The Biggest Docker Mistakes I Still See in Home Labs (And How I Fix Them)
Docker is a super powerful tool that you can use in your home lab. I think for me personally, a turning point was when I started running mostly containerized services.…
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I Thought I Had the Best Docker OS in My Home Lab Until I Tried This
For a long while now, I have felt like I have my Docker hosts dialed in. I have used a wide range of operating systems over the years, including Ubuntu,…
I Thought ZFS Was Required for Proxmox Replication in My Home Lab but I Was Wrong
When it comes to Proxmox replication in the home lab or production for that matter, if you want to have replication you needed ZFS. That was just how the solution…
I’m Now Running Ceph and iSCSI in My Proxmox Home Lab. Here’s Why
So at the first of the year when I built out my new Proxmox mini lab, I went all in on Ceph. Like most of us, I wanted to have…
My Daily Home Lab Checklist That Prevents Most Problems
When it comes to keeping problems headed off in the home lab, it often comes down to the small things. Most problems are not random. They build up slowly and…
I Tried borg-ui in My Home Lab and It Made Backups Way Easier
If you have spent any time in the home lab space, you have probably heard of BorgBackup. It is one of those tools that has an almost legendary reputation among…
I Built a Podman Server in My Home Lab This Weekend and This Surprised Me
I have written a lot about Docker in the home lab as well as Kubernetes. Both are awesome tools and arguably the enterprise standard. Docker is simple and VERY widely…
I Almost Gave Up on Proxmox iSCSI Storage in My Home Lab Then This Worked
Many organizations are looking at moving from VMware over to a different hypervisor. For many, they have settled on Proxmox as their target. However, if you have been running with…
I Added This to My Docker Compose and It Changed Everything
All of us use Docker compose extensively in our home labs to run containers and self-host services. I love it. It is THE way to deploy your containers when you…
5 Operating Systems I Wouldn’t Run My Home Lab Without in 2026
Outside of Proxmox or your hypervisor of choice, in the modern 2026 home lab, the operating systems you choose matter more than just about anything else. The OS’s you run…