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home lab
Home Assistant Docker Compose Design Decisions: Networking, Storage, Backups
If you have been wanting to get into Home Assistant, it is a growing ecosystem that is fun and exciting. And, if you already have a home lab environment, which most of the readers here…
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DevOps
Top DevOps Automation Tools I Use Every Day
There are many great DevOps Automation tools available for use that allow DevOps engineers and IT Ops to automate and…
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home lab
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything…
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Hyper-V
Hyper-V Server 2025: Nope but sort of?
I think many have been dismayed about the discontinuation of Hyper-V Server. The last version that you can officially download…
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Backup Software
Best Backup Solution for VMware Alternatives in 2025
As so many are looking at their options for virtualization solutions into 2025, one of the deciding factors can be…
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home lab
Proxmox Home Server Build 2025: Ryzen 9 7945HX 96GB and 10GbE
I have been intrigued with entertaining building my next Proxmox host in the home lab as opposed to simply buying…
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home lab
6 reasons a NAS is your Best Home Lab Investment
When it comes to spending our precious hard earned money on a home lab, you want to make your resources…
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Virtualization
Best Hypervisor in 2025: It depends on your pain tolerance
Wow there have been so many changes with virtualization from 2024 into 2025, when looking back at the ground we…
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DevOps
GitLab CI CD Variables and How to Use Them
Working with GitLab CI CD pipelines is a great way to automate your DevOps processes. In building a CI CD…
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Containers
Build Your Own Arpwatch Docker Container to Watch Your Network
If you are looking for a solution to monitor Ethernet address changes in your network, arp monitoring is a great…
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Containers
Secure Nginx Proxy Manager Admin Interface with SSL
I really like Nginx Proxy Manager to secure my Docker containers running on Docker hosts with SSL certificates. I find it to…
