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Proxmox
Proxmox Remove Node from Cluster Including Ceph
If you are learning Proxmox and using it in your home lab environment, one of the things you will likely want to do is build a Proxmox cluster. Doing this provides high availability for your virtual machines and containers. If…
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Networking
Install Pi-Hole in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Pi-Hole is arguably one of the most popular ad-blocking solutions for home networks and home labs. Likewise, Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distros around. While Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is still in beta, let’s look at installing Pi-Hole…
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Windows Server 2025
Winget Configure to Manage Windows Server 2025 apps and PowerShell Desired State
There is no question that winget will completely change how we manage and configure Windows Server apps and components. It will also help developers and IT professionals with desired state configurations. With the release of Windows Server 2025, Microsoft has…
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Mini PC & Server
Trigkey S7 Pro Mini PC Review: Perfect for VMware ESXi and Proxmox Home Lab
I recently received the Trigkey S7 with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor. This little mini PC is a powerful little mini PC that packs a punch and is capable of a lot of performance in a tiny package. In…
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Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 New Failover Clustering Features
As we have covered in our Windows Server 2025 series of new features, there are many great new improvements with Microsoft’s new server operating system. In this post, we will key in on the improvements specific to Windows Failover Clustering…
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Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 New Storage Features
Windows Server 2025 includes many great new features that will allow organizations to have even more tools to the enterprise and cloud. One of the areas where Windows Server 2025 will introduce many new improvements is in the area of…
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home lab
Home Lab Nested Virtualization E-book Download
Nested virtualization is one of the most underutilized tools in home labs in my honest opinion. It is a tool and technology that allows you to have what you need to “rinse and repeat” steps in a home lab. Or,…
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Powershell
Get-CimInstance: Get WMI Objects with PowerShell
In case you haven’t heard, starting on January 29, 2024, Microsoft has deprecated the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC), disabled by default on Windows 11 insider builds. If your application depends on WMIC, Microsoft, in their documentation, recommends that you…
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Proxmox
Top 10 Proxmox CLI Commands for Ultimate Control in 2024
One of the great things about Proxmox VE Server is that it contains very powerful command line utilities for controlling, configuring, and managing your Proxmox server. There are many Proxmox CLI utilities you need to know for ultimate control over…
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Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 Active Directory New Features
Windows Server 2025 contains many great new improvements from previous versions of Windows Server. One of the areas where we are seeing many new features and capabilities introduced is Active Directory, including a new domain functional level and forest functional…
