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Mini PC & Server
Run VMware Workstation Pro on a Mini PC: Top Tips and Tweaks
With the recent development of VMware by Broadcom announcing VMware Workstation is now free for personal use, I think this will be a great resource for the home lab for those looking at how they can easily and cheaply set…
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Linux
Cockpit Ubuntu Install Configuration and Apps
Working with the oVirt Node install recently re-familiarized me with the Cockpit utility and made me want to play around with it a bit more on vanilla Ubuntu Server installations. Let’s look at installing Cockpit on Ubuntu and see the…
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Virtualization
oVirt Install with GlusterFS Hyperconverged Single Node – Sort of
I haven’t really given oVirt a shot in the home lab environment to play around with another free and open-source hypervisor. So, I finally got around to installing it in a nested virtual machine installation running in VMware vSphere. I…
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home lab
I am Creating a Disaster Recovery Site for My Home Lab
Most will say home labs are generally over the top, with server-grade hardware in server racks. And I think I agree for the most part. However, most of us do what we do because we love tinkering around with technology…
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VMware
VMware Workstation Pro Free for Personal Use Download
Well, just when we thought that Broadcom was going to charge for everything and leave home lab enthusiasts and others high and dry, they have made an announcement that may soften some of the changes we have seen over recent…
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home lab
Running Dissimilar VMware Cluster on Mini PCs
As I have written about quite a bit lately, I have been pairing down the home lab environment from my older Supermicro servers to mini PCs that I have been testing on the past few months. One of the main…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Replication Configuration Beginners Guide
Proxmox has some really great disaster recovery tools built into the solution, without any add-ons needed or licensing. For instance, it includes a replication feature that allows you to replicate VMs stored on local ZFS storage, to another target node,…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Subscription and Update Repositories Beginners Guide
As we take a further look at Proxmox and get familiar with the platform, we want to take a look at licensing and subscription solutions. Proxmox is free and open-source software. However, there are options for businesses looking for a…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Install Beginners Guide
Most IT admins are at least familiar with VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V in the enterprise. These have been staples in the enterprise data center for years now. Many are giving attention to KVM-based hypervisors like Proxmox due to the…
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Computers
Proxmox Cluster for Home Lab: Do you need one?
As you get into a home lab, running a virtualization host is the route most take to start experimenting with different technologies, and even using nested virtualization to test out hypervisors and other technologies. As you start self-hosting various services,…
