Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.

Software Defined Storage

Brandon LeeOctober 8, 2024
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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…
Mini PC & Server

Brandon LeeOctober 7, 2024
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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…
Proxmox

Brandon LeeOctober 4, 2024
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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…
home lab

Brandon LeeOctober 3, 2024
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Raspberry Pi Wayland Kiosk for Home Lab Dashboard

In looking for upgrades to my home lab, one of the things that I wanted to implement was a kiosk type dashboard that rotated between different monitoring screens showing different statistics in the home lab. As it turns out, Raspberry…
Windows Server 2025

Brandon LeeOctober 2, 2024
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New OSConfig PowerShell Security Tool in Windows Server 2025

In looking at Windows Server 2025 and security configuration settings, there is a new tool that Microsoft has introduced called OSConfig. In case you haven’t heard of it, this blog post is for you! We will take a look at…
home lab

Brandon LeeOctober 1, 2024
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NetBox Docker Compose Install Example

The NetBox solution is a great tool that can allow you to document and have a single source of truth for your network and infrastructure. Network and infrastructure engineers can use it as the starting point for driving automation and…
Windows Server 2025

Brandon LeeSeptember 30, 2024
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Install Windows Server 2025 on Proxmox

With the Windows Server 2025 Preview release available, I know many are trying out Windows Server 2025 across their environments, including home labs running Proxmox VE Server. Let’s take a look at the process to install Windows Server 2025 on…
Proxmox

Brandon LeeSeptember 27, 2024
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Mount Synology Drive in Proxmox with NFS

Mounting your NAS storage inside of Proxmox is a great way to add storage to your Proxmox VE Server for things like storing ISO images and other purposes, even running virtual machines. Let’s look at a helpful guide on how…
Storage

Brandon LeeSeptember 26, 2024
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Configure TerraMaster Hyper Cache NAS SSD Caching

In working with the TerraMaster F4-424 Max, one of the features that I wanted to play around with was the SSD cache on this hybrid NAS. I installed (2) NVMe drives in the unit along with the spindles that I…
Storage

Brandon LeeSeptember 25, 2024
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TerraMaster F4-424 Max NAS Review for Home Lab

In my opinion, NAS devices are getting better and better with more powerful hardware and better software on top of them. I recently reviewed the TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus and was really impressed with the unit, it is actually serving…