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My Top 3 Proxmox Server Builds for Performance and Efficiency
I have had so much fun the past few months building Proxmox servers based around Minisforum boards that have come out on the market as of recently,…
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Aoostar WTR Max Review: The Almost Perfect NAS Mini PC
Aoostar wtr max review I have been super excited to get my hands on this particular NAS device – the Aoostar WTRMax . At first glance, it looks…
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Top Docker Performance Tweaks on Low-Power Hardware
There are two things that I highly recommend for modern home lab environments, Docker and low-power mini PCs. Docker provides a much more efficient…
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CoreControl Is the New Self-Hosted Dashboard Built for Home Labs
Applications screen Keeping visibility into your home lab over self-hosted services is a critical task. Let’s look at a new home lab dashboard ca…
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Best Low Power Mini PC for Proxmox? Geekom A5 2025 Edition Review
Best low power mini pc for proxmox I recently got my hands on the Geekom A5 2025 edition mini PC and I was excited to try this one as it had “low…
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5 Killer AI Projects You Can Try in a Weekend
5 killer ai projects You don’t need cloud credits or racks of GPUs to experiment with powerful AI tools. Thanks to lean local models and awesome …
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Wireshark 101: The 2025 Beginner’s Guide
Wireshark beginners guide If you are like me, when you manage networks, whether in the home lab or production environment, you probably use tools…
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How I Use VLANs to Isolate Docker and Proxmox Services (+ Free Worksheet)
Docker and proxmox vlan configuration One of the core disciplines in networking that you will want to learn is segmentation. We can benefit from …
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Proxmox Networking Best Practices for Home Labs and Downloadable Cheat Sheet!
Proxmox networking best practices One of the most important parts of any virtualization solution is the networking. It doesn’t matter how awesome…
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Run Your Home Lab with Infrastructure as Code Like a Boss
Home lab infrastructure as code There has never been a better time to get into coding things, especially infrastructure as code. There are so man…
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Automate Your Home Lab with n8n Workflow Automation and AI
Automate your home lab If you have not heard about a tool called N8N, please read this blog post. This is a phenomenal tool that really opens a l…
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Stop Exposing Your Home Lab – Do This Instead
Secure remote access for your home lab Like most, when I first spun up my home lab, one of the first things I wanted to do like anyone is to be a…
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