Tutorials
Proxmox Storage for Normal People
A plain-English Proxmox storage guide explaining local, local-lvm, ZFS, NFS, iSCSI, Ceph, PBS, snapshots, and backup boundaries.
Unraid 7.3 Internal Boot: Move Off USB Without Losing Recovery
Plan Unraid internal boot around configuration protection, licensing and recovery, not just a successful first boot. Evaluate mirrored-device failure and retain the supported USB-first restoration path.
Proxmox 9.2 Dynamic Load Balancing: Useful HA Or Small-Lab Overkill?
Decide whether Proxmox load balancing addresses a measured capacity problem. Compare workload eligibility, spare resources and migration impact, keeping cluster-wide HA maintenance separate from balancing controls.
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1: Multi-Node Visibility Without A Mega-Cluster
Evaluate centralized guest, snapshot and storage visibility across independent Proxmox remotes while preserving direct node access. Shared management does not create quorum, shared storage or high availability.
Can Fiber Internet Be Wiretapped? What the 2026 GPON Research Proves
A detailed, evidence-backed explanation of the 2026 gpwn research: how shared GPON downstreams work, what the researchers demonstrated, what remains unproven, and what subscribers and ISPs should do.
MCP 2026-07-28 Migration Guide: Stateless Core, Auth, and Compatibility Checks
An unperformed MCP migration test plan for exact client, gateway, SDK and server combinations. Check protocol compatibility, denied access and multi-instance behavior with disposable data, while separating protocol statelessness from application state and authorization.
Watchtower Is Archived: Replace Blind Container Updates
Replace unattended Watchtower changes with an owned process for release discovery, image selection and deployment approval. Keep application data recovery separate from pinning or reverting a container image.
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.