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Mini PC & Server
NUC 14 Pro Review: Best NUC for Home Lab?
Well, as home lab enthusiasts we are always on the quest for finding the perfect new hardware that fits our needs. The name “NUC” has been synonymous with mini PCs for years now, and it is generally the name that…
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Backup Software
Proxmox Agentless Backups with NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11
NAKIVO is definitely a backup solution that I have been watching and working with in the home lab and in production now for a few years. They have definitely made significant strides in the functionality of the product and each…
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Storage
CephFS for Docker Container Storage
Given that I have been trying Ceph recently for Docker container storage: see my post on that topic here, I wanted to see if I could effectively use CephFS for Docker container storage. If you have been following along in…
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Software Defined Storage
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 solution and has many great benefits. However, it can be intimidating to configure and manage if you haven’t…
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Containers
Docker Container Monitoring with cAdvisor Node Exporter Prometheus and Grafana
Recently, I have been taking a hard look at a container monitoring solution for my home lab and production environment. This is honestly an area where a lot of off-the-shelf traditional monitoring solutions just don’t do a good job. However,…
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Containers
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 it in the home lab, for the most part, most of my “production” containers…
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Security
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 every week with a new attack threatening data and holding information hostage. What’s…
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Software Defined Storage
GlusterFS configuration in Ubuntu Server 22.04 and 24.04
In preparing to spin up a home lab Docker Swarm cluster, I wanted to get a working GlusterFS configuration setup on my Ubuntu Server virtual machines. Let’s look at what GlusterFS is and how you can configure it in Ubuntu…
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Mini PC & Server
GMKtec NUCBOX M7 Pro Review: Great for Gaming and Home Lab
GMKtec graciously sent over a NUCBOX M7 Pro unit for me to take a look at, and needless to say, the specs for this little mini PC are impressive in what it is capable of. However, as all reviews I…
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Proxmox
QEMU Guest Agent Installation in Proxmox VE
If you are running a Proxmox VE server in your home lab or production, there is a component that you will want to know and use with your guest virtual machines in the environment. The QEMU agent is a component…
