Guides
Proxmox on a Mini PC: Complete Setup Walkthrough
Everything you need to run Proxmox on a budget mini PC -- hardware selection, BIOS prep, install, power management, and first VM. Built around the N100 machines that have become the homelab standard.
Proxmox Beginner's Guide: VMs, LXC, and Your First Self-Hosted Service
A plain-English walkthrough of how Proxmox actually works -- VMs vs. containers, the web UI, storage, networking, and how to run your first self-hosted service without breaking anything.
Wazuh in Your Homelab: A Real SIEM Without the Enterprise Price Tag
Deploy Wazuh as a dedicated Proxmox VM to get centralized security monitoring, file integrity alerts, and vulnerability scanning across your entire homelab, with agents on every Linux host and Windows coverage via Tailscale.
How to Take Proxmox Snapshots and Actually Restore From Them
The difference between Proxmox snapshots and backups, how to take both, and how to restore when something goes wrong.
K3s on Proxmox: Kubernetes Cluster Setup Guide
Run a lightweight Kubernetes cluster on Proxmox VMs. This guide walks through VM prep, K3s installation, kubectl access, and your first deployment.
Proxmox VM vs LXC: When to Use Each (With Real Examples)
The exact split I use: Pi-hole, DNS, and Nginx in LXC, Docker workloads and Windows in VMs. Includes a decision chart and the one mistake that breaks Docker in LXC.
Proxmox Post-Install Checklist: 10 Things to Do Right After Installing
A practical checklist of everything to configure after a fresh Proxmox VE install: repos, updates, email alerts, storage, and more.
How to Install Proxmox VE on a Mini PC (Step-by-Step, 2026)
A complete walkthrough for installing Proxmox VE 8 on an Intel N100 mini PC or similar budget hardware, including post-install configuration.
Articles
Proxmox Cluster: Running High Availability at Home
Proxmox clustering lets VMs migrate between nodes automatically if one goes down. Here's how it works, what you actually need to set it up, and whether it's worth the complexity.
Why I Run Proxmox Instead of Plain Docker
The case for adding a hypervisor layer to your homelab instead of running Docker directly on bare metal, and when it's not worth the trouble.