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.
  • DevOpsTop 10 devops containers

    Top 10 DevOps Containers in 2023

    If you want to learn more about DevOps and building an effective DevOps stack, several containerized solutions are commonly found in production DevOps stacks. I have been working on a deployment in my home lab of DevOps containers that allows…

  • home labProxmox homelab

    Proxmox Homelab: First 5 Basic Configuration Steps

    Proxmox VE is becoming a favorite among home lab enthusiasts or those who want to easily stand up a hypervisor host at home to play around with different types of technology. After you install Proxmox VE, what are the basic…

  • SecurityWazuh open source siem with xdr

    Wazuh Open Source SIEM: XDR for Enterprise and Home Lab

    The cybersecurity landscape is evolving. Many commercial security platforms offer value, including SIEMs and others. However, an open-source solution called Wazuh stands out as a powerful open-source security platform, offering tools for threat detection, regulatory compliance, and much more. Let’s…

  • Self hostedNginx proxy manager docker install

    Setting Up Nginx Proxy Manager on Docker with Easy LetsEncrypt SSL

    There are many reverse proxy solutions that enable configuring SSL certificates, both in the home lab and production environments. Most have heard about Traefik reverse proxy that allows you to pull LetsEncrypt certificates for your domain name automatically. However, there…

  • Self hostedTop open source nas solution in 2023

    Top 10 Open Source NAS software in 2023

    There are many freely available open-source NAS solutions you can download for free. An open-source NAS server offers an excellent way to manage and protect your data. Letโ€™s dive deeper into the top free NAS software solutions available in 2023.…

  • Mini PC & ServerAcemagician ad15 core i7 home server

    Acemagician Mini PC AD15 Core i7-11800H Home Server

    Not too long ago, Acemagician sent me an AD15 model to look at. However, this is not a paid review. It is simply my thoughts on the unit and how well it can handle home server workloads. Since I have…

  • StorageRaid 5 vs raid 6 which is best

    RAID 5 vs RAID 6: Which one is the best for SSDs?

    Two RAID levels that get compared quite a lot are RAID 5 vs RAID 6. What are the differences between these two RAID levels, and which one should you use for SSDs? Table of contentsParity Data – What is it?XOR…

  • home labMikrotik 2.5g switch for home lab

    Mikrotik CRS310-8G+2S+IN Review: 2.5 Gigabit Switch For Home Lab

    The 2.5-gigabit switch market is set to really heat up in late 2023 and 2024 with so many cheap switches and network adapters now running at 2.5 gig in micro PCs, access points, and other devices. The MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN is…

  • NetworkingNetmaker wireguard vpn

    Netmaker: Automated Wireguard VPN You Can Self-host

    With the hybrid workforce and hybrid networks spread across on-premises and cloud environments, network connectivity between devices and server resources is important no matter where these are located. A traditional VPN server and VPN connection between clients and resources is…

  • home labTruenas scale setup

    TrueNAS Scale Setup: First 5 Steps

    When you go from TrueNAS Core to the more capable TrueNAS Scale, there’s a world of difference in functionality. TrueNAS Scale offers many additional capabilities, including enhanced virtual machine software and extended support for multiple operating systems. Let’s look at…