I stopped throwing out old hardware after discovering Proxmox
…you look at the server-centric forums, you’re bound to see tinkerers flex their enterprise-tier home lab nodes running AI-training workloads across dozens of VMs. But take a look…
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I kept waiting for Docker to fail, but nineteen containers on bare metal proved Proxmox wrong
…I didn’t get enterprise-grade hardware for my homelab setup; instead, I repurposed an almost 8-year-old laptop as a bare metal server . The laptop was a Dell Latitude 7480…
I ran Cyberpunk 2077 inside a Proxmox VM on a mini PC, and it actually worked
…I know that a Sunlight and Moonlight setup probably would’ve cut latency and made gameplay feel smoother. I didn’t use it here because I wanted to test the VM closer…
I replaced my entire Proxmox backup strategy with one tool, and I haven't thought about backups since
…That's a bad feeling to have around the one part of your setup that is supposed to rescue you. Proxmox Backup Server gave me a dedicated place and purpose for backups…
Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
…I could create a VM and run Windows inside it, and have a Windows install always accessible from any of my devices by connecting to my Proxmox server. And there are numerous…
Home Assistant kept wasting power on my home lab, and this tiny change fixed it
…I had never noticed any problems with that setup, and considering Home Assistant is a very light platform, this VM only has access to 2 out of the 22 processor cores available…
Your last backup completing successfully doesn't mean your data is actually recoverable
…If you’re into home servers, you’ll want to factor your NAS into the container and VM backup equation. Since a single node isn’t reliable enough, deploying a 3-2…
Your Proxmox 8 server stops getting security updates in August, and upgrading to PVE 9 isn't straightforward
…I recommend going with a bare-metal Proxmox Backup Server rig, as it not only keeps your LXCs and VMs safe, but its reliance on incremental snapshots along with its data compression…
I run Proxmox and Docker together in my homelab, and here's why treating them as rivals wastes resources
…It can run on pretty much anything, and Docker can always be used within a VM or as an LXC . Ignoring Docker could result in a bloated setup that relies too heavily…
I used Cockpit instead of a full NAS OS, and my spare Linux box finally made sense for home storage
…And truth be told, Cockpit + Ubuntu Server are a terrific pair for makeshift NAS setups, especially in a resource-constrained environment. Related 5 operating systems you should try on your NAS The…