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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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Latest articles
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Storage
CephFS for Docker Container Storage
Given that I have been trying Ceph recently for Docker container storage: see my post on that topic here, I…
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Software Defined Storage
Try Microceph for an Easy Ceph Install
One of the software-defined storage solutions gaining popularity in the enterprise and home lab community is Ceph. Ceph is a…
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Containers
Docker Container Monitoring with cAdvisor Node Exporter Prometheus and Grafana
Recently, I have been taking a hard look at a container monitoring solution for my home lab and production environment.…
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Containers
Docker Swarm is Awesome with Portainer
I have been revisiting how I have been running containers in my home lab. While Kubernetes is awesome, and I…
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Security
Commvault Cloud Rewind Restores Cloud Data AND Infrastructure
If you are like me, the news of ransomware attacks across the world seem to be on the increase with…
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Software Defined Storage
GlusterFS configuration in Ubuntu Server 22.04 and 24.04
In preparing to spin up a home lab Docker Swarm cluster, I wanted to get a working GlusterFS configuration setup…
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Mini PC & Server
GMKtec NUCBOX M7 Pro Review: Great for Gaming and Home Lab
GMKtec graciously sent over a NUCBOX M7 Pro unit for me to take a look at, and needless to say,…
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Proxmox
QEMU Guest Agent Installation in Proxmox VE
If you are running a Proxmox VE server in your home lab or production, there is a component that you…
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home lab
Raspberry Pi Wayland Kiosk for Home Lab Dashboard
In looking for upgrades to my home lab, one of the things that I wanted to implement was a kiosk…
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Windows Server 2025
New OSConfig PowerShell Security Tool in Windows Server 2025
In looking at Windows Server 2025 and security configuration settings, there is a new tool that Microsoft has introduced called…
