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Homelabs and Proxmox in Valnet Articles
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XDA ☛ Canonical's MicroCloud turned out to be an amazing addition to my home lab
As a hardcore distro-hopper, I’m always on the lookout for cool operating systems to tinker with. This obsession of mine isn’t just restricted to general-purpose distributions, either. Although I adore Proxmox over all else, I’m always on the lookout for new virtualization platforms and containerization environments for my home lab.
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XDA ☛ I use this free backup tool with my Proxmox and PBS instances, and it's a game-changer
ESXi may have solid integration with Broadcom’s virtualization suite, but Proxmox isn’t far behind when it comes to first-party tools. Although it’s still in the early development stage, Proxmox Datacenter Manager is a solid utility for keeping an eye on multiple nodes and migrating virtual guests between them. And then there’s Proxmox Backup Server, which provides deduplication, compression, and easier recovery methods in addition to supporting remote syncs between PBS nodes.
But what really sets the Proxmox ecosystem apart from the rest of the virtualization platforms is the sheer number of scripts, packages, and tools created by the PVE community. Take the Backup Proxmox PBS & PVE System Files repository by tis24dev, for example. It’s a powerful script that simplifies recovery by adding extra functionality to my Proxmox ecosystem – and it’s something I’ve configured on all my PVE (and even PBS) nodes.
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HowTo Geek ☛ Homelab projects to try this weekend (November 14-16)
Are you looking for some fun homelab projects to try this weekend? Look no further! Today, I’m telling you about three things I wish I had set up a long time ago.
For starters, you should definitely virtualize your services. Having your different services hosted on virtual machines is more beneficial than you might think. Then, you should set up a VPN, and finally end the weekend by setting up your computers to back up to your NAS.
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XDA ☛ I always change these 5 Proxmox settings on a fresh install
As someone who tinkers with home lab projects on a daily basis, I’ve seen the Proxmox setup screen so many times that it practically lives rent-free in my head. Failed networking projects, bootloader misadventures, cluster accidents, and incorrectly set-up permissions often end up with me reinstalling Proxmox from scratch. While there are ways to recover from them, starting from a clean slate is the easiest method – especially for nested server VM and experimental home lab devices.
Then there’s all the cool home lab paraphernalia that I review from time to time, and Proxmox’s surprisingly low system requirements and FOSS nature make it the perfect platform to test new hardware. But no matter the reason, I always change these settings after wrapping up the installation sequence.