Install
Proxmox New Install – Network
How-to configure networking on a Proxmox host. Using VLAN for segregation, bonding for fault tolerance and some other advanced things.
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.
Install
Proxmox New Install - SSH
As SSH is our mostly used tool, we need to make it safe.
Basics
Resizing the LVM
LVM is quite complicated and need much knowledge to administer. This is just a quick glimpse into that.
Install
Proxmox Install – Set up ACME
An SSL certificate displays important information for verifying the owner of a website and encrypting web traffic with SSL/TLS, including the public key, the issuer of the certificate, and the associated subdomains. HTTPS relies on certs.
Install
Admin users in Proxmox
We do not want to use root for everything, actually we can't allow it. We need admin groups and administration accounts. Furthermore, we need to segregate and use other users and groups with lesser privileges on our cluster and servers.
Install
Stop Brute Force Attacks
It's common practice to harden any server beyond the typical 60-70% state they are at end of installation. Fail2ban is one of the tools. As all a home lab is a prime target, we need to take extra steps to secure the servers we have, exposed and not exposed ones alike.
Remove a Node
Sometimes we need to remove nodes from our Proxmox cluster. It's easy, but doing it wrong it will be hard. Some servers get tiered or outdated, and we want to install a new one, or we need that machine in another cluster.
Talos
Talos on Proxmox
Running a Kubernetes cluster using Talos on Proxmox. Small, efficient and safe by design. Adding my new favorite to my cluster to replace my K8s and K3s clusters. I will still keep the K0s cluster I have.
Talos
Testing with Talos Linux
Create a Kubernetes cluster to run in local docker/podman using Talos Linux. This is a quick way of testing tings before going for a full production install.
Talos
The Talos Distro
Talos is a unique Linux for distributed systems, designed for Kubernetes. Designed to be as minimal as possible while still maintaining practicality. It's built to run distributed and is immutable and minimal. In having less, Talos offers more: Security, Efficiency, Resiliency, Consistency.
Remote Access
Using a Remote VM
Running a Desktop in a VM, and you want to use it from your PC with a little bit more features than just running it in the console window. How do you do it? Use Tiger VNC, SPICE or NoMachine.
Build
Manage and Deploy any VPS or VM
Deploy with Terraform and manage with Ansible. Automation for the Cloud and Home Lab. Setting up VM or K8s/K3s clusters are pretty boring, I prefer to use automation. What are the benefits of using Automation: Cost Reduction, Easy to Manage, Productivity, Security and Flexibility. IaC and CI/CD.