OPNsense Virtual Firewall on Proxmox — Homelab Security
Deploy OPNsense as a virtualized firewall on Proxmox with VLAN segmentation, Suricata IDS/IPS, and WireGuard VPN. Real VM configs, bridge setup, firewall rules, and performance tuning.
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Proxmox VM Disk Performance — VirtIO-blk vs VirtIO-SCSI, IO Threads & Cache Modes
Compare VirtIO-blk vs VirtIO-SCSI single disk controllers in Proxmox, benchmark IO threads and aio modes with fio, and choose the right cache settings for your homelab VMs.
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 — Automated Installs & Ceph Monitoring
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 is out — with automated answer-file installations, unified Ceph monitoring across remotes, and centralized subscription management. Here’s what’s new and how to deploy it.
Proxmox VE Cluster Setup and High Availability for Homelab
A step-by-step guide to building a Proxmox VE cluster with high availability for your homelab — covering corosync setup, quorum with QDevice, HA groups, live migration, and fencing.
Home Assistant Docker Deployment Guide — Self-Hosted Home Automation on Proxmox
Deploy Home Assistant Core with Docker Compose on your Proxmox homelab. Complete guide covering Zigbee2MQTT, USB passthrough, MQTT broker, Traefik reverse proxy, and automated backups.
Linux Bridge Network Debugging — Docker and Proxmox Homelab Guide
A practical guide to debugging Linux bridge networks used by Docker and Proxmox. Covers tcpdump packet captures, brctl and bridge fdb inspection, VLAN troubleshooting, Docker network namespace traversal, and fixes for common connectivity problems.
Proxmox Intel iGPU Passthrough for Jellyfin Hardware Transcoding
Passthrough an Intel iGPU through Proxmox to a VM for Jellyfin hardware transcoding. Configure IOMMU, bind vfio-pci, verify groups, and tune performance.
Btrfs vs ZFS for Homelab Storage — Proxmox and Docker Guide
Choose a supported storage design from workload and recovery requirements rather than blanket filesystem rankings.
Proxmox VM Disk Performance — virtio-blk, iothreads, cache modes, and async IO
A practical guide to tuning Proxmox VM disk performance — covering virtio disk controller selection, iothread pinning, cache modes, discard/trim, and async IO settings for maximum throughput on ZFS and NVMe storage.
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 — Centralized Multi-Cluster Management Guide
Step-by-step guide to deploying Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 for centralized multi-cluster management. Covers automated installation workflows, Ceph monitoring, subscription key management, world map visualization, and upgrade procedures.