My Linux laptop runs better now that I treat it like a server
…Sign in to your XDA account My home lab servers basically never break, and my laptop used to all the time. That's bugged me for years because my servers are always…
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Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
…Sign in to your XDA account LXCs are one of the reasons Proxmox feels so good in a home lab. They’re light, fast, easy to clone, and usually much less wasteful…
6 Proxmox LXCs I set up once and never think about again
…Sign in to your XDA account During my early Proxmox days, I stuck with GUI virtual machines and neglected LXCs for my self-hosted projects. However, I realized my mistake fairly quickly…
This mini PC packs a Ryzen 5 PRO and OCuLink expansion, and at $389 it's an absolute steal
…This mini PC can be your new desktop PC, gaming machine, media PC, or part of your home lab setup. It's really quite versatile. Plus, the price really can't be…
I run Windows in a Proxmox VM full-time, and it's good enough to replace my main PC
…Sign in to your XDA account Having attempted everything from running Hackintosh instances inside virtual machines to running hypervisors within virtualization environments , I’m no stranger to wacky home lab projects. Heck…
I replaced my mini PC's paid remote-access app with a self-hosted tool that does the same job
…But as my home lab grew, I started wondering if I really needed another subscription for something so basic. After trying a self-hosted alternative, I realized I could get the same…
TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox
…Sign in to your XDA account I've switched between platforms for my home lab, which originally started on a Synology DiskStation DS216+ and ended up across a few compact PC Proxmox…
Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini get all the hype, but the most interesting AI models are coming from elsewhere
…The top models aren't the ones you think they are On April 7, Z.ai (the lab formerly known as Zhipu AI) released GLM-5.1, and it posted a 58…
Plain PLA beats silk, carbon fiber, and glow filament every time
…I don’t think fancy filaments are bad, overrated, or pointless. I just think they’re often presented as the obvious next step when, for a lot of people, they’re really…
Your 3D printer doesn't need as much tweaking as people say — defaults work better than you think
…I think a lot of people forget how much progress consumer printers have made. Machines are more consistent than they used to be, automatic bed leveling is common, slicers are smarter, and…