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Containers
Top Docker Performance Tweaks on Low-Power Hardware
There are two things that I highly recommend for modern home lab environments, Docker and low-power mini PCs. Docker provides a much more efficient way to run apps compared to running full virtual machines. Also,…
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Security
pfSense Alternative Top 5 Firewall Solutions
pfSense is a great open source firewall solution that many are using, not only in the home lab, but also…
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VMware
VMware vSAN 8.0 Update 3 New Features and Download
VMware vSAN 8.0 Update 3 is a brand new release found in VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2. It provides many new…
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VMware
VMware vSphere 8 Update 3 Released New Features and Download
Today, VMware is announcing the release of VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3, which will be available today as well. This…
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Mini PC & Server
pfSense Mini PC Firewall for your Home Lab
pfSense is one of the most popular open-source firewall solutions you can download. It has a ton of enterprise features,…
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VMware
How to Back Up and Restore VMware ESXi Host Configuration
When thinking about disaster recovery strategies for your virtualization environment, it is easy to miss one of the important aspects…
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VMware
vSphere Distributed Switch Configuration and Best Practices Guide
VMware vSphere has many advanced networking features as part of the solution. These allow VIadmins to configure just about any…
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Mini PC & Server
Minisforum MS-A1: An MS-01 with an AMD Ryzen Processor
The Minisforum MS-01 has been my favorite mini PC for home lab environments since its introduction a few months back.…
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Containers
Docker Desktop Alternative: 5 Container Management Solutions Pros and Cons
If you are like me and using containers for more and more solutions, both self-hosting and DevOps processes, I am…
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VMware
VMware vCenter Server VMSA-2024-0012 Critical Patch Update Steps
In case you haven’t heard as of yet, there is a new critical VMware vCenter Server critical patch advisory to…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Alternatives in 2024: Comparing 10 Hypervisors Pros and Cons
There is arguably not a more popular free virtualization platform than Proxmox VE (Proxmox Virtual Environment). Proxmox has taken the…
