home lab

  • Trends

    Top Home Lab Trends in 2024

    Wow, things have really changed in the past year from what we knew and were used to, compared to where things are now in early 2024. In this digital age, there are so many options for enterprise organizations, which trickles…

  • Best server os in 2024

    Best Server OS in 2024 in Five Categories

    When thinking about the best server operating system in 2024, there are a wide range of use cases that servers are used for. Given the wide variety of those use cases, it would make sense to list the best server…

  • Home server stress test for performance testing

    Home Server Stress Test Best Load Testing Tools

    Recently, I have been reviewing a lot of mini PCs in the home lab and even transitioning some of my workloads to these small footprint devices. In general, they perform really well. However, in testing for stability and other factors…

  • Out of band management

    Best Out of Band Management Solutions

    Out-of-band management is an important part of managing a data center and even your home lab. What is it exactly, and what are the best out-of-band management solutions for your home lab to maintain access to everything? Table of contentsWhat…

  • Nutanix home lab

    Nutanix Community Edition for Home Lab

    With the massive uncertainty regarding VMware vSphere, there are a lot of home labbers out there who are looking at alternatives to VMware vSphere. These may be looking at open-source solutions like Proxmox and XCP-ng. However, there is another solution…

  • Best home server virtualization projects in 2024

    Best Home Server Virtualization Projects in 2024

    As we get more into 2024, if you are looking at virtualization projects and labs to get started learning, there are many great learning projects you can spin up on your home lab server. While you may have experimented with…

  • Firewalla gold se thumb3

    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 thoughts, this is not a paid review, and I only…

  • E cores vs p cores

    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 selecting a mini PC or any other computer with a…

  • Freshrss docker compose configuration

    FreshRSS Docker Compose Setup Guide Self-Hosted RSS Reader

    I have been using RS 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 a popular favorite for a simple and easy RSS feed…

  • Synology active backup

    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 reduce risk. Backups help you recreate configurations and important data…