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Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS Review: Beefy Specs with Backup Server Built-in
Recently, Terramaster sent over their Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS for me to take a look at. As always with these reviews, I am not paid outside of …
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vCenter Server on Proxmox: So Wrong Yet So Fun!
I have been having so much fun playing around with Proxmox, migrating virtual machines, and running various tests and scenarios in the home lab. I …
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Thin Provision your NVMe drive in Proxmox VE Server
Most likely one of the first types of storage you will work with in a home lab server running Proxmox is a locally attached NVMe drive in a mini PC…
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Articles
10 Best DevOps Tools Going Into 2025
With 2025 sunsetting in a hurry, if you are like me you are thinking about the skills and disciplines you want to gain mastery over. DevOps is defi…
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Articles
5 GitOps Tools that you need to know!
I have been getting hugely into GitOps in the home lab lately and carrying those skillings into production environments. GitOps is a methodology …
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Windows Server
Should You Build or Buy a Home Server in 2025?
There are za lot of reasons to either build or buy a home server in 2025. In this post, I want to discuss the options, the pros and cons, and also …
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Articles
Secure Nginx Proxy Manager Admin Interface with SSL
I really like Nginx Proxy Manager to secure my Docker containers running on Docker hosts with SSL certificates. I find it to be extremely intuitive…
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VMware
Proxmox Network Configuration for Beginners including VLANs
Let’s look at Proxmox network coanfiguration for beginners and see how you can get jump started with using it for virtualization. Overview of Proxm…
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Articles
Kubernetes Home Lab: Ultimate Guide for 2025!
Kubernetes can seem intimidating to get started with, but like any technology, the more you work with it and learn how it operates, the more confid…
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Docker Stop All Containers in 3 Ways
If you are working with Docker for the first time or starting to run multiple docker containers on a single host or across multiple hosts, you are …
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Articles
Install Ghostty in Windows using WSL
In case you haven’t heard, there is a new terminal emulator that hit the scene, called Ghostty. It is the creation of Mitchell Hashimoto, the co-fo…
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VMware
Hyper-V Server 2025: Nope but sort of?
I think many have been dismayed about the discontinuation of Hyper-V Server. The last version that you can officially download is Hyper-V Server 20…
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Articles
6 reasons a NAS is your Best Home Lab Investment
When it comes to spending our precious hard earned money on a home lab, you want to make your resources count. Many ask when getting into a home la…
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