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20 posts

Home Lab

Home lab architecture and hardware builds, including Unraid storage servers, network switches, Untangle firewalls, and power management.

18 posts

General

Site updates, industry announcements, and general IT topics spanning infrastructure, networking, and web technology.

17 posts

Virtualization

Virtualization techniques covering nested ESXi configurations, virtual firewall architecture, and Cisco Nexus 1000v migrations.

14 posts

VMware

VMware vSphere administration, covering vCenter VCSA upgrades, vSAN failure recovery, ESXi host configuration, and vDS migrations.

11 posts

Guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for CentOS, ESXi SNMP monitoring, Windows Server DHCP failover, Untangle SSL certificates and vSphere switch migrations.

8 posts

Windows

Windows Server administration, high-availability DHCP failover, Group Policy privacy configuration, and preview releases.

7 posts

Networking

Network architecture, virtual switches, Windows Server DHCP failover, firewall planning, and remote access security.

6 posts

Storage

Network-attached storage setups, SSD upgrades, Synology NAS deployments, and Unraid installations on custom hardware.

6 posts

Web Hosting

Web hosting operations, dedicated servers, and billing automation platforms such as WHMCS and WHSuite.

5 posts

Gaming

PC gaming notes covering hardware upgrades, custom Steam skins, game releases, and cloud gaming platforms.

5 posts

Hardware

Physical hardware builds and upgrades, covering custom ESXi servers, NAS storage expansions, and M.2 NVMe SSD installations.

5 posts

Software

Software reviews and utility tools, focusing on phpIPAM address management, WHSuite billing software, and password managers.

5 posts

Technology

Overviews of emerging tech, cloud gaming platforms, Windows Server previews, and residential firewall options.

4 posts

Misc

Assorted technical topics covering ESXi purple screen recovery, SSL encryption, dedicated hosting history, and audio equipment.

4 posts

Reviews

Hands-on evaluations of hardware and software, including the Thecus N5550 NAS, phpIPAM IP address management and the Dashlane password manager.

3 posts

Cloud

Notes on cloud services and platforms, including Cloudflare firewall security rules and cloud gaming infrastructure.

2 posts

Linux

Practical guides for CentOS administration, focusing on automated package updates with yum-cron and open-vm-tools installation.

1 posts

AI

AI coding agents in daily use: running several of them across a home lab, with shared rules, delegated work and safety gates.

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20265

  1. Running AI Coding Agents Across Several Machines
  2. Website Refresh v3.0: From WordPress to Astro
  3. Patch Week: PHP2Shell, HTTP/3, LiteLLM, Node.js and GitLab
  4. Static Site Hosting on Bunny
  5. VMware After Broadcom

20204

  1. 10GbE and Storage Server Upgrades
  2. Scaling down the home lab, slightly
  3. ZION - 4U Unraid Storage Server
  4. 2020 Home Lab Upgrade (Unraid 4U)

20198

  1. Google Stadia and Cloud Gaming
  2. unRAID on Thecus N5550 with 6 drives
  3. Website Improvements: RunCloud.io, OVH, BunnyCDN and Redis Cache
  4. NAS3 SSD Upgrade
  5. Adding a SSL Certificate to Untangle Firewall
  6. Using Cloudflare Firewall to Secure WordPress
  7. Serverless WordPress
  8. VMware vCenter 6.7 U1: Windows to VCSA Upgrade and Convergence

20184

  1. vSphere 6.7 U1 now released
  2. Upgrades to my gaming rig
  3. Windows Server 2019 - Now available in preview
  4. New Synology DS1817+ NAS & ISP Switch

20176

  1. VMUG Advantage is 10% off
  2. Website Refresh! v2.0
  3. Home Lab Rebuild
  4. Disaster strikes as NAS3 crashes
  5. Home Lab Updates: AC Unit, Failed Drive on NAS1
  6. vSAN all hosts down scenario

201616

  1. Reducing Home Lab Power Usage
  2. Tuning Large Windows DHCP Servers
  3. Migration from Cisco 1000v to VMware Virtual Distributed Switch (Part 2)
  4. Firewall Swap & Windows Telemetry Data
  5. WHMCS - Is the promo applied or not?
  6. My first dedicated server, back in 2005
  7. Virtual Firewall and Networking - Planning Guide
  8. Firewalls for Home Use
  9. Windows Server 2016 - Technical Preview 5
  10. vSkilled Crypto - Now SSL Encrypted!
  11. Home Labs: Remote Access and Security
  12. Worried about Windows 10 privacy issues? Group/Local policy to the rescue!
  13. vExpert 2016
  14. Whoops! My Samsung 950 PRO M.2 512GB SSD experience
  15. Microsoft support and security updates for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 end on January 12, 2016
  16. Migration from Cisco 1000v to VMware Virtual Distributed Switch (Part 1)

201519

  1. Automatically reboot an ESXi host after PSOD
  2. Storage Refresh 2016 - Time to Build! (Part 2)
  3. Dashlane - Password Manager Review
  4. Installing open-vm-tools on CentOS
  5. ARIN Region IPv4 Free Pool Reaches Zero
  6. New ESXi Server Build - VMH02 Replacement
  7. VMware HTML5 Client?
  8. Steam - "Pressure" Skin
  9. Enable SNMP on ESXi 5.5
  10. Storage Refresh 2016 - The Plan
  11. CentOS nightly auto updates using yum-cron
  12. SubPac S1 Tactile Bass Systems Review
  13. A closer look at WHSuite (Beta 4)
  14. Windows Server 2012 R2 - DHCP High Availability / Fail-over Setup Guide (Part 2)
  15. Windows Server 2012 R2 - DHCP High Availability / Fail-over Setup Guide (Part 1)
  16. Changes to the Home Lab Directory
  17. Leap Second Adjustment on June 30th @ 23:59:60 UTC
  18. Home Lab Upgrades, Network Standardization
  19. Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC!

201410

  1. WHSuite - Alpha/Beta Group
  2. Star Citizen - Arena Commander Alpha!
  3. VMUG "Green Out" T-Shirt Design Contest
  4. Review of Thecus N5550 5-Bay NAS
  5. Visio Stencils For VMware, Hyper V, etc!
  6. Web-Based IP Address Management - phpIPAM
  7. End of General Support for vSphere 4.x
  8. SSD Emulated Virtual Disks for Nested ESXi
  9. Canada’s Anti-Spam Law - The Rundown
  10. Change SSH Port in CentOS - Linux