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Why I Never Bought Into the Home Lab Dashboard Trend / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 12/06/202612/06/2026 by Cappu

Why I never bought into the home lab dashboard trend and why I focus on monitoring, automation, backups, and simplicity instead.

Source: Why I Never Bought Into the Home Lab Dashboard Trend – Virtualization Howto

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Nie wieder wichtige Homelab-Meldungen verpassen | Gotify – YouTube jusec

Posted on 12/06/202612/06/2026 by Cappu

Source: Nie wieder wichtige Homelab-Meldungen verpassen | Gotify – YouTube

Categories: HomeLab, Info, Tools und WerkzeugeDiscussion: Leave a comment

I Tried This Storage OS Most Home Labbers Have Never Heard Of / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 12/06/202612/06/2026 by Cappu

I tested OviOS in my home lab to see how it compares to TrueNAS. Here are my findings, installation experience, and key takeaways.

Source: I Tried This Storage OS Most Home Labbers Have Never Heard Of – Virtualization Howto

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I Still Use Wireshark, but This Is the Network Tool I Open First / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 12/06/202612/06/2026 by Cappu

Sniffnet quickly became one of my favorite home lab tools, helping me troubleshoot network issues faster before reaching for Wireshark.

Source: I Still Use Wireshark, but This Is the Network Tool I Open First – Virtualization Howto

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I No Longer Follow This Popular Home Lab Advice / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 12/06/202612/06/2026 by Cappu

After years of running a home lab, I stopped following some popular advice. Here are the lessons that simplified and improved my environment.

Source: I No Longer Follow This Popular Home Lab Advice – Virtualization Howto

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I Tried MicroCloud and It Might Be Canonical’s Most Interesting Home Lab Project Yet / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 08/06/202608/06/2026 by Cappu

More home labbers are talking about MicroCloud. Here’s why Canonical’s lightweight private cloud platform is getting so much attention.

Source: I Tried MicroCloud and It Might Be Canonical’s Most Interesting Home Lab Project Yet – Virtualization Howto

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This Home Lab Learning Tool Made Kubernetes Finally Click for Me / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 07/06/202607/06/2026 by Cappu

I tried a home lab learning tool called KubeKosh and it made Kubernetes finally click. See how it helps simplify learning Kubernetes.

Source: This Home Lab Learning Tool Made Kubernetes Finally Click for Me – Virtualization Howto

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I tested EVERY single IP KVM / YouTube Jeff Geerling

Posted on 06/06/202606/06/2026 by Cappu

Source: I tested EVERY single IP KVM – YouTube

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PostgreSQL mit Docker starten – Vom Container zur ersten SQL-Datenbank [Tutorial] / YouTube Deployn

Posted on 06/06/202606/06/2026 by Cappu

Source: PostgreSQL mit Docker starten – Vom Container zur ersten SQL-Datenbank [Tutorial] – YouTube

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Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think / YouTube VirtualizationHowto

Posted on 05/06/202605/06/2026 by Cappu

Source: Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think – YouTube

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