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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DevOps Guide For Installing Docker on Windows Server (2016, 2019, & 2022)
Get-Service docker Check the Docker CLI: Run the following command to verify that the docker command is available in your system’s PATH. Suggested read: Self-Hosting Docker vs Cloud-Based Docker Legacy…
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VCF 9.x Bringup Series – Part1: Preparing ESX Hosts
This is part 1 of a series of blog posts where I will walk you through all the steps needed to prepare your ESX hosts as part of bringing up…
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VCF 9.x Bringup Series – Part2: Deploying the VCF Installer Appliance
This is part 2 of a series of blog posts where I will walk you through all the steps needed to deploy the VCF Installer appliance as part of bringing…
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VCF 9.x Bringup Series – Part3: Downloading Binaries to the VCF Installer Appliance
Before deploying VCF, you should download the required binaries to the VCF installer appliance. This can be done by any of the below three ways: If the VCF Installer appliance can connect…
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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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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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11-Drive Mini Monster NAS! Aoostar WTR Max Review
Ready to cram 11 drives, dual 10 GbE + 2.5 GbE, and an 8-core Zen 4 CPU into the tiniest footprint on your rack? In this review we unpack and…
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GMKtec Nucbox G3 Plus Low Power Home Server Review
We take a close look at the GMKtec Nucbox G3 Plus as a low power home server that is also very affordable. The GMKtec Nucbox G3 Plus is very power…
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AMD’s CPU Road Map Leaks; First Look at Nintendo Switch 2 APU – Talking Heads Ep.381
Welcome to Talking Heads, your once weekly show about everything happening in the world of tech, computers, gaming, craft beer and cocktails. You too can be a Bad Mother Flipper……
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VMware ESXi Free Once again with 8.0U3e! See how to Download it!
Broadcom made major news today with the release of VMware ESXi 8.0U3e as a free hypervisor once again! What is going on? Did we just see Broadcom take away VMware…
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Home Lab Automation with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines!
In this video we take a look at home lab automation to see how you can use Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning with Proxmox, VMware, etc….
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Home Server Build 2025 for Proxmox with Minisforum BD795i SE
This is another Proxmox Server Build with a variation using the Minisforum BD795i SE motherboard and a few differences here. This is a great board that will allow building your…
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Proxmox Swap and Memory Hack for Home Labs!
When it comes to performance, Swap space is generally considered a negative. When you start swapping to disk, performance usually suffers. However, if you running a RAM starved home lab…
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Convert VMware to Proxmox // Use Veeam Community Edition for Migration
Many are thinking about migrating from VMware ESXi over to Proxmox and there are starting to be many solutions and ways to migrate with many new tools including Proxmox migration,…
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VCF 5.1.0 – Issue replacing Perpetual Licenses with new Subscription ones
In one of my recent VMware engagements, I attempted to replace the perpetual licenses for a VCF 5.1.0 environment with the renewed subscription licenses, however i encountered some interesting issue,…
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Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS Review: Beastly NAS for Home Lab or SMB
I take a detailed look at the Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS device. This thing is a super beefy NAS device with lots of horsepower and drive bays along with 2…
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My Proxmox Server Build 2025! Minisforum BD795M with 32 threads, 96 GB memory, 10 gig
I am building my own server for Proxmox and asking you guys to join in on the journey. We walk through a few things with the build. Why are we…
