The Problem: Configuring VLANs Without a Plan Picture this: You’ve just decided to segment your network into separate VLANs. You’re excited to isolate your IoT devices from your home servers, lock...
Hardening Windows securely is harder than it should be. Too often, environments rely on: Random GPO templates Overly strict CIS settings Inconsistent security policies across systems Micr...
You don’t need a server rack or expensive hardware to start a homelab. With a single laptop, you can build a complete, portable lab running Proxmox and OpenWRT, with Wi-Fi passthrough and Multi-WAN...
If you’re managing more than one Proxmox VE node in your homelab, things just got a whole lot easier. The release of Proxmox Datacenter Manager (PDM) 0.9 Beta brings a centralized dashboard...
Introduction If you’re running Proxmox VE, backups are not optional, they’re essential. Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) is the official backup solution for Proxmox environments, offering dedup...
If you’re moving your home lab or production workloads from Hyper-V to Proxmox, this guide walks you through the entire migration process, including installing drivers, exporting, converting, and i...
TL;DR A flat /24 network for everything (servers, printers, switches, APs, clients, phones, IoT, cameras, …) finally ran out of steam. Immediate relief: we added two temporary /24 scopes in a sup...
How I Discovered Hidden Growth in Mailbox Archives Have you ever thought you had your email storage under control, only to find out the real problem was hiding in plain sight? That’s exactly what ...
In this guide, I’ll walk you through how I upgraded my 3-node Proxmox cluster from version 8.4 to 9.0, including the required Ceph upgrade from Reef (18.2.2) to Squid. This guide is based on the o...
This guide explains how to safely upgrade your Ceph cluster from Reef to Squid in a Proxmox VE 8.4+ environment. It is based on the official documentation. Before you begin: Ensure your cluster...