pfSense + Cloudflare DDNS
If you do not have a fixed IP, you will need a DDNS.
Nalle
Since 1975, a HomeLab enthusiast. In IT 1970 →, 25y for Fortune 500 companies, rest as independent entrepreneur and senior consultant, IT and Management. Happily retired from IT 2011 and totally 2020.
Alpine
Install an Alpine Desktop VM
Sometimes you need a small desktop on the cluster to do stuff. Alpine is a pure Linux OS, it's tiny. Adding a desktop, and it's there, a lightweight, minimalistic and customizable Linux experience in a VM. It uses Open RC, not Systemd.
News
Happy New Year
Happy New Year, 2025.
News
Merry X-mas
I wish you all happy holidays and a fantastic new year 2025 🎄🎁
IaC
Terraforming Proxmox & VPS
I will outline the process necessary to set up and utilize Terraform, from HashiCorp, within Proxmox, and also how I spin up VPS instances. And a quick word about what is Ansible's role.
News
Polar Night starts
Polar Night starts
We are moving
Sometimes you need to move – to bigger or smaller premises. After all the children moved out, our residence has become excessively large for the two of us. But the network speed for our sites started to be on the edge.
IaC
A Quick article on Infrastructure as Code. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the process of managing and provisioning computer data center resources through machine-readable definition files.
Proxmox
The hidden lab – by VXLAN
Our Proxmox lab shall be hidden away from the wife and kids. How to use Software Defined Networking SDN, VXLAN, OPNsense and a VM to run our Lab hided away from the family. Create a personal space for testing stuff. Use Pi-hole as an alternative to other DNS.
Hardening Ubuntu
It's a harsh environment for any server out there. A fresh installation of the popular Ubuntu Server 22.04 gets a security rating of 63, far from 100. That is why the survival rate is low among home servers.
Install
Proxmox New - Install
How to Install and Configure the Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE).
Build
Proxmox New Install – Firewall
Security is very important, especially for home labs, we don't have the 24/7 IT-Security Staff to handle things. Several large attacks have recently been utilizing stolen credentials from home users. Yes, home labs are low-hanging fruit for hackers and especially wannabees.