Top 5 Home Lab Projects I have Tackled in 2024
As I look back on 2024, when it comes to my learning and labbing adventures, it has been quite a fruitful year along those lines. I really have enjoyed the…
Tag: home server
10 Best Docker Container Stacks I am using in 2024
I have been using tons of Docker stacks this year and moving into 2025, that doesn’t look to be slowing down for me. I have several standalone Docker container hosts,…
Split Horizon DNS: How I Resolve a Subset of DNS Records locally
One of the core aspects of any network, whether it be your home lab network or an enterprise network is DNS. It’s always DNS right? DNS has been described as…
Ceph Dashboard Configuration for Storage Health Metrics
If you are using Ceph storage either in Proxmox or using Ceph storage in vanilla Linux outside of Proxmox, you likely want to have a way to see the health…
NUC 14 Pro Review: Best NUC for Home Lab?
Well, as home lab enthusiasts we are always on the quest for finding the perfect new hardware that fits our needs. The name “NUC” has been synonymous with mini PCs…
GMKtec NUCBOX M7 Pro Review: Great for Gaming and Home Lab
GMKtec graciously sent over a NUCBOX M7 Pro unit for me to take a look at, and needless to say, the specs for this little mini PC are impressive in…
NetBox Docker Compose Install Example
The NetBox solution is a great tool that can allow you to document and have a single source of truth for your network and infrastructure. Network and infrastructure engineers can…
Enable CPU C States for Massive Power Savings for your Home Server
I have been deep-diving lately into helpful suggestions, configurations, and settings that help to lower the power bill in a home lab or edge environment with server hardware or even…
Low Power Server with Powertop & Proxmox
If you are like me and using mini PCs for home lab servers as your main workload servers, you are likely doing this for power efficiency reasons. I have gone…
How to Update TerraMaster NAS TOS 6 Operating System
If you are running a TerraMaster TOS-powered NAS device (I am now running the TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus unit), you will likely need to update the TOS operating system on…