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Try Microceph for an Easy Ceph Install
One of the software-defined storage solutions gaining popularity in the enterprise and home lab community is Ceph. Ceph is a powerful storage solut…
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Articles
Docker Swarm is Awesome with Portainer
I have been revisiting how I have been running containers in my home lab. While Kubernetes is awesome, and I continue to run various deployments of…
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Articles
Commvault Cloud Rewind Restores Cloud Data AND Infrastructure
If you are like me, the news of ransomware attacks across the world seem to be on the increase with news headlines breaking it seems like almost ev…
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Articles
GlusterFS vs Ceph: Two Different Storage Solutions with Pros and Cons
I have been trying out various storage solutions in my home lab environment over the past couple of months or so. Two that I have been extensively …
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Articles
Docker Prune Automating Cleanup Across Multiple Container Hosts
If you run many Docker hosts or multiple hosts in a Swarm cluster, if you are updating and respinning your containers (and you should be), you will…
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VMware
Configuring Kubernetes High Availability with Microk8s
If you are looking for an easy way to have a Kubernetes High Availability cluster for your API server and control plane, Microk8s makes this very e…
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Windows 10
Microsoft Azure Local: New Azure Stack HCI Replacement!
Lots of news coming out of Microsoft Ignite 2024. Microsoft has announced a new offering, Azure Local which is a new solution that is taking the pl…
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Windows 10
New Local Administrator Protection in Windows 11: Just In Time Security to Admin Accounts!
As IT admins we all know the challenge that is the local administrator accounts on a Windows PC or endpoint. These are really a double-edged sw…
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Windows Server
Best Way to Backup Docker Containers Volumes and Home Server
If you are running Docker containers that serve out critical services in your home lab environment, and probably most of you are, then what is the …
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Articles
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 Dock…
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Windows Server
Netdata 2.0 Adds Native Windows Monitoring Support
I have been trying out Netdata monitoring for the past few weeks now and I can say that it is a super simple solution to get up and running with qu…
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