5 Home Lab Hardware Projects Most People Keep Putting Off
When thinking about projects in the home lab, most of what I know my mind goes to is software projects and cool solutions that I want to implement that adds…
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I Tested ProxPatch in My 5-Node Proxmox Cluster. Here’s What Happened
If you have been following along with what I have been up to in the home lab, you know that I recently built a 5-node Proxmox VE cluster running Ceph…
The Tools That Quietly Run My Home Lab Every Day in 2026
I have been through quite a transition with my home lab moving into 2026. Not just hardware. There has been a lot of changes on the hardware front, but in…
Proxmox Backup Server Settings I Wish I Knew Earlier
If you are getting into running Proxmox and backing up your Proxmox environment using Proxmox Backup Server, which is a great way to back up your Proxmox environment. It has…
This Made My Mini PC Home Lab Feel Enterprise Grade: Intel vPro with AMT
One of the things that I really missed about going away from enterprise grade servers is the out of band management they have by default. Dell has iDRAC, Supermicro has…
5 Unexpected Ways to Save Power in Your Home Lab (Without Killing Performance)
Over the last few years my home lab has diminished in the footprint of the servers I have used to run my home lab workloads. For several years, I ran…
How I Patch My Proxmox Cluster Without Taking Anything Offline
As many are shifting to Proxmox for both home lab and even production workloads and operations, there are several “day-to-day” operational activities that you probably want to know how to…
Jumbo Frames Broke My Proxmox Cluster and Here’s Why
If you have ever setup a production virtualization environment, including, VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, and others, when it comes to networking and storage efficiency, jumbo frames always come into the conversation.…
Is This the vCenter Experience Proxmox Has Been Missing? Meet ProxCenter
One of the thing that a LOT of VMware vSphere admins feel like they are missing is the vCenter-like experience when they move over to Proxmox. This is where they…
I Built a 5-Node Proxmox and Ceph Home Lab with 17TB and Dual 10Gb LACP
Over the last few weeks I have been deeply involved in a Proxmox home lab project that is designed to reshape my home lab as I know it as I…