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 LeeJuly 12, 2023
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Sophos Firewall Home Edition: Excellent Home Lab Firewall

Sophos Firewall Home Edition is a fully functional security appliance designed specifically for home users. However, it also is an excellent choice as a router/firewall for your home lab environment. It is built on its own operating system and offers…
home lab

Brandon LeeJuly 11, 2023
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Top 5 Home Lab Storage Solutions in 2023

For many, starting with locally attached storage is a good way to add storage to your server. However, as your home lab grows, there other solutions that can be used. Let’s consider the top 5 home lab storage solutions in…
Kubernetes

Brandon LeeJuly 10, 2023
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Headlamp: Kubernetes Dashboard Openlens Alternative

Headlamp is a really good tool that reduces needing the learn the inner workings of working with Kubernetes. It gives you a desktop app that brings the Kubernetes dashboard to your fingertips. Let’s delve into the details. Table of contentsWhat…
Backup Software

Brandon LeeJuly 7, 2023
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NAKIVO Backup and Replication v10.9 GA: New Bare-Metal Recovery and Malware Scan Features

True to their aggressive release cycle, NAKIVO has released the GA version of v10.9. This version introduces new features to enhance malware protection, streamline physical server recovery, and support the most recent platforms, including VMware vSphere 8U1. Let’s dive in…
home lab

Brandon LeeJuly 6, 2023
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Nmap Ping Sweep: Home Lab Network Ping Scan

Legacy discovery software available
Security

Brandon LeeJuly 5, 2023
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Top 20 Open Source Vulnerability Scanner Tools in 2023

In this post we will take a look at the top 20 open source vulnerability scanner tools that you might want to check out in 2023. Table of contents1. OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy)2. W3af (Web Application Attack and Audit…
Containers

Brandon LeeJuly 4, 2023
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Nerdctl: Docker compatible containerd command line tool

Nerdctl is a tool that works with containerd but also provides command line support for many docker cli commands. This makes it a great solultion and option when looking to replace Docker in many cases. For example, the simple docker…
Self hosted

Brandon LeeJuly 3, 2023
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TDARR: Optimize your Self-hosted Video Streaming Library

Managing a home media library can be daunting. Maintaining an organized, accessible, and efficient media library is important for video enthusiasts and casual viewers alike. Enter Tdarr, a powerful tool designed to help you manage and optimize your media files.…
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…