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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fix MDT BSOD on Proxmox VMs: Import the VirtIO Drivers
Windows VMs on Proxmox blue-screened during MDT deployment until I added a driver fallback step with the VirtIO drivers and a PowerShell check.
Build a 3-Node Proxmox Cluster with Ceph Step by Step
Build a three-node Proxmox cluster with Ceph: create the cluster, join two nodes, install Ceph and OSDs, then run a VM on Ceph storage and live migrate it.
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.