Windows Server
DNS Failover for the Home Lab and Why You Need It
We have all heard the very common expression, “it is always DNS”. We joke about this often…
Windows Server
Home Server Build 2025: Run Proxmox or VMware ESXi 16 Cores and 128GB RAM
I have been having fun building Proxmox servers with motherboards from Minisforum. I hadn’…
Windows Server
New OSConfig PowerShell Security Tool in Windows Server 2025
In looking at Windows Server 2025 and security configuration settings, there is a new tool t…
Windows Server
GlusterFS configuration in Ubuntu Server 22.04 and 24.04
In preparing to spin up a home lab Docker Swarm cluster, I wanted to get a working Gluster…
Windows Server
Install Windows Server 2025 on Proxmox
With the Windows Server 2025 Preview release available, I know many are trying out Windows…
Windows Server
Best Way to Backup Docker Containers Volumes and Home Server
If you are running Docker containers that serve out critical services in your home lab env…
Windows Server
Netdata 2.0 Adds Native Windows Monitoring Support
I have been trying out Netdata monitoring for the past few weeks now and I can say that it…
Windows Server
Windows Server 2025 Packer Build for VMware vSphere
I have been working the last few days on my Windows Server 2025 packer build for VMware vS…
Windows Server
Windows Server 2025 Proxmox Packer Build Fully Automated
Since updating my VMware vSphere Packer build template for Windows Server 2025 (you can read…
Windows Server
Best 5 Home Server Projects to start learning Docker in 2025
I am a huge fan of projects to get started with using and becoming familiar with Docker. I…
Windows Server
Proxmox Home Server Build 2025: Ryzen 9 7945HX 96GB and 10GbE
I have been intrigued with entertaining building my next Proxmox host in the home lab as o…
