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Author: 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.
Secure Nginx Proxy Manager Admin Interface with SSL
Containers

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 and it is absolutely one of those…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 20, 2025January 20, 2025
Minisforum MS-A2 vs MS-01: Best Home Lab Server in 2025?
home lab

Minisforum MS-A2 vs MS-01: Best Home Lab Server in 2025?

I have made no bones about the fact that I think the Minisforum MS-01 was the best home lab mini PC in 2024. I have (2) of them in a…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 17, 2025May 2, 2025
Best Containers for DevOps in 2025
Containers

Best Containers for DevOps in 2025

I use a LOT of Docker containers in the home lab and in my DevOps journey to continually work with various code projects, automation, and just running applications in containers. There are…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 16, 2025January 16, 2025
Clone Proxmox LXC Containers with Terraform Automation
Proxmox

Clone Proxmox LXC Containers with Terraform Automation

I love automation, especially when testing out new things in the home lab. Recently, I have been running performance and density tests on mini PCs in the home lab. These…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 15, 2025January 15, 2025
Hashicorp Vault Docker Install Steps: Kubernetes Not Required!
Containers

Hashicorp Vault Docker Install Steps: Kubernetes Not Required!

If you are doing much DevOps and working with terraform code, Ansible, or other IaC, having a secure place to store secrets so your code doesn’t have those secrets hard…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 14, 2025January 14, 2025
NVMe Memory Tiering Configuration in VMware: 4x Your RAM!
VMware

NVMe Memory Tiering Configuration in VMware: 4x Your RAM!

There have been a lot of new features added recently in the VMware vSphere world, and especially with VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3. Just when you think that you might…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Minikube vs K3s: Pros and Cons for DevOps and Developers
Kubernetes

Minikube vs K3s: Pros and Cons for DevOps and Developers

Kubernetes is a must-have skill for developers and DevOps professionals in 2025 and beyond. It has become the go-to solution for running containers with high availability. Many developers and DevOps…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 10, 2025January 10, 2025
Proxmox Network Configuration for Beginners including VLANs
Proxmox

Proxmox Network Configuration for Beginners including VLANs

Let’s look at Proxmox network configuration for beginners and see how you can get jump started with using it for virtualization. Overview of Proxmox network configuration By default, Proxmox comes…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 9, 2025January 9, 2025
Kubernetes Home Lab: Ultimate Guide for 2025!
Kubernetes

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 confident you’ll feel using it…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 8, 2025January 9, 2025
Proxmox Storage Configuration for Beginners
Proxmox

Proxmox Storage Configuration for Beginners

Proxmox is gaining steam as the leading open-source hypervisor. It is already the “home lab darling” among the community and it is gaining traction in the enterprise as well. One…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 7, 2025January 19, 2025

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