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140 tutorials and war stories on homelabs, Windows Server, Microsoft 365, networking and security. Searchable, tagged, no pagination maze.
Build Your First Home Server in 30 Minutes (Proxmox)
Build a home server from nothing in about 30 minutes with Proxmox VE: flash the installer, create your first VM and run a useful service. No experience needed.
Three Years of SMB Pain From a Single Phantom DNS Record
A customer's random application time-outs traced through SMB client logs to a stale _msdcs delegation pointing at a demoted DC, and the cleanup.
AV Access iDock B10 Review: KVM for Desktop and Laptop
Hands-on with the AV Access iDock B10 for dual-monitor desktop plus laptop setups: 120 Hz, 10 Gbps USB, 100 W charging and one-button switching.
I Built a Free IT Learning Platform for Sysadmins
Introducing Mylemans Labs: free, structured IT learning paths for networking, PowerShell, Proxmox, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and Docker.
Plan VLANs for a New Site with Network Designer
A practical walkthrough of using networkdesigner.app to plan VLANs and subnets for a new network site
Windows Security Configuration Framework Explained
Microsoft’s official way to harden Windows using supported security baselines and tools.
Turn a Laptop into a Home Lab with Proxmox and OpenWRT
Turn any laptop into a portable home lab with Proxmox VE and OpenWRT: multi-WAN failover, a desktop environment, and VMs behind your own router.
Proxmox Datacenter Manager Beta: Worth It for Homelabs?
A deep dive into Proxmox Datacenter Manager 0.9 Beta, central management for multiple Proxmox VE clusters, perfect for homelab users.
Proxmox Backup Server: Install and Configure Step by Step
What Proxmox Backup Server is, why every Proxmox host should have one, and how to install it, add the datastore and schedule deduplicated VM backups.
How to Migrate a Hyper-V VM to Proxmox (Step-by-Step Guide)
Step-by-step tutorial on migrating a Hyper-V virtual machine to Proxmox using qemu-img and VirtIO drivers.