Recent Articles & Updates

Service Foundation: DNS, Reverse Proxy, Identity, and Secrets
(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Home lab namespace, Traefik, DNS, Authentik, OpenBao, and more.




Proxmox Backup Server
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Building a dedicated Proxmox Backup Server and a second recovery tier for the home lab.

Starting the Linux Journey with Ubuntu
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A 2024 article that was one of the first stepping stones into the world of home-labbing.

Microsoft 365 Family Tenant
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Microsoft 365 tenant buildout with Exchange, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and more.

Racking APC AP7750 ATS Units
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Racking two APC automatic transfers switches and side-questing in the process.



Network UPS Tools
(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Building a two-UPS staged shutdown system around NUT, ATS failover, and critical-service priorities.

Dell Wyse 5070 Cluster
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Moving DNS onto a pair of Dell Wyse Proxmox nodes.





Backup Routines
(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Backup scheduling and initial configuration restore points.


Proxmox SDN
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Overcomplicating simple split-networking and some terminal mumbo-jumbo.

Storage Planning
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Taking some time to think about the storage layout.

Installing Proxmox VE 9.2
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Finally getting around to the fun part.

Server Wipe and Rebuild
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Rebuilding from the ground-up, using the knowledge I have after two years of iterative home-labbing.

APC ATS Resets
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Keep that cable for a rainy day, you never know when you might need it.

Restoring iDRAC
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(Series: Server Wipe and Rebuild) Restoring network access to iDRAC for Herbert, the production server.

Information Security and Workspace Policy
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General information security guidelines to reduce information exposure and device compromise.



