Build a 3-Node Proxmox Ceph Cluster Without a Monitor
Three Lenovo M720q nodes from bare metal to a Proxmox cluster with Ceph, a backup server and Let's Encrypt certificates, installed entirely through a KVM ove...
GL.iNet Comet X Review: 4-Port KVM over IP for a 10-Inch Rack
Hands-on with the GL.iNet Comet X, the four-port KVM over IP that installed my whole Proxmox cluster without a monitor: unboxing, rack mount, setup, the one ...
3x Lenovo M720q in a 10-Inch Rack: The Cluster Hardware Build
The parts and the build for my Proxmox cluster: three M720q Tiny PCs with dual 10GbE cards on a riser, a DeskPi RackMate T1 Plus, a 10GbE switch and a PDU, p...
Build Your First Home NAS With Fygo OS
A home NAS from recycled parts and Fygo OS: the hardware, the four jobs it has to do, the permission gotcha that hides your media, and the free tier.
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.
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.
Self-Host Your First App in 15 Minutes with Docker Compose
Host your first app on your own hardware with one Compose file and one command. No container experience, no subscription, real gotchas included.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
Mini PC Rack: DeskPi RackMate T0 Review with 3 HP Mini PCs
A 10-inch rack for mini PCs: building the DeskPi RackMate T0 around three HP ProDesk 600 G4 Minis running Proxmox and Ceph, with a PDU and a hidden switch.
Convert a Windows ISO to VHDX for Hyper-V (Automated)
Turn a Windows Server ISO into a ready VHDX template with Convert-WindowsImage, inject unattend.xml and enable NetFx3, all from one PowerShell script.
Automate an RDS Lab from ISO to Deployment with PowerShell
Build a full RDS lab on Hyper-V from a Windows Server ISO with my HomeLab PowerShell project: VHDX template, then DC, domain join and RDS from JSON.
Installing Proxmox
Video of a first Proxmox VE install: the country detection hang fixed by replugging the network cable, picking the disk and setting FQDN and static IP.
My New Home Lab Journey - The 2.5 Gbit Network Upgrade
I moved the home lab to 2.5 Gbit with M.2 Realtek adapters and a temporary switch, and found the Windows Update driver caps the link at 1 Gbit.
My New Home Lab Journey
I built a new home lab on three HP ProDesk 600 G4 Minis (i3-8100T, 32 GB, 2 TB NVMe) running Server 2019 Hyper-V, deployed via MDT, with 2.5 Gbit next.