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home lab
Checkmate Monitoring for Free Open Source Docker Solution for Uptime Monitoring
I am always on the lookout for great new open-source tools for monitoring and management in the home lab and in production environments. I am a huge fan of Uptime Kuma as a monitoring solution, and other tools like Prometheus…
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Mini PC & Server
GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Review as a Home Lab Server
Many home lab enthusiasts or those that want to get into a home lab are looking for low power options to minimize the spend on running a lab server. Enterprise gear might be found for cheap on eBay or elsewhere,…
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home lab
Minisforum N5 Pro NAS might replace our home lab servers with AI storage?
I have to say that this is one that I am really excited about. The Minisforum N5 Pro NAS will be Minisforum’s first foray into the NAS world. However, they are already very adept with hardware that is both cutting…
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home lab
Home Lab Explorers School for learning Proxmox DevOps Kubernetes and more!
There are so many great resources out on the Internet to learn about things, especially now with AI. However, the sense of community is also an important aspect of learning and staying motivated. I have been working to share my…
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home lab
Ultimate Guide to Building a 2.5GbE Home Lab Network in 2025
When it comes to networking, 1 gig networking is becoming “long in the tooth”. There have been many advancements in the networking field, especially getting to 2.5 GbE as a very mainstream standard. In this guide, we will take a…
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Computers
Spring Cleaning Your Home Lab with 5 Ways to Optimize and Save Resources
Every spring many like to take a look around the house and see things they could get rid of, donate, or just downsize. This is usually beneficial and keeps things tidy and much better organized. But, what about home labs?…
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home lab
NAS vs Virtual SAN vs Ceph: Whatโs the Best Storage for Your Home Lab?
One of the critical design decisions that you have with a home lab is storage. There are many great options available. And, depending on a few things, like which hypervisor you use, you can choose from a wide range of…
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home lab
Home Lab Security: 5 Threats Youโre Not Watching (But Should Be)
Running your home lab is a tremendously good resource for learning. It allows you to get your hands on many different technologies and experiment with these in a way that would not be possible otherwise. However, Most who spin up…
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home lab
Killer Home Lab Projects You Can Build in a Weekend
I think that learning in the home lab is best accomplished by having your learning be project-based. When you have a project that actually benefits you in the home lab environment, it accelerates your learning as you are actually attacking…
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home lab
Top 5 Tools I Use to Manage My Home Lab in 2025
In running a home lab, you will spin up numerous resources, including containers, virtual machines, networks, and many other types of components that comprise self-hosting your services. Certain tools make managing all of these different components and resources much easier.…