Firewalla Gold SE Review for Home Lab
I was recently sent one of the new Firewalla Gold SE devices to test out in the home lab. However, other than the unit being sent to me for my…
Category: home lab
E Cores vs P Cores in Home Servers
If you are thinking about a new mini PC for your home lab server and want to go the Intel CPU route, there are some considerations to be made when…
FreshRSS Docker Compose Setup Guide Self-Hosted RSS Reader
I have been using FreshRSS more and more to aggregate news and other information sources out there for quick and easy consumption to get to the details quickly. FreshRSS is…
Synology Active Backup for Business – Best Home Server Backup
One thing you will want to do when you get to a certain stage of your home lab is to have backups and an overall backup strategy for DR to…
Top Home Lab Mistakes to Avoid
Mistakes when it comes to home labs are inevitable. In fact, I have learned over the years they are simply part of the learning experience. Testing things out or trying…
How to Enable Proxmox Nested Virtualization
You may or may not have heard about nested virtualization. However, nested virtualization is a great way to set up virtualization labs and other learning environments. Nested virtualization in Proxmox…
Best DNS Server you can Self-Host in 2023
Choosing a DNS Server for your home network or home lab environment is crucial to performance and security. There are many public DNS servers that can be used for DNS…
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…
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…