12 Essential Steps I Take on Every New Docker Host
I get excited when I am spinning up a new Docker container host as I think about all the new, cool workloads and projects that can be ran on it.…
Tag: home server
Instant VMs and LXCs on Proxmox: My Go-To Terraform Templates for Quick Deployments
Terraform is one of the defacto tools when it comes to being about to quickly deploy both virtual machines and LXC containers on Proxmox or any other environment for that…
New UniFi OS Server Lets You Self-Host the Full UniFi Experience
If you have been following the news lately, Ubiquiti just released something very exciting, UniFi OS Server. This will likely change how we self-host our Unifi controller and network application…
Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 Beta Released – Try the New Features Today!
If you have been following along with my post from yesterday, Proxmox has released Proxmox VE Server 9 Beta just a few days ago now at the time of this…
Proxmox VE 9 Beta Is Here: All the New Features You Need to Know
Recently, Proxmox has released Proxmox 9 Beta which looks like it will prove to be a great new release for what has become arguably one of the most popular hypervisors…
Home Lab Chaos Engineering Unleashed with LitmusChaos
Create chaos in our home labs, on purpose? Is that a crazy idea? Well, it could be, but if you are into platform engineering and SRE type skills and want…
Run Your Home Lab with Infrastructure as Code Like a Boss
There has never been a better time to get into coding things, especially infrastructure as code. There are so many powerful AI tools available now so the barrier to entry…
High-Availability (HA) Proxmox Clusters: Do’s & Don’ts
One of the most powerful features of running a virtualization cluster is being able to have high availability features that are built into the solution. High availability features allow you…
How I Use VLANs to Isolate Docker and Proxmox Services (+ Free Worksheet)
One of the core disciplines in networking that you will want to learn is segmentation. We can benefit from segmentation even in the home lab environment. You can treat your…
Wireshark 101: The 2025 Beginner’s Guide
If you are like me, when you manage networks, whether in the home lab or production environment, you probably use tools like ping, traceroute, netstat, etc. These are great tools…