Top 5 Mini PCs for Home Server in 2025
I have reviewed quite a few mini PCs over the past few months to have a pretty good idea of what is out there in terms of mini PCs, their…
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Migrate from VMware to XCP-ng: A vSphere Admin’s perspective
With all the uncertainty across the industry with the tectonic shakeup with VMware by Broadcom, many organizations may be looking at alternative solutions. Vates XCP-ng (free and open source Xenserver…
Home Server Stress Test Best Load Testing Tools
Recently, I have been reviewing a lot of mini PCs in the home lab and even transitioning some of my workloads to these small footprint devices. In general, they perform…
Best Linux Distro in 2024 for Kubernetes
Most are now running containerized environments with either Docker or Kubernetes. One of the challenges with self-hosted Kubernetes is managing and maintaining the underlying Linux operating system for the Linux…
Fedora Silverblue Linux: Install Immutable Desktop Operating System
When it comes to Linux desktop operating systems, there is one that is quite interesting, Fedora Silverblue. It provides many great features, including that it is an “immutable os.” It…
GMKtec M5 Mini PC Review as Home Server
I was contacted by GMKtec recently and asked to test out the GMktec M5 Mini PC. Keep in mind the reviews I perform on these mini PCs is in the…
Proxmox Kubernetes Install with Talos Linux
Just a couple of days ago, I posted a new post covering the installation of Talos Linux on VMware vSphere. Talos is a great platform to run Kubernetes consistently and…
Talos Linux Kubernetes VMware vSphere Installation
I am always looking for new Kubernetes installations to play around with and check out the viability for running Kubernetes clusters in the home lab and production. A name I…
Windows Server 2025 Preview Download and Install
The latest version of Microsoft Windows Server is coming along very nicely, as we can download and test it out via the Windows Server Preview program via the Windows Server…
Best Out of Band Management Solutions
Out-of-band management is an important part of managing a data center and even your home lab. What is it exactly, and what are the best out-of-band management solutions for your…