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home lab
10 Home Lab Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To)
They say that you learn more from mistakes than when things go successfully. I can definitely attest to that fact. I have had some horrible crash and burns in the home lab. But, when the…
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home lab
Top Home Lab Upgrades this Black Friday 2023
If you are like me, you start thinking about home lab upgrades as we get closer to the black Friday…
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Containers
Rancher Desktop vs Docker Desktop: A Detailed Comparison
Desktop container tools are great for developers, DevOps professionals, and home labbers to get their feet wet with containers without…
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home lab
Top Home Server Ideas for 2024: Projects to Start
You can simply use your home lab to run a media server, file server, or other home-oriented services. However, you…
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Kubernetes
NFS Subdir External Provisioner: Connect Your NAS with Kubernetes
One of the cool things I have done recently in the lab is working with shared storage class configurations with…
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Containers
Docker Overlay2 Cleanup: 5 Ways to Reclaim Disk Space
If you are running Docker containers on a Docker container host, you may have seen issues with disk space. Docker…
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Virtualization
Top 5 VMware Alternatives in 2023
The world of virtualization is definitely evolving. As businesses become more cloud-oriented and with the looming Broadcom merger, many are…
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Self hosted
TrueNAS vs Synology: Best Network Attached Storage
I have been testing a lot lately with TrueNAS Scale as I decided to install it on bare-metal on an…
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home lab
TrueNAS SCALE Network Configuration Tips for Home Server
When you set up a TrueNAS SCALE server, one of the first configuration items you will want to tackle is…
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home lab
iVentoy: Setup Network Boot of ISO Files Made Easy
If you are like me, you used Rufus for years to “burn” ISO image files to a bootable USB drive.…
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Kubernetes
Lens Kubernetes: Simple Cluster Management Dashboard and Monitoring
Kubernetes is a well-known container orchestration platform. It allows admins and organizations to operate their containers and support modern applications…
