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        • Stufe 17 – QNAP Ausbau
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          • 18.1 Unifi Adopt Fehler
          • 18.2 Port Aggregation (LACP)
          • 18.3 – Topology mit neuen Switchen beeinflussen – Priority
        • Stufe 19 – PiHole
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        • Stufe 12 – vSphere 7 und ESXi 7
        • Stufe 13 – Unify only
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          • 16.1 Nutanix SNMP Monitoring
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          • 16.3 Metriken loggen mit Prometheus und Grafana
          • 16.4 PRTG – The Windows Way
      • 2019
        • Stufe 5 – Expansion
        • Stufe 6 – Orchestrierung und Automatisierung
        • Stufe 7 – 10Gbit
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I Bought a 10 Gig Switch to Fix My Proxmox Ceph Cluster and It Changed Everything / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 03/02/2026 by Cappu

Upgrading to a 10GbE switch transformed my Proxmox Ceph cluster. See how dual 10GbE, SFP+ DACs, and traffic separation unlocked real performance.

Source: I Bought a 10 Gig Switch to Fix My Proxmox Ceph Cluster and It Changed Everything

Categories: Hersteller, HomeLab, Tools und Werkzeuge

Why Your NAS Is the Perfect Proxmox Backup Server / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 02/02/202602/02/2026 by Cappu

Learn why a NAS is ideal for Proxmox Backup Server in a home lab, using the Beelink ME Pro for efficient, reliable VM and container backups.

Source: Why Your NAS Is the Perfect Proxmox Backup Server

Categories: HomeLab, Proxmox, Security

The Easiest Performance Upgrades You Can Make in Your Home Lab in 2026 / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 30/01/202630/01/2026 by Cappu

With all the gloom and doom on pricing of hardware and components at the beginning of 2026, upgrading can be painful and expensive. However, there are a few “low hanging…

Source: The Easiest Performance Upgrades You Can Make in Your Home Lab in 2026

Categories: HomeLab, Tools und Werkzeuge

How to Get the Most Out of Your ZFS Setup: Drive Layouts & Workloads / YouTube Lawrence Systems

Posted on 30/01/2026 by Cappu

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Categories: HomeLab, Tools und Werkzeuge

Beelink ME Pro Testbericht: Ein winziges NAS, das 2026 auch als Heim-Lab-Server dient / YouTube VirtualizationHowto

Posted on 30/01/2026 by Cappu

VirtualizationHowto 100.000 Abonnenten

Categories: Hersteller, HomeLab

Ultimate Proxmox Guide: Set Up a Production Cluster ft. OpenMetal.io Dedicated Servers!  YouTube Level1Techs

Posted on 30/01/2026 by Cappu

Level1Techs 515.000 Abonnente

Categories: Hypervisor, Proxmox, Tools und Werkzeuge

Best Automation Projects You Can Build for Proxmox in a Home Lab in 2026 / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 30/01/2026 by Cappu

Practical Proxmox automation projects for home labs in 2026, covering CI pipelines, Ceph automation, monitoring, and config as code.

Source: Best Automation Projects You Can Build for Proxmox in a Home Lab in 2026

Categories: HomeLab, IaC, Proxmox, Tools und Werkzeuge

Behalten Sie die lazy Methode von Docker im Auge / YouTube MRP

Posted on 28/01/2026 by Cappu
Categories: Container, HomeLab

Coolify: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Platform as a Service?  YouTube Christian Lempa

Posted on 28/01/2026 by Cappu
Categories: HomeLab, Tools und Werkzeuge

Are Home Labs Dead in 2026? The Comment That Forced Me to Rethink Everything / Virtualization Howto

Posted on 28/01/2026 by Cappu

Are home labs dead in 2026? A thoughtful look at rising hardware costs, RAM shortages, NVMe prices, and what the future of home labs really looks like.

Source: Are Home Labs Dead in 2026? The Comment That Forced Me to Rethink Everything

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