Guides
Home Assistant on Proxmox: HAOS VM Setup
Run Home Assistant OS as a Proxmox VM on an N100 mini PC: sizing, VM import, USB passthrough for a Zigbee or Z-Wave stick, static IP, backups, remote access.
UPS Monitoring With NUT for a Homelab
Set up Network UPS Tools on Proxmox so your homelab shuts down cleanly on battery: USB and SNMP drivers, upsmon, shutdown timing, and how to test it.
Proxmox Backup Server: Setup and Restore
Install Proxmox Backup Server, connect it to Proxmox VE, and prove a restore works: datastores, tokens, pruning, garbage collection, and ways to restore.
LXC vs VM in Proxmox: When to Use Each
A reference list of 18 homelab services and whether each belongs in a Proxmox LXC container or a VM, plus the mistake most beginners make with Docker sprawl.
Homelab Disaster Recovery Runbook
Backups are the easy half. This is the restore half: a recovery runbook, tiered priorities, bare-metal Proxmox rebuild, and the drill that proves it works.
Homelab Email Notifications Setup
Get one inbox that tells you when a service goes down, a backup fails, or a container updates. Email alerts from Uptime Kuma, Proxmox, and Docker via Gmail.
Homelab Automation: Backups and Updates
Set your homelab to back itself up, update its containers, and alert you when something breaks, using cron, Watchtower, Proxmox vzdump, and Uptime Kuma.
Create a Proxmox LXC Template for Docker
Build a reusable Proxmox LXC template preconfigured for Docker. Cuts new Docker-host setup from 30 minutes to 30 seconds, with the kernel and AppArmor settings.
Proxmox Networking: Bridges and VLANs
How networking works inside Proxmox: Linux bridges vs OVS, VLAN tagging, static IPs, and the built-in firewall, for budget homelabbers beyond the default vmbr0.
Proxmox USB Passthrough to a VM or LXC
Pass a USB scanner, drive, or dongle into a Proxmox VM in two minutes via the web UI, plus the config-file method LXC needs. With verification steps.
Proxmox on a Mini PC: Setup Walkthrough
Run Proxmox on a budget mini PC: hardware selection, BIOS prep, install, power management, and your first VM, built around the N100 machines.
Proxmox Beginner's Guide: VMs and LXC
A plain-English walkthrough of how Proxmox works: VMs vs containers, the web UI, storage, networking, and running your first self-hosted service safely.
Wazuh Homelab SIEM Setup Guide
Deploy Wazuh as a dedicated Proxmox VM for centralized security monitoring, file integrity alerts, and vulnerability scanning across your homelab hosts.
Proxmox Snapshots: Take and Restore 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
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
Proxmox VM vs LXC: how to decide, with a decision chart. Plus the one config mistake that breaks Docker in LXC every time.
Proxmox Post-Install Checklist
A practical checklist of everything to configure after a fresh Proxmox VE install: repos, updates, email alerts, storage, and more.
Articles
My Homelab Stack: Everything I Run
A tour of my homelab stack: the hardware and the services I run, grouped by job, with a calculator for working out your own monthly cost.
Proxmox Cluster: High Availability at Home
Proxmox clustering migrates VMs between nodes automatically when one fails. How it works, what you need to set it up, and whether it is worth the complexity.
Docker vs Proxmox: Which for Your Homelab?
Docker on bare metal vs Proxmox: a direct comparison of both approaches, when to pick each, and when running both on the same machine is the right call.