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- Deploying a CI/CD Pipeline in a Home Lab: Complete Step-by-Step Guide
- Proxmox Cluster Setup for Multiple Home Servers: A Complete Guide
- Home Lab Security: Firewalls, VLANs, and Segmentation
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Configuring NAS for Remote Access and Cloud Sync: Complete Guide
Configuring NAS for Remote Access and Cloud Sync Configuring NAS for Remote Access and Cloud Sync: Complete Guide Introduction Configuring a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device for remote access and seamless cloud synchronization has become essential for modern workflows. Whether you’re a home user needing remote file access or a business requiring secure off-site backups,
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Automating Updates on Home Lab Servers: The Complete Guide
Automating Updates on Home Lab Servers Automating Updates on Home Lab Servers: The Complete Guide Introduction Automating updates on home lab servers is one of the most effective ways to maintain security, stability, and performance without constant manual intervention. Whether you manage a small homelab running virtual machines, containers, or bare-metal services, keeping your systems
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Deploying Kubernetes Clusters with K3s for Home Labs: A Complete Guide
Deploying Kubernetes Clusters with K3s for Home Labs: A Complete Guide Introduction to K3s for Home Lab Kubernetes Kubernetes has become the gold standard for orchestrating containerized applications, but its full distribution often requires significant compute resources, making it impractical for smaller environments. Enter K3s, a lightweight, certified Kubernetes distribution created by Rancher Labs. It
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Home Lab Power and Cooling Considerations: A Complete Guide for Reliable and Efficient Home Server Environments
Home Lab Power and Cooling Considerations Home Lab Power and Cooling Considerations: A Complete Guide for Reliable and Efficient Home Server Environments Designing a home lab involves far more than selecting servers, switches, and virtualization platforms. Two of the most important yet frequently overlooked aspects of building a long‑lasting and reliable environment are power and
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VMware Resource Allocation Best Practices
VMware Resource Allocation Best Practices VMware Resource Allocation Best Practices Efficient VMware resource allocation is essential for achieving optimal performance, stability, and scalability across virtualized environments. As organizations continue to adopt virtualization to reduce hardware costs and increase flexibility, properly allocating computing, memory, storage, and network resources becomes a foundational part of managing VMware vSphere
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Proxmox Container vs Virtual Machine: Differences Explained
Proxmox Container vs Virtual Machine: Differences Explained Proxmox Container vs Virtual Machine: Differences Explained Proxmox VE is one of the most popular open-source virtualization platforms used by homelab enthusiasts, developers, and enterprise IT teams. Its powerful combination of KVM virtualization and LXC containerization makes it flexible enough to run virtually any workload. However, many users
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Managing Docker Images and Containers Efficiently
Managing Docker Images and Containers Efficiently Managing Docker Images and Containers Efficiently Efficient management of Docker images and containers is essential for maintaining a scalable, reliable, and secure containerized environment. Whether you are running Docker on a single server or orchestrating large-scale container deployments, optimal image and container management ensures faster deployment, reduced storage usage,
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Building a Plex Library for Large Media Collections: The Complete Guide
Building a Plex Library for Large Media Collections: The Complete Guide Introduction Building a Plex library for a large media collection requires more than simply dumping files into folders. To create a smooth, fast, and reliable Plex setup, you need a strategy that covers storage, organization, metadata, hardware, and long-term maintenance. Whether you’re migrating an
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Remote Desktop Solutions for Home Lab VMs: The Complete Guide for Secure and High‑Performance Access
Remote Desktop Solutions for Home Lab VMs Remote Desktop Solutions for Home Lab VMs: The Complete Guide for Secure and High‑Performance Access Introduction Managing virtual machines in a home lab requires flexible, reliable, and secure remote access solutions. Whether you’re running Proxmox, VMware ESXi, TrueNAS Scale, or a mixed-environment hypervisor setup, having the right remote
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Running AI Workloads in Docker Containers: A Complete Guide for Developers and Data Engineers
Running AI Workloads in Docker Containers Running AI Workloads in Docker Containers: A Complete Guide for Developers and Data Engineers Introduction Running AI workloads in Docker containers has become a foundational practice for developers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers who want to deploy AI models reliably and efficiently. Containers offer portability, reproducibility, resource isolation,