Proxmox
Recover a Headless Proxmox or Linux Box With an IP-KVM
The one time you cannot SSH into a server is the one time you need to most. The…
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Virtualization
Proxmox
Best IP-KVM for a Homelab: JetKVM vs PiKVM vs NanoKVM vs Comet
Sooner or later a homelab box dies in exactly the way SSH cannot fix. The kernel panics before…
Storage
Build a Ceph Storage Cluster for Your Home Lab (3-node, NVMe, 10GbE)
A Ceph cluster used to mean a rack, a 10GbE switch the size of a pizza box, and…
Proxmox
Build a Proxmox Server: Homelab Virtualization Host
You want to run a stack of VMs and containers at home without renting a cloud, and a…
Proxmox
Is a Mini PC Enough for a Homelab? How Many VMs Each Tier Runs
Short answer: yes. A mini PC runs a real homelab. The question that actually matters is how many…
Proxmox
How Much RAM Do You Need for Proxmox and a Homelab
You’re sizing a homelab box and the RAM question is the one that actually decides what you can…
Storage
Best UPS for a Homelab and NAS
A homelab UPS has one job your desk UPS does not: hold the load steady long enough for…
Storage
Best SSD and NVMe for Servers and a Homelab
Two consumer SSDs sat in the same server. One acknowledged 642 durable writes a second, the other 2,024,…
Storage
NVMe vs SATA SSD for a Proxmox Datastore: PLP and Endurance
The fastest SSD on the spec sheet is often the worst choice for a Proxmox node. I learned…
Proxmox
Best Mini PC for a Homelab, Proxmox, and Self-Hosting
Picking a mini PC for Proxmox and a homelab is really six choices, not one. A single low-power…
Proxmox
20 Things to Do After Installing Proxmox VE 9
The Proxmox VE installer is done in about ten minutes. Turning that fresh node into something you would…
Proxmox
ZFS RAID Levels on Proxmox VE: Stripe, Mirror, RAIDZ1/2/3
The RAID level you pick when you create a ZFS pool on Proxmox is permanent for that group…