Bazarr: Automatic Subtitles for Your Arr Stack
The one *arr add-on almost everyone ends up wanting.
Lidarr: Automate Your Music Library Like Sonarr
Follow an artist once; new albums just appear.
PBS 4.2 Backups to Self-Hosted MinIO Object Storage
Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 speaks S3 now — point it at your own MinIO.
Proxmox VE 9.2 Custom CPU Models for Live Migration
Add a different CPU to your cluster? Here's how VMs still live-migrate.
Proxmox VE 9.2 SDN Fabrics: Routed, Encrypted Networking
Let your nodes route around a dead link — no static routes, no hand-editing.
How and When to Use Kubernetes in a Homelab
One command gets you a real cluster. Deciding to is the hard part.
What Is Kubernetes? A Plain-English Homelab Guide
You told it what you want. It spends all day making that true.
Install Windows on Proxmox with VirtIO Drivers
The installer says 'no drives found' — here's the driver it's missing.
Free Hardware Transcoding in Jellyfin: VAAPI, QSV, NVENC
GPU-accelerated 4K, no Plex Pass, no melting CPU.
Proxmox GPU passthrough: give one VM the whole card
One VM gets the card; the host gives up control.
Proxmox Emails You After Every Backup — Here's the One-Line Fix
Success mail is noise. Failure mail is sacred. One command splits them.
Exit Code 137: Common Homelab Service Issues and Fixes
The kill that names itself, the cluster that freezes, the door that won't open.
The 99% Root Disk: Common Homelab Storage Issues and Fixes
The morning my root disk hit 99%, and the traps behind it.
The $150 Homelab: One Used Mini PC, Ten Services, No Rack
Ten services on one used mini PC — with receipts.
How to Actually Use a NAS with Your Homelab
The NAS stops being a folder and starts pulling its weight.
What a Proxmox Restore Actually Costs: Measured RTO
I timed every step of a real restore so you can plan with numbers.
Ansible for a Cluster You Built by Hand: Capture, Then Assert
Ansible adopts the cluster you built by hand — without touching it.
Rebuild Your Homelab From Zero: What Survives a Total Loss
Lose every node and walk back in — the restore order that works.
Turn a Hand-Built Proxmox Cluster Into Code Without Breaking It
Your running cluster becomes code without a single restart.
Import a Live Proxmox Cluster Into OpenTofu With Zero Changes
Import until the plan says zero — nothing restarts, nothing drifts.
Homelab Capacity Planning: What If a Node Dies Tonight?
A simulator that answers: if a node dies tonight, do we fit?
One UPS, Whole Homelab: Safe Auto-Shutdown with NUT
The power fails; every machine parks itself before the battery dies.
Proxmox Cloud-Init Templates: New VMs in 30 Seconds Flat
Clone a ready VM in thirty seconds; never touch the wizard again.
What Is a NAS? (And Which Kind Your Homelab Actually Needs)
Network storage in plain English, and which kind fits you.
The Complete Proxmox Homelab Guide (2026)
Bare metal to backed-up cluster — the whole road, in order.
Jellyseerr: Let Your Family Request Movies Themselves
The family browses and requests; the stack quietly delivers.
The Self-Healing Arr Stack: Why My Watchlist Silently Stopped Downloading
Rotated keys, zero errors, days of silence — then the fix.
Shared Storage for Your Homelab: Samba and NFS File Shares Done Right
Samba for the laptops, NFS for the servers, one source of files.
Your Homelab Needs a Second Brain — Here's Why
You've fixed this problem before. You just can't find where.
Install Jellyfin on a NAS or Proxmox LXC
Jellyfin running where your files already live.
Plex vs Jellyfin: Which Media Server Should You Run?
Pay for polish or own the stack — the honest comparison.
Automating the Arr Stack: Import Lists, Quality Profiles, Media Server
Add a title to a list; the lab does everything else.
Deploy the Arr Stack with Docker Compose (Prowlarr, Radarr, Sonarr)
The full *arr stack standing up in one compose file.
What Is the Arr Stack? Sonarr, Radarr, and Prowlarr Explained
Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr — who does what, in plain English.
Plex Direct Play and Transcoding on Weak Hardware
Why Plex stutters on weak CPUs — and the setting that saves it.
Organizing a Plex Library: Naming, Agents, and Metadata
Name the files right and Plex never guesses wrong again.
Install Plex Media Server on a NAS or Proxmox LXC
Plex claimed, libraries built, running where the media lives.
Docker on Proxmox: LXC vs VM, Done Right
Why the privileged-LXC shortcut bites, and the VM that doesn't.
Proxmox VM vs LXC: When to Use Each
Kernel-sharing containers or full VMs — pick with confidence.
Creating Your First Proxmox VM: A Complete Walkthrough
First VM, from ISO upload to first login, no step skipped.
Choosing Homelab Hardware: What Actually Matters and What to Ignore
What actually matters in homelab hardware — and what's just shiny.
Choosing a Network Switch for Your Homelab: Speed, Managed vs Unmanaged, and VLAN Basics
1GbE vs 2.5GbE, managed vs not — what your lab really needs.
Proxmox Backup Server: Automated CT and VM Backups with Deduplication
Backups that dedupe, verify, and run while you sleep.
Forming a Proxmox Cluster: Quorum, Corosync, and Joining Multiple Nodes
Quorum and Corosync demystified, then three nodes join hands.
Proxmox Firewall: Securing a Home Cluster with Zone-Based Rules
Three layers of firewall, and where each rule belongs.
Installing Proxmox VE: Complete Step-by-Step Guide from USB to First Login
USB in, first login out — Proxmox installed without surprises.
Proxmox LXC Networking: Static IPs, VLANs, and Bridge Configuration
Static IPs, VLANs, and the bridge — container networking, settled.
Proxmox Security Hardening: SSH Keys, Firewall, and Locking Down a New Cluster
Keys in, passwords out, and a root login nobody can brute-force.
Proxmox Storage Guide: local-lvm, ZFS, NFS, and When to Use Each
local-lvm, ZFS, NFS — what each is actually for.
Ventoy: One USB Drive for Every ISO You Own
One USB drive that boots every ISO you drop on it.
Building a Native Proxmox Dashboard in Flutter: Linux Desktop + iOS
A native app for my cluster, because the browser tab bothered me.
Building a 4-Node Proxmox Cluster on HP EliteDesk Mini PCs
Four office castoffs become a production-grade cluster.
Tailscale Subnet Router: Remote Homelab Access Without Port Forwarding
The whole lab reachable from anywhere, zero ports forwarded.
What Is a Homelab? (And Why You're About to Fall Down a Wonderful Rabbit Hole)
Your own private cloud — and a wonderful rabbit hole.