrics. If you are like me, you have probably relied on publicly…
Top Home Lab Upgrades this Black Friday 2023
If you are like me, you start thinking about home lab upgrades as we get closer to the black Friday deals. Generally speaking, you can get some great deals for…
Top Home Server Ideas for 2024: Projects to Start
You can simply use your home lab to run a media server, file server, or other home-oriented services. However, you can also use it as a great learning tool. In…
TrueNAS vs Synology: Best Network Attached Storage
I have been testing a lot lately with TrueNAS Scale as I decided to install it on bare-metal on an older Supermicro from which I had migrated my VMware vSphere…
TrueNAS SCALE Network Configuration Tips for Home Server
When you set up a TrueNAS SCALE server, one of the first configuration items you will want to tackle is the network configuration. This helps make sure you achieve optimal…
iVentoy: Setup Network Boot of ISO Files Made Easy
If you are like me, you used Rufus for years to “burn” ISO image files to a bootable USB drive. However, once I discovered Ventoy, I moved to using it…
TrueNAS SCALE Server Build for Home Lab
There are so many options for running a home server for storage and virtualization needs on a home network. I have run VMware ESXi and Proxmox servers for my virtualization…
NAS vs Server: Pros and Cons for Home Lab
Two devices dominate both SMB and home lab environments – NAS devices and servers. The NAS vs server debate has been going on for quite some time. Both have their…