OpenSearch Is Done Being Called “the Elasticsearch Fork”
I sat down with Bianca Lewis of OpenSearch at Open Source Summit India, right after the project’s second OpenSearch Con in the country. Bianca Lewis is the executive director of…
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My Favorite AI MCP Servers for the Home Lab in 2026
Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is one of the biggest advancements in AI for the home lab. In this video, I share the AI MCP servers that have become part…
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7 Open Source Infrastructure Projects Worth Watching in 2026
Looking for the next great open source project for your home lab? In this video, I share 7 open source infrastructure projects that I’m watching closely in 2026. These projects…
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5 DNS Servers Every Home Lab Should Know About (2026 Guide)
Choosing the right DNS server can make a huge difference in your home lab. In this video, I break down the five DNS servers I think every home lab should…
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I No Longer Follow This Popular Home Lab Advice
There is a lot of popular home lab advice out there that gets repeated and it starts sounding like absolute truth. But after years of running virtualization clusters, Kubernetes environments,…
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The Operating Systems I Actually Use in My Home Lab in 2026 (And Why)
In this video, I break down the operating systems I actually use in my home lab in 2026 and why each one plays a critical role. From Talos Linux for…
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FOSS Weekly #26.13: Age Verification Added in systemd, Systemd forked, Btrfs Subvolumes, New Backup Tool, Yazi Manager and More
Distributions are already picking sides. Void and Garuda Linux have outright rejected the idea. The privacy-focused Android distro GrapheneOS isn’t entertaining it either. Meanwhile, Fedora is exploring whether an Apple-style…
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Serious About Learning Linux? Get 15 O'Reilly Linux and DevOps eBooks for Under $25
Most of the internet runs on Linux. From cloud servers and containerized apps to CI/CD pipelines and network automation, Linux is the backbone of modern infrastructure. And the people keeping…
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I Built a 5-Node Proxmox & Ceph Mini Rack with 17TB NVMe
I rebuilt my home lab into a 5-node Proxmox and Ceph cluster using a compact 10-inch mini rack. It has 17TB of all-NVMe storage and dual 10Gb LACP networking. In…
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FOSS Weekly #26.08: KDE Plasma 6.6, Mint Release Schedule Change, ASCII Weather, Firefox Tweaking and More Linux Stuff
Sabayon Linux’s creator is back with matrixOS, an immutable Gentoo-based distro. It is built on OSTree with atomic updates and ships with the latest Mesa and NVIDIA drivers.And your purchase…
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I Ran Proxmox and VMware Side by Side for a Year (What Surprised Me Most)
I spent an entire year running Proxmox and VMware side by side in my home lab, fully expecting VMware to come out on top. VMware had always been my default…
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VCF 9.x Bringup Series – Part4: VCF Fleet Deployment using the VCF Installer
In this part of the series, we will proceed with the VCF fleet deployment via the VCF Installer appliance. The VCF Installer appliance replaces the Cloud Builder appliance used in…
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15 Linux Troubleshooting Commands Every Home Lab Admin Should Know
Linux troubleshooting is one of the most valuable skills you can build for a home lab, especially as you start running Proxmox, Kubernetes, Docker containers, and self hosted services. In…
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The 5 Home Lab Upgrades That Completely Transformed My Setup
Over the years my home lab has evolved a lot, but a few key upgrades completely changed how I build, manage, and enjoy it. In this video, I share the…
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Looking for an Ubuntu Manual? Try This Book
I feel that some times the book relies too much on text. For example, there is a section that discusses using the Software Center and I feel that it could…
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Freelens vs Lens 2025: Which Free Kubernetes IDE Reigns Supreme?
Freelens is a completely free, open-source Kubernetes IDE that delivers all the power of Lens without nagging for a subscription. In this video, I’ll show you how Freelens brings a…
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Google Gemini CLI: AI in Your Terminal (Windows • Linux • macOS)
In this video I walk you step-by-step through installing and using Google Gemini CLI on Windows, Linux and macOS. Watch me translate Bash to PowerShell, refactor Terraform on the fly,…
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Low Power Proxmox Home Server! Geekom A5 2025 Edition
Looking for the ultimate low-power mini PC for your Proxmox home lab in 2025? In this video, we review the Geekom A5 2025 Edition. It is a compact and energy-efficient…
