LXC vs VM vs Docker VM in Proxmox
A practical Proxmox placement guide for deciding when to use LXC containers, full VMs, or a dedicated Docker VM for home-lab workloads.
Windows 11 24H2 SMB Share Failures: Check Signing Requirements
Diagnose branch file-share failures by Windows edition, traffic direction, server and account. Preserve SMB signing while checking authenticated NAS access and scanner workflows separately, without falling back to guest access or SMB1.
July 2026 Windows IPP Change: Test Old Office Printers
Understand the Windows IPP driver preference without assuming older printers are unusable. Evaluate fresh installations, required finishing features and ordinary-user access, with scanning and fax checked separately.
Proxmox Backup Server for Beginners
A beginner-friendly Proxmox Backup Server guide explaining PBS, retention, pruning, verification, restore drills, encryption, offsite sync, and sizing.
Proxmox 9.x Upgrade Plan for Home Labs
A practical Proxmox 9.x upgrade runbook for home labs, covering backups, pve8to9 checks, repositories, Ceph caveats, rollback, and post-upgrade validation.
Philippine 3G Shutdown Audit For Every Branch Device
Audit branch modems, alarms and payment devices by carrier, location and actual voice, SMS or data use. Verify the applicable shutdown schedule and test replacements before removing the existing cellular path.
Scan-To-Email After The SMTP AUTH Delay
Choose a scanner mail path by authentication capability and recipient scope. Separate SMTP AUTH from Basic authentication, then plan delivery, attachment and queue-recovery checks without broad tenant exceptions.
Minimum Viable Evals for Technical AI Workflows
A practical AI evals guide for testing prompts, RAG, coding assistants, config review, assertions, Ragas, promptfoo, and regression checks.
From Homelab Chatbot to a Private AI Operations Platform
Extend a local chatbot with document retrieval, bounded tools, monitoring, and backups only after defining permissions, ownership, failure behavior, and recovery; begin with read-only assistance.
Prepare For NTLM-Off Windows
Start NTLM reduction with auditing and application dependency repair. Identify service, scanner and share access before testing denial in a recoverable scope, rather than applying domain-wide restrictions without evidence.