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Networking
Wireshark 101: The 2025 Beginner’s Guide
If you are like me, when you manage networks, whether in the home lab or production environment, you probably use tools like ping, traceroute, netstat, etc. These are great tools and can help you diagnose…
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Containers
10 Best Docker Container Stacks I am using in 2024
I have been using tons of Docker stacks this year and moving into 2025, that doesn’t look to be slowing…
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Proxmox
Windows Server 2025 Proxmox Packer Build Fully Automated
Since updating my VMware vSphere Packer build template for Windows Server 2025 (you can read that here: Windows Server 2025…
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home lab
Split Horizon DNS: How I Resolve a Subset of DNS Records locally
One of the core aspects of any network, whether it be your home lab network or an enterprise network is…
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Computers
Netdata 2.0 Adds Native Windows Monitoring Support
I have been trying out Netdata monitoring for the past few weeks now and I can say that it is…
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VMware
VMware Workstation Pro Now Free for All Users Even Businesses
VMware certainly made news yesterday with the announcement that VMware Workstation Pro is now free for all users even businesses…
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DevOps
Windows Server 2025 Packer Build for VMware vSphere
I have been working the last few days on my Windows Server 2025 packer build for VMware vSphere now that…
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Software Defined Storage
Host S3 Compatible Storage on your Synology NAS with MinIO!
Is object storage something that you can only make use of to store backups and other files as needed when…
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Software Defined Storage
Ceph Backup: Don’t Lose Your HCI Data
This is more a public service announcement rather than a technical blog, but we will take a high-level look at…
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DevOps
Gitea vs GitLab: Which one for Home Lab?
If you are looking for a self-hosted git solution that will allow you to host your own git repositories, there…
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DevOps
Gitea Install with Drone CI CD Server Self-Hosted Git
I have been using GitLab for ages now, and I am very familiar with it. However, one thing I haven’t…
