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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.
Setting Up Nginx Proxy Manager on Docker with Easy LetsEncrypt SSL
Self hosted

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…

by Brandon LeeOctober 4, 2023August 19, 2024
Top 10 Open Source NAS software in 2023
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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. Let’s dive deeper…

by Brandon LeeOctober 3, 2023August 19, 2024
Acemagician Mini PC AD15 Core i7-11800H Home Server
Mini PC & 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…

by Brandon LeeOctober 2, 2023August 19, 2024
RAID 5 vs RAID 6: Which one is the best for SSDs?
Storage

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…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 29, 2023August 16, 2024
Mikrotik CRS310-8G+2S+IN Review: 2.5 Gigabit Switch For Home Lab
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…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 28, 2023August 16, 2024
Netmaker: Automated Wireguard VPN You Can Self-host
Networking

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…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 27, 2023August 16, 2024
TrueNAS Scale Setup: First 5 Steps
home lab

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…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 26, 2023August 16, 2024
Graylog Docker Compose Setup: An Open Source Syslog Server for Home Labs
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Graylog Docker Compose Setup: An Open Source Syslog Server for Home Labs

A really great open-source log management platform for both production and home lab environments is Graylog. Using Docker Compose, you can quickly launch and configure Graylog for a production or…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 25, 2023August 16, 2024
Intel NUC Alternative: GMK Nucbox K10 Ryzen 7 Home Server
Mini PC & Server

Intel NUC Alternative: GMK Nucbox K10 Ryzen 7 Home Server

The GMKtek Nucbox K10 is a worthy Intel NUC replacement, especially if you want a home virtualization server, AND it is compatible with VMware vSphere 8, Proxmox, and other Linux…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 22, 2023August 16, 2024
Top 5 Home Server OS distros for self-hosting
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Top 5 Home Server OS distros for self-hosting

Home servers and home server labs have exploded in popularity because users want to self-host and learn self-hosted services, keep control over their data, and just geek out overall. There…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 21, 2023August 16, 2024

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