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Keep Your Home Lab Running During Power Outages
Keep Your Home Lab Running During Power Outages
Learn how to keep your home lab online during power outages. Here are a few key tips and see the full guide on VirtualizationHowto
Top 3 Open-Source AI Models for Your Home Lab in 2025
Top 3 Open-Source AI Models for Your Home Lab in 2025
Learn about 3 powerful open-source AI models you can run in your home lab in 2025. Learn their strengths, VRAM needs, and how to get started today.
Weekend VM Projects That Will Supercharge Your Home Lab
Weekend VM Projects That Will Supercharge Your Home Lab
Learn 8 powerful virtual machine projects you can spin up this weekend in your home lab. From Docker hosts and Talos Linux nodes to Proxmox Backup Server, firewalls, and more ti boost your home lab
Pihole docker compose config for Docker Swarm with Nginx Proxy Manager
Pihole docker compose config for Docker Swarm with Nginx Proxy Manager
A quick story on how to configure Pihole on Docker Swarm and use Nginx Proxy Manager to provide SSL termination for your Pi-hole instance. Check out the docker-compose.yaml file for the setup
5 Best GitOps Tools for Kubernetes and Docker
5 Best GitOps Tools for Kubernetes and Docker
GitOps is a special type of DevOps that focuses on deploying your applications. We look look at 5 GitOps tools you need to know.
Home Lab Dashboard Using Raspberry Pi Wayland Kiosk mode
Home Lab Dashboard Using Raspberry Pi Wayland Kiosk mode
A facinating and helpful web story on how to create a home lab dashboard using a Raspberry Pi Wayland Kiosk configuration!
Windows Server 2025 Install in Proxmox
Windows Server 2025 Install in Proxmox
A quick story on how to run Windows Server 2025 on Proxmox VE Server and the steps you need to take for installing VirtIO drivers, QEMU agent, etc
Terramaster F4-424 Max Review: Best Home Lab NAS in 2024
Terramaster F4-424 Max Review: Best Home Lab NAS in 2024
Check out why the Terramaster F4-424 Max may be the best home lab NAS right now in 2024 with 12 thread processor, 2 10 gig ports and lots of features
VMware ESXi on Intel Core Ultra Double the Power Consumption!
VMware ESXi on Intel Core Ultra Double the Power Consumption!
Learn about my experiences running the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor in a mini PC with VMware ESXi installed, including how the CPU is identified and power consumption which were both odd.
Beelink Sei14 Mini PC as Home Server with ESXi and Proxmox
Beelink Sei14 Mini PC as Home Server with ESXi and Proxmox
The Beelink SEi14 has many good hardware features, including the Intel Core Ultra 5 processor with 18 threads and an Intel 2.5 GbE network adapter so you can run VMware Esxi
Keep Your Home Lab Running During Power Outages Top 3 Open-Source AI Models for Your Home Lab in 2025 Weekend VM Projects That Will Supercharge Your Home Lab Pihole docker compose config for Docker Swarm with Nginx Proxy Manager 5 Best GitOps Tools for Kubernetes and Docker Home Lab Dashboard Using Raspberry Pi Wayland Kiosk mode Windows Server 2025 Install in Proxmox Terramaster F4-424 Max Review: Best Home Lab NAS in 2024 VMware ESXi on Intel Core Ultra Double the Power Consumption! Beelink Sei14 Mini PC as Home Server with ESXi and Proxmox