home server
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home lab
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 gone with mini PCs there is just not enough room…
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home lab
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 security posture and how well your apps perform. This is…
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Containers
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 the protocol that sends out an arp request. there is…
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home lab
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 two-node VMware vSphere cluster, maybe Proxmox this year. However, when…
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Proxmox
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 of the first things you will want to do with…
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home lab
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 due to the massive cost hikes from Broadcom. Most organizations…
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home lab
5 Tips to Get Started with a Home Lab
If you are looking at getting into running a home lab in 2025, hopefully this blog post will help those who are interested in getting into this really rewarding hobby to be successful with this as a project. I have…
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home lab
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 growing pains and decision making for the home lab that…
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Containers
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, as well as a production swarm cluster in the home…
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home lab
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 the phone book of the Internet and of computer networks…
