Killer Home Lab Projects You Can Build in a Weekend
I think that learning in the home lab is best accomplished by having your learning be project-based. When you have a project that actually benefits you in the home lab…
Tag: home server
5 Powerful but Cheap AI Workstations You Didn’t Know You Could Get (Perfect for Your Home Lab!)
I have really been looking at AI for the home lab and the hardware needed to run local language models (LLMs) successfully and in a speedy way. There is no…
5 Unexpected Ways to Use AI in Your Home Lab in 2025
AI has been one of the most revolutionary technologies that has come about in our lifetime. It is continuing to change the world around us as we know it and…
How to Document Your Home Lab (The Right Way)
It is something that we all hate to do, I know I do. But, it is something that you will always be glad that you have – documentation. Even with…
Mini ITX PC Build Guide for 2025
Mini ITX motherboards I would say are gaining popularity even though they have been a favorite for a while now with PC builders who want to build very small, compact…
AMD Strix Halo Coming for Home Lab Mini PCs
If you are like me, you are keen on following the trends and new hardware releases coming out that can potentially be beneficial to the home lab environment. With home…
Mini PCs with 128 GB RAM: New Home Lab Era!
I think we are seeing a new era evolve in front of our eyes with the introduction by Crucial of the new 128 GB RAM kit that is now out…
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…
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…