Containers
LXC vs VM vs Docker VM in Proxmox
09/05/2026
A practical Proxmox placement guide for deciding when to use LXC containers, full VMs, or a dedicated Docker VM for home-lab workloads.
Portainer 2.44 Security and Bootstrap Tokens: Secure First Run and Existing Installs
08/26/2026
A Portainer security runbook for first-run exposure, setup tokens, agent trust, endpoint permissions, backups, and management-plane isolation.
Docker Compose for Normal People: Run Home Services Without Container Chaos
06/22/2026
A plain-English Docker Compose guide for running home services with understandable folders, volumes, ports, environment files, updates, and backups.
How Do You Back Up Docker Volumes and Databases Properly?
06/22/2026
Back up Docker by backing up the data, configuration, and restore instructions, not the running container. For databases, use application-aware dumps or backup tools, then store those dumps with the volume backups.