I’ve been running Proxmox in my home lab ever since I built my first virtual machine host around three years ago. Over that time, there have been several new versions of Proxmox that have come out and of course, I’ve kept with the times...
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Windows 10 Coming to End of Life
As with other Microsoft operating system, it has been announced that come the 14th of October, 2025, Windows 10 support will official end. Now while Windows 10 won’t just stop working, what it does mean is that there will be no more updates...
Microsoft SCCM: Still the Way to Deploy Workstations?
In my current workplace, we still use Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Manager to deploy our user’s workstations. In 2022, it raises the question, is it still the most optimal solution? It’s a good question and the answer...
Getting Started With Docker
In a previous blog post, I wrote about how to set up Docker and Docker Compose. Now that we have our environment set up, let’s learn how to start running Docker containers. There are Docker containers for almost everything these days and...
Let’s Set Up a Reverse Proxy
So what the heck is a reverse proxy and why would you even want one? That’s a fair question and if you don’t understand how a reverse proxy works, the concept can be a little confusing at first. In some earlier tutorials, we set up a...
Manage Your Containers With Portainer
In a previous tutorial, I explained how to get Docker and Docker Compose setup. Docker is an amazing tool to maximize your resources allowing you to run multiple applications easily on a single server. While you can spin up containers using Docker...
Containerize Everything With Docker
If you’ve been in the world of technology long enough, you’ll probably be familiar with the concept of virtual machines. VM’s are an awesome technology that allows us to do some really neat stuff but there’s a new kid in...
Configuring Your New Linux System “Best Practices”
If you are new to Linux, there are some initial configurations you should make to your new system to keep it up to date and secure. This is especially important if you plan to expose your system to the Internet. I’ll be making these...
How to Install Debian “A Full Tutorial”
Debian has quickly become one of my favorite Linux distributions to use because of how lightweight it is. Especially if you are only using the command line and not installing a graphical user interface (GUI). In this tutorial, I’ll walk...