Everything about Docker’s overlay2 storage driver — how overlay layers work, tracking disk usage by layer, recovering space from dangling layers, and performance tuning on ZFS-backed Proxmox hosts. Real commands, real output.
Deploy Paperless-ngx with Docker Compose in your homelab. Covers OCR processing, ML-based document classification, consumption templates, automated ingestion, and Traefik reverse proxy integration.
Run Samba inside a Proxmox LXC with direct ZFS dataset access for a sub-1GB RAM NAS. Covers privileged LXC setup, ZFS passthrough, user configuration, and Samba performance tuning for homelab file sharing.
Automate Proxmox VM backups using ZFS snapshot replication. Deploy sanoid for snapshot management, syncoid for push replication, and automate the entire workflow with systemd timers.
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.
Set up XFS project quotas and Docker overlay2 size limits to prevent any single container from filling your homelab storage. Covers daemon.json config, XFS prjquota, per-container size caps, and volume quota strategies.
Monitor disk health proactively with smartmontools and Scrutiny. Covers smartd alert configuration, reading SMART attributes, and deploying a Scrutiny Docker dashboard for centralized multi-host disk health tracking.
Compare Btrfs and ZFS for homelab storage on Proxmox and Docker. Architecture, memory, snapshots, compression, and practical recommendations.
Deploy MinIO with Docker Compose for self-hosted S3-compatible object storage. Covers single-node and multi-drive setups, Traefik reverse proxy, bucket policies, and backup strategies.
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.