#homelab
Every post tagged homelab.
Blog posts
How to Install Proxmox Mail Gateway on Proxmox VE (Beginner's Guide to Self-Hosted Spam Filtering)
A beginner's walkthrough for installing Proxmox Mail Gateway as a VM on Proxmox VE, then configuring Relay Domains and Transports so it actually filters spam and viruses in front of your real mail server.
How to Install Open WebUI in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted ChatGPT-Style Interface for Beginners)
Open WebUI gives you a clean, ChatGPT-style chat window for the AI models running on your own hardware. Here's how to install it in a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE, step by step.
How to Install Garage in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted S3-Compatible Storage for Beginners)
Run Garage, a lightweight open-source S3-compatible object store, in an LXC container on Proxmox VE. Config file, systemd service, buckets, access keys, and troubleshooting for beginners.
How to Install Traefik in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Automatic Reverse Proxy for Beginners)
Learn how to self-host Traefik on Proxmox VE using the community-scripts LXC installer, so your homelab services get automatic routing and free Let's Encrypt certificates without hand-editing Nginx configs.
How to Install Excalidraw in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Whiteboard for Beginners)
Learn how to self-host Excalidraw on Proxmox VE using the community-scripts LXC installer, so you get a private, hand-drawn-style whiteboard for diagrams and sketches with no account or rate limits.
How to Install FileBrowser Quantum in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted File Manager for Beginners)
The original File Browser project is being archived on September 1, 2026, with no more security fixes. Here's how to run its actively maintained fork, FileBrowser Quantum, in a lightweight Debian LXC container on Proxmox VE.
How to Wipe a Disk Before Installing Proxmox VE (Clear Old ZFS, LVM, and Partition Signatures)
Reusing an old drive for Proxmox VE? Leftover ZFS labels, LVM signatures, or RAID superblocks can confuse the installer and haunt you after. Here's how to clear a disk properly first.
How to Install Shlink in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted URL Shortener for Beginners)
Tired of pasting ugly, port-number URLs into chat? Learn how to run Shlink, a self-hosted URL shortener, inside a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE using Docker.
How to Install Metabase in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted BI Dashboards for Beginners)
Set up Metabase, a self-hosted business intelligence tool, in a Debian 12 LXC container on Proxmox VE. Covers the correct Java runtime, a systemd service, and the errors that actually trip people up.
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