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home lab
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything communicates, works, and it also forms the core of your security posture and how well…
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Proxmox
Install Proxmox in VMware Workstation Pro
With the recent news about VMware Workstation Pro being free for personal use, it opens up a lot of doors…
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Mini PC & Server
Minisforum NAB6 Mini PC as a Home Lab Server
Recently, I received a sample unit of the Minisforum NAB6 mini PC from Minisforum. This is a very capable mini…
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VMware
VMware Monitoring for Free with Telegraf InfluxDB and Grafana
There are a lot of expensive VMware vSphere monitoring tools out there from enterprise vendors that work really well and…
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Monitoring
TICK Stack with Docker Compose Example
In thinking through my monitoring needs and a few projects I have coming up in mind, I wanted to spin…
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Mini PC & Server
Run VMware Workstation Pro on a Mini PC: Top Tips and Tweaks
With the recent development of VMware by Broadcom announcing VMware Workstation is now free for personal use, I think this…
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Linux
Cockpit Ubuntu Install Configuration and Apps
Working with the oVirt Node install recently re-familiarized me with the Cockpit utility and made me want to play around…
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Virtualization
oVirt Install with GlusterFS Hyperconverged Single Node – Sort of
I haven’t really given oVirt a shot in the home lab environment to play around with another free and open-source…
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home lab
I am Creating a Disaster Recovery Site for My Home Lab
Most will say home labs are generally over the top, with server-grade hardware in server racks. And I think I…
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VMware
VMware Workstation Pro Free for Personal Use Download
Well, just when we thought that Broadcom was going to charge for everything and leave home lab enthusiasts and others…
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home lab
Running Dissimilar VMware Cluster on Mini PCs
As I have written about quite a bit lately, I have been pairing down the home lab environment from my…
