Tag Archives: proxmox

Running 40Gbps Network on Mini PCs For Under $50

By | 31st December 2023

I recently setup my Home Lab. However, I realised that the network connecting two of the mini PCs hosting my distributed GlusterFS volume was too slow. I was getting bottlenecked by the network between them. The 2 NVMe SSDs I put in would be no good if the network between them was going to be… Read More »

Building My Home Lab – IPv6, Docker Swarm and more

By | 28th December 2023

I have been wanting to get back into home labbing and hosting my own infrastructure, but just didn’t have the time for it because I was busy over the summer and fall – work, flying, running, weight training, bit of travelling kept me busy. However winter, foot injury and breaking my phone gave me extra… Read More »

Building Fanless Virtualized Desktop

By | 21st May 2023

I recently moved into a new apartment and could finally consider owning a PC. I wanted to build a desktop for work, running Linux VMs and for Microsoft Flight Simulator. I’m training to become a pilot and I felt it would help me save time and money if I could fly virtually. At the same… Read More »

My talk about Building Private Cloud at DevOps Toronto

By | 7th December 2022

I was invited to talk about Building Scalable Private Cloud on a Budget at DevOps Toronto. I want to thank Steve Pereira and Sebaz Rodriguez for giving me the opportunity to talk about what I was working on with my current employer, Transnomis Solutions Inc. The talk touches on various topics including: You can find… Read More »

Proxmox with OPNSense setup on dedicated server

By | 8th January 2022

I needed a dedicated server for running a few VMs. I decided to get a server in Montreal from Kimsufi. This guide should also work with other dedicated server providers, including sister companies of Kimsufi like OVH and SoYouStart. This is a write-up on how to set it up. These are some things that I… Read More »