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Proxmox Datacenter Manager Just Went GA and It Changes Everything

5 December 2025 at 21:49

If you have been following Promxox for the past couple of years now, there is one tool that piqued I think the attention of all of us and that is…

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Beelink SER9 Max Review: Major Platform Upgrades and Real 10 Gig Networking

4 December 2025 at 21:43

We are always looking out for great little mini PCs for the home lab that have the capabilities we expect and great features to self-host workloads. Beelink sent over a…

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12 Things I Wish I Knew Before Upgrading My Home Lab to 10 Gig

3 December 2025 at 21:40

One of the best upgrades that I have undergone in my home lab is the move to 10 GbE networking. Without a doubt, that was one of the best performance…

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Logward Is the Lightweight Syslog Server Every Home Lab Needs in 2025

2 December 2025 at 21:14

I am constantly on the lookout for great tools that help to do things easier in the home lab environment and production than what I am doing currently. In doing…

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2025 Home Lab Network Upgrades Every Home Lab Needs

1 December 2025 at 20:34

Networking like everything else has evolved quite a bit over the past few years, not really in terms of new technologies, but in terms of new hardware, and pricing of…

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Increase Usable RAM In Your Home Lab Without Buying More Memory

28 November 2025 at 22:08

If you are like me you are doing double takes when it comes to RAM prices. It seems like over the past few weeks it has crept up on me…

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Learn how to increase usable RAM in your home lab with tuning tips, NVMe memory tiering, Optane swap, containerization, and smart VM optimization.

The Best Mini PCs for Home Labs in 2025 (Ranked by Real Performance)

27 November 2025 at 22:27

About two and a half years ago I transitioned my home lab over to mini PCs. And, I have to say I haven’t looked back since the. They have fully…

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What’s Up Docker Keeps Your Home Lab Containers Updated Automatically

26 November 2025 at 21:31

Each time I mention Watchtower for container updates, I generally have comments that Watchtower is a very stale project. This is definitely true as it hasn’t had any updates in…

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IncusOS Is the New Minimal Hypervisor OS Changing Home Labs in 2025

25 November 2025 at 21:40

Many in the home lab these days are running Proxmox, XCP-ng, or β€œmaybe” back to the now free β€œagain” VMware ESXi. However, another really cool hypervisor that you may not…

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Complete Guide to Proxmox Containers in 2025: Docker VMs, LXC, and New OCI Support

24 November 2025 at 21:32

One of the things that I really like about Proxmox is all the options it gives when it comes to running containers. And, with the new release of Proxmox VE…

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Learn how to run Proxmox containers in 2025 using Docker VMs, LXC, and new OCI support with tips for performance, updates, and home lab.

15 Troubleshooting Commands Every Linux Home Lab Admin Should Know

21 November 2025 at 21:06

Running your own self-hosted environment usually means you are going to be running Linux servers at some point (or you should be). Linux provides one of the most robust and…

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Proxmox VE 9.1 Launches with OCI Image Support, vTPM Snapshots, and Big SDN Upgrades

20 November 2025 at 21:11

Here we are late in 2025, with the news that Proxmox VE 9.1 has been released as news from the Proxmox official blog has announced. This release has a lot…

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Cachy Linux is the Fast New Linux Distro Your Home Lab Will Love

19 November 2025 at 21:36

I have been on a kick lately of trying out various Linux distros. The Linux distro ecosystem has had some really great introductions over the past couple of years. Just…

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10 Linux Networking Commands Every Home Lab Admin Should Know in 2025

18 November 2025 at 22:37

Running a home lab in 2025 is one of the most exciting and fun things you can build. It also develops skills that others simply don’t build without one. Networking…

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Lazy Docker Is the Easiest Way to Manage Home Lab Containers From Your Terminal

17 November 2025 at 21:12

When you start out in the home lab managing containers, this always starts out fairly simple when you have one or two containers. You might even introduce a reverse proxy…

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10 Best Terminal Tools for Home Labs in 2025

14 November 2025 at 21:11

Home lab tech is growing, morphing, and evolving rapidly like everything else in the industry. We have more automation, containerized apps, and more potential in our mini PCs than ever…

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This New Tool Lets You Manage Proxmox Entirely from Your Terminal

13 November 2025 at 21:36

I recently in compiling my latest list of Proxmox tools that you need to know about for the home lab, stumbled on a new community-developed tool called PVETUI. It is…

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NixOS is the Best Home Lab OS You Haven’t Tried Yet

12 November 2025 at 21:32

There are many great operating systems out there for home lab, including Ubuntu Server, Fedora, Debian, and others. But there is one that you may not have tried as of…

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15 Best Proxmox Tools and Scripts That Make Your Home Lab Easier

11 November 2025 at 21:21

Proxmox is definitely the de facto standard for open-source virtualization in the home lab. It is a crazy good virtualization platform that you can run for free, with clustering, and…

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15 Docker Containers That Make Your Home Lab Instantly Better

10 November 2025 at 21:15

There are certain docker containers that make a lot of sense to run in a home lab that just make life easier, better, and more efficient in the lab environment.…

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There are certain docker containers that make a lot of sense to run in a home lab that just make life easier, better, and more efficient in the lab environment. These are docker containers that I have found to make your home lab instantly better after spinning these up. Let's get right into the list
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