Proxmox
Proxmox Backup Server for BeginnersNew!!
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 LabsNew!!
A practical Proxmox 9.x upgrade runbook for home labs, covering backups, pve8to9 checks, repositories, Ceph caveats, rollback, and post-upgrade validation.
One UPS, Many Devices: NUT Shutdown for Proxmox, NAS, Router, and Docker Hosts
A practical NUT architecture for coordinating clean shutdown across Proxmox, NAS, Docker hosts, and network gear from one UPS.
TrueNAS vs Unraid vs OpenMediaVault vs Proxmox for a Home Server
Choose TrueNAS, Unraid, OpenMediaVault, or Proxmox by primary workload, disk growth, application isolation, licensing, and the recovery burden you can support.
The Beginner Homelab Buying Guide: Start Small, Upgrade Later
A no-regrets beginner homelab buying guide: start with one useful workload, buy the boring basics first, and upgrade when the lab earns it.
Should Old Windows 10 PCs Become Proxmox or Linux Homelab Nodes?
Yes, many Windows 10-era business desktops are excellent homelab nodes if they have reliable storage, enough RAM, stable Ethernet, and acceptable idle power. Do not keep unsupported Windows around for server duties.
Mini PC vs Raspberry Pi for Homelabs: Which One Should Run Your Services?
A practical homelab decision guide for choosing between Raspberry Pi boards and x86 mini PCs for Docker, Proxmox, storage, networking, and always-on services.
Beginner Proxmox Home Server Build: Safe Defaults for Your First Node
A beginner-friendly Proxmox build plan covering hardware, storage, networking, first VMs, backups, updates, and validation before trusting the server.
What Should Happen to Your Homelab During a Power Outage?
A homelab should fail in a predictable order: keep the network alive first, shut down storage cleanly, stop compute before batteries are exhausted, and restart services only after power is stable.
Used Enterprise Server vs Mini PC: Which Homelab Buy Makes Sense?
Used enterprise servers are worth it when you need PCIe lanes, drive bays, ECC memory, lab realism, or noisy hardware experience. Mini PCs are usually better for always-on home services because they.