Proxmox Ceph Networking: Why I Split My 10GbE NICs
Building a 3-node Proxmox VE and Ceph cluster with only two 10GbE ports per node. Why bonding lost, and the four things that broke along the way.
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Proxmox VE from first install to a three-node Ceph cluster, upgrades between major versions, backups with PBS, and moving VMs over from Hyper-V.
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Hyper-V vs Proxmox in 2026: What Sysadmins Must Know
Hyper-V vs Proxmox in 2026: a practical comparison for sysadmins covering cost, licensing changes, and which hypervisor fits your environment.
Home Server: 5 Things to Do First
You installed Proxmox, now what? The five first steps that take a home server from installed to solid: fixed IP, no root, snapshots, updates, docs.
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.
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.
Upgrade Proxmox 8 to 9 Step by Step (pve8to9, Ceph, noout)
How to upgrade Proxmox VE 8.4 to 9 on a 3-node cluster: run pve8to9, upgrade Ceph to Squid first, set the noout flag, switch apt to Trixie and dist-upgrade.
Upgrade Ceph Reef to Squid on Proxmox (Before PVE 9)
Step-by-step Ceph 18 Reef to 19 Squid upgrade on Proxmox VE 8.4: repository switch, package upgrade, monitors, managers and OSDs one node at a time.