The Best Mini PCs for Home Labs in 2025 (Ranked by Real Performance)
About two and a half years ago I transitioned my home lab over to mini PCs. And, I have to say I haven’t looked back since the. They have fully…
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What’s Up Docker Keeps Your Home Lab Containers Updated Automatically
Each time I mention Watchtower for container updates, I generally have comments that Watchtower is a very stale project. This is definitely true as it hasn’t had any updates in…
IncusOS Is the New Minimal Hypervisor OS Changing Home Labs in 2025
Many in the home lab these days are running Proxmox, XCP-ng, or “maybe” back to the now free “again” VMware ESXi. However, another really cool hypervisor that you may not…
Complete Guide to Proxmox Containers in 2025: Docker VMs, LXC, and New OCI Support
One of the things that I really like about Proxmox is all the options it gives when it comes to running containers. And, with the new release of Proxmox VE…
15 Troubleshooting Commands Every Linux Home Lab Admin Should Know
Running your own self-hosted environment usually means you are going to be running Linux servers at some point (or you should be). Linux provides one of the most robust and…
Proxmox VE 9.1 Launches with OCI Image Support, vTPM Snapshots, and Big SDN Upgrades
Here we are late in 2025, with the news that Proxmox VE 9.1 has been released as news from the Proxmox official blog has announced. This release has a lot…
Cachy Linux is the Fast New Linux Distro Your Home Lab Will Love
I have been on a kick lately of trying out various Linux distros. The Linux distro ecosystem has had some really great introductions over the past couple of years. Just…
10 Linux Networking Commands Every Home Lab Admin Should Know in 2025
Running a home lab in 2025 is one of the most exciting and fun things you can build. It also develops skills that others simply don’t build without one. Networking…
Lazy Docker Is the Easiest Way to Manage Home Lab Containers From Your Terminal
When you start out in the home lab managing containers, this always starts out fairly simple when you have one or two containers. You might even introduce a reverse proxy…
10 Best Terminal Tools for Home Labs in 2025
Home lab tech is growing, morphing, and evolving rapidly like everything else in the industry. We have more automation, containerized apps, and more potential in our mini PCs than ever…