Homelab

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Proxmox vs TrueNAS Scale: VM Performance Showdown

Which hypervisor – Proxmox vs TrueNAS Scale – delivers better virtual machine performance when compared with multiple VM core configurations in benchmark tests on identical systems? Do you think you can predict the results?

Rock 5B Packaging

Is Radxa’s RK3588 Based Rock 5B A Raspberry Pi Killer?

Considering the release of devices like Radxa’s Rock 5B, featuring the RK3588 SoC, might this be an opportunity for brands to capture market share, or mind share, from Raspberry Pi? If devices like the Rock 5B have superior performance and features with excellent energy efficiency, they just might.

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Easily Self Host Vaultwarden Using Docker Compose

In this tutorial, we’ll compare Vaultwarden to Bitwarden and why you would consider using it instead of Bitwarden as well as everything you need to know to get Vaultwarden deployed quickly and easily in your homelab environment using Docker Compose.

Intel i3 Based Desktops

Used i3 Desktops As Budget Homelab Solutions In 2022

In this latest installment in what has become an ongoing quest to find inexpensive Raspberry Pi alternatives I address the question, “Do inexpensive i3 desktops make good homelab systems in 2022?” Specifically, we’re looking at systems featuring chips from Intel’s 6th gen and 4th gen lineups – the i3-6100T, i3-4160 and i3-4160T.

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Using Pi-hole Local DNS And Why It’s Important In Your Homelab

Pi-hole’s ability to manage local DNS records is one of its most useful yet least talked about features – especially in a homelab environment – regardless of if you’re running just a few simple services in your lab or something more complicated like a Kubernetes cluster full of containerized services.

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Inovato Quadra: The $29 Raspberry Pi Alternative

Like many technology enthusiasts, you might be looking for an inexpensive Raspberry Pi alternative – due to shortages and scalper like pricing from third party sellers. If that’s you, allow me to introduce you to the Inovato Quadra – the “ready to run” alternative that’s only $29 USD!