virtualization
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home lab
Home Server Build or Buy?
Many are looking at possibly spinning up a home lab in 2024. There is a lot of benefits to doing that for learning, labbing, and just having fun. It is not only a great hobby, but it also lends itself…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Remove Node from Cluster Including Ceph
If you are learning Proxmox and using it in your home lab environment, one of the things you will likely want to do is build a Proxmox cluster. Doing this provides high availability for your virtual machines and containers. If…
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home lab
Home Lab Nested Virtualization E-book Download
Nested virtualization is one of the most underutilized tools in home labs in my honest opinion. It is a tool and technology that allows you to have what you need to “rinse and repeat” steps in a home lab. Or,…
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Containers
Best Docker Containers for Home Server in 2024
There are so many great containerized solutions and container images out there freely available for running applications and services in a virtualization environment. Using a simple Docker Compose file, you can quickly and easily spin up new applications in your…
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DevOps
Installing GitLab, Runner, and Container Registry on Your Home Server
So, I wanted to create a concise guide to help you guys get up and running with GitLab, the GitLab Runner, and GitLab Registry. I spent quite a bit of time working on this in my home lab and hammering…
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Virtualization
Nutanix vs VMware in 2024
With the major shakeup happening in the virtualization industry in 2024, most organizations are looking at their options and what platform they want to move forward with. The buyout of VMware by Broadcom, price hikes, and elimination of free ESXi…
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home lab
How to Downsize your Home Lab
Running your own home lab, where you manage your own server, can be fun and exciting. These can be used for learning, experimenting, or managing personal data and services; your own home lab can help you accomplish all of these.…
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home lab
Nutanix Move: Migrate from VMware ESXi Free Download
There is no question that organizations and home lab enthusiasts if running VMware vSphere are thinking about migrating. With the Broadcome buyout and the recent titanic changes Broadcom has made (killing VMware ESXi free edition, partner changes, eliminating all but…
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DevOps
DevOps Best Practices in 2024
Devops is a hug part of modern development processes in production environments. DevOps operations teams are part of the broader interaction between development and operations teams to create modern software apps that follow modern workflows. Let’s take a look at…
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home lab
Top Home Lab Trends in 2024
Wow, things have really changed in the past year from what we knew and were used to, compared to where things are now in early 2024. In this digital age, there are so many options for enterprise organizations, which trickles…
