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.

Security

Brandon LeeJune 30, 2023
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pfSense CE 2.7.0: New Features and Upgrade Steps

Let’s look at the release of pfSense CE 2.7.0 and pfSense Plus 23.05.1. They both have new new features. Let’s look at those and see through the upgrade steps. Also, we will get an overview of the differences with pfSense…
Self hosted

Brandon LeeJune 29, 2023
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Homarr: Sleek Home Lab Dashboard for Server Monitoring

There are many excellent home lab dashboard solutions out there. However, this post will look at another solution called Homarr. Homarr integrates with your existing apps, and displays information that is valuable so it is easy to see. Table of…
ActiveDirectory

Brandon LeeJune 28, 2023
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AD Replication Status Tool New Open Source Alternative

Microsoft released the AD replication status tool, a GUI tool to help visualize and troubleshoot replication. However, the tool is now deprecated and can’t be downloaded now. Let’s look at AD Replication Status Tool open-source alternative to see another great…
home lab

Brandon LeeJune 27, 2023
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Top VMware Home Lab Configurations in 2023

In 2023, many great options exist for delving into a home lab. Many get into running a home server to learn more skills for their day job, or they like to tinker and play around with technology as a hobby.…
Proxmox

Brandon LeeJune 26, 2023
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Mastering Ceph Storage Configuration in Proxmox 8 Cluster

Ceph Storage is an excellent storage platform because it’s designed to run on commodity hardware, providing an enterprise-level deployment experience that’s both cost-effective and highly reliable. Let’s look at mastering Ceph Storage configuration in Proxmox 8 Cluster. Table of contentsWhat…
Proxmox

Brandon LeeJune 23, 2023
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Proxmox 8: New Features and Home Lab Upgrade Instructions

The launch of Proxmox VE 8.0 marks a significant milestone in the evolution of open-source virtualization software. The bedrock of this release is Debian Bookworm, a name that has become synonymous with reliability and quality. This new release propels Proxmox…
Self hosted

Brandon LeeJune 22, 2023
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Chatpad AI: Self-hosted Secure ChatGPT App in Docker

There is no shortage of OpenAI tools and self-hosted apps. However, among the ones I have tried so far, Chatpad AI is arguably the best experience. In case you have not heard about Chatpad AI, this post will take a…
home lab

Brandon LeeJune 21, 2023
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Top 5 Home Lab Server Backup Solutions

Let’s explore the top five backup solutions for your home lab server to guide you in building an effective backup system, ensuring the safety and longevity of your data. Table of contentsAre Backups needed for home lab environments?It depends on…
DevOps

Brandon LeeJune 20, 2023
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Ansible Semaphore: Awesome Open Source Ansible GUI

Ansible is an awesome automation tool that I use in the home lab and production environment regularly. However, sometimes it is nice to have a GUI to point and click around to configure jobs, inventory, etc. Ansible has a commercial…
Software

Brandon LeeJune 19, 2023
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Edge Get Rid of Discover Button in 4 ways

I have been using Microsoft Edge for quite a while and like it. However, even though AI is cool and definitely going to revolutionize things, you may not care for the new Bing Button in the upper right corner of…