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…
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Home Server: Why you shouldn’t build one
You can do so much running your own home server. It is a great tool for learning and actually storing your data. Many prefer to control their own file sharing,…
Jellyfin vs Plex: Best Self-hosted Media Server
Let’s look at Jellyfin vs Plex and see which one might best fit for your home media services for hosting video and audio files. We will compare Plex vs Jellyfin…
Best Pihole Adlists in 2023
Let’s take a look at the most recommended Pihole adlists of 2023. As we will see, these adlists (aka blocklists) are designed to secure and protect your network from malicious…
Best Self-hosted Apps in 2023
You can run many great self-hosted apps in your home lab or on your media server with only a small amount of tinkering. Let’s look at the best self-hosted apps…
VMware Networking: 5 Concepts to Master
One of the challenges when getting into virtualization using VMware ESXi and vSphere with vCenter Server is understanding the many different networking concepts. There are a few foundational concepts in…
Proxmox GPU PassThrough: Step-by-step Guide
GPU passthrough provides many advantages when running a virtual machine with a GPU exposed directly to the operating system from the Proxmox host. Let’s look at GPU passthrough and how…
Tautulli Plex Media Server Monitoring and Statistics
More and more people are cutting the cord and using self-hosted streaming services like Plex Media Server. Plex is a great solution. However, there is a 3rd party add-on you…
Proxmox Homelab: First 5 Basic Configuration Steps
Proxmox VE is becoming a favorite among home lab enthusiasts or those who want to easily stand up a hypervisor host at home to play around with different types of…
Setting Up Nginx Proxy Manager on Docker with Easy LetsEncrypt SSL
There are many reverse proxy solutions that enable configuring SSL certificates, both in the home lab and production environments. Most have heard about Traefik reverse proxy that allows you to…