Proxmox Swap Tweaks Guide! Dedicated drive, Swappiness, Page Cluster
I have been doing quite a bit of testing with Proxmox swap and Intel Optane drives for ultra fast swap storage. In doing so have learned quite a bit about…
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX BIOS Settings: Power Consumption and Bifurcation
I have recently put together a Proxmox Home Lab Server build for 2025 and as the core of the build, I used the Minisforum BD795M motherboard. This motherboard has the…
Should You Build or Buy a Home Server in 2025?
There are za lot of reasons to either build or buy a home server in 2025. In this post, I want to discuss the options, the pros and cons, and…
Install Microk8s: Ultimate Beginners Configuration Guide
Microk8s is one of the coolest small Kubernetes distros you can play around with and it is not just for playing around, it is actually built for running production workloads…
Use Intel Optane SSD: Cheat your System Memory for Proxmox or VMware
I have done a lot of experimenting with my vExpert-provided Intel Optane 280 GB drives as a caching tier in front of my vSAN OSA configuration. However, since I have…
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything communicates, works, and it also forms the core of your…
Build Your Own Arpwatch Docker Container to Watch Your Network
If you are looking for a solution to monitor Ethernet address changes in your network, arp monitoring is a great way to do this. ARP or address resolution protocol is…
Minisforum MS-A2 vs MS-01: Best Home Lab Server in 2025?
I have made no bones about the fact that I think the Minisforum MS-01 was the best home lab mini PC in 2024. I have (2) of them in a…
Proxmox Storage Configuration for Beginners
Proxmox is gaining steam as the leading open-source hypervisor. It is already the “home lab darling” among the community and it is gaining traction in the enterprise as well. One…
Best 5 Home Server Projects to start learning Docker in 2025
I am a huge fan of projects to get started with using and becoming familiar with Docker. I think we will continue to see a shift to containerization from VMs…