#homelab
Every post tagged homelab.
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How to Install Emby Media Server in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Media Streaming for Beginners)
Build a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE and install Emby Media Server using its official APT repository. Mount your media library, run the setup wizard, and start streaming in about fifteen minutes.
Can You Install Proxmox VE on a USB Flash Drive? What Actually Works
Proxmox VE lets you install straight onto a USB flash drive with no warnings, but constant writes to its config database can wear one out in weeks. Here's what actually works and what to avoid.
How to Choose a ZFS RAID Level When Installing Proxmox VE (RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, and RAIDZ Explained)
The Proxmox VE installer lets you pick a ZFS RAID level before you even see the web interface. Here's what RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, RAIDZ-1, RAIDZ-2, and RAIDZ-3 actually mean, how many disks each needs, and how to set the Advanced Options correctly the first time.
How to Install Grocy in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Grocery and Household Manager for Beginners)
Stop food from expiring in the back of your fridge. Learn how to deploy Grocy, a self-hosted grocery and household inventory tracker, in a Proxmox VE LXC container in under ten minutes.
Proxmox VE vs XCP-ng: Which Free Hypervisor Should You Choose? (Plus How to Migrate a VM)
Proxmox VE and XCP-ng are the two big free type-1 hypervisors left standing. Here's an honest comparison of architecture, management, storage, and containers, plus a real walkthrough of migrating a VM from XCP-ng to Proxmox VE 9.2.
How to Add a New Disk as LVM-Thin Storage in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)
Turn a spare disk into LVM-Thin storage in Proxmox VE. Step-by-step instructions for the GUI and the command line, plus the errors that trip up beginners the first time.
How to Install Proxmox VE on Hyper-V (Nested Virtualization for Testing on Windows)
Want to try Proxmox VE before you dedicate a physical server to it? Here's how to run it as a nested VM inside Hyper-V on Windows 10/11 Pro, step by step, including the networking gotchas that trip most people up.
How to Install Kavita in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Ebook and Comic Library for Beginners)
Stop scattering ebooks and comics across folders and devices. Learn how to run Kavita, a self-hosted digital library and reading server, in a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE.
How to Install Linkwarden in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Bookmark Manager for Beginners)
Stop losing bookmarks to dead links and paywalls. Learn how to self-host Linkwarden, a bookmark manager that archives full pages, inside a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE. No Docker or database experience required.
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