#proxmox home server

[virtualizationhowto]

Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro: Proxmox Home Server

Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro: Proxmox Home Server #homelab #BeelinkMiniPCS12ProReview #IntelN100ProcessorInsights #UpgradeOpportunitiesForBeelinkPCs #IntelVsAMDmobileProcessors #MiniPCserver #EnergyEfficiencyInSmallPCs #proxmox #homeserveronProxmox

The mini PC, characterized by its small form factor, is also becoming popular among enthusiasts and professionals doing office work. If you search on the web, there are many options to choose from. Beelink has many great options in this space and is a respected vendor. I recently snagged a Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro and have been using it in the lab for a few days. This model is a cool entry in this…

[hackeocafe]

DITCH Netflix and Disney - the ULTIMATE Home Server Setup - Full Walkthrough Guide Pt.2

We are building the foundations for our ULTIMATE media server. Creating a VM in Proxmox, getting Ubuntu running, Docker, Hardware Transcoding, shares, and more!

[techav]

On Regular Maintenance

As I've mentioned before, I run a Proxmox VM server at home. It's a fun insanely-overpowered bit of hardware I've cobbled together over the years from what I had on hand or could get for as close to nothing as I could.

One foreseeable problem with the setup is I initially set it up with cheap consumer SSDs for boot drives. Proxmox is very heavy-handed with SSDs and I've been watching the wearout on one of the drives steadily tick higher.

Well the day finally came. I woke up to an email from the server informing me of a SMART error on one disk: wearout had hit 101%. Definitely time for replacement before things go south.

Luckily I had been procrastinating was prepared for this event and had new SSDs on-hand to swap in.

So a fun evening of watching paint dry ZFS resilvering followed. Sure beats data loss.

[liquidcrystalsky]

i always feel like im done and then this god damn home server kicks me down again.

this loser didnt know that they installed proxmox on legacy boot mode and on ext4 instead of zfs and so they cant enable UEFI boot and IOMMU. idiot

[utopicwork]

Well bad that our electricity went out but good that now I know all the systemd services I set up and my proxmox auto boot settings work properly, the whole home lab came back up on it's own save for having to manually turn one of the physical servers back on. So in total one button press

[rootresident]

Self Hosting

I haven't posted here in quite a while, but the last year+ for me has been a journey of learning a lot of new things. This is a kind of 'state-of-things' post about what I've been up to for the last year.

I put together a small home lab with 3 HP EliteDesk SFF PCs, an old gaming desktop running an i7-6700k, and my new gaming desktop running an i7-11700k and an RTX-3080 Ti.

"Using your gaming desktop as a server?" Yep, sure am! It's running Unraid with ~7TB of storage, and I'm passing the GPU through to a Windows VM for gaming. I use Sunshine/Moonlight to stream from the VM to my laptop in order to play games, though I've definitely been playing games a lot less...

On to the good stuff: I have 3 Proxmox nodes in a cluster, running the majority of my services. Jellyfin, Audiobookshelf, Calibre Web Automated, etc. are all running on Unraid to have direct access to the media library on the array. All told there's 23 docker containers running on Unraid, most of which are media management and streaming services. Across my lab, I have a whopping 57 containers running. Some of them are for things like monitoring which I wouldn't really count, but hey I'm not going to bother taking an effort to count properly.

The Proxmox nodes each have a VM for docker which I'm managing with Portainer, though that may change at some point as Komodo has caught my eye as a potential replacement.

All the VMs and LXC containers on Proxmox get backed up daily and stored on the array, and physical hosts are backed up with Kopia and also stored on the array. I haven't quite figured out backups for the main storage array yet (redundancy != backups), because cloud solutions are kind of expensive.

You might be wondering what I'm doing with all this, and the answer is not a whole lot. I make some things available for my private discord server to take advantage of, the main thing being game servers for Minecraft, Valheim, and a few others. For all that stuff I have to try and do things mostly the right way, so I have users managed in Authentik and all my other stuff connects to that. I've also written some small things here and there to automate tasks around the lab, like SSL certs which I might make a separate post on, and custom dashboard to view and start the various game servers I host. Otherwise it's really just a few things here and there to make my life a bit nicer, like RSSHub to collect all my favorite art accounts in one place (fuck you Instagram, piece of shit).

It's hard to go into detail on a whim like this so I may break it down better in the future, but assuming I keep posting here everything will probably be related to my lab. As it's grown it's definitely forced me to be more organized, and I promise I'm thinking about considering maybe working on documentation for everything. Bookstack is nice for that, I'm just lazy. One day I might even make a network map...

[kaos-sverige]

the ULTIMATE Home Server Setup - Full Walkthrough Guide Pt.1 (Proxmox, ZFS, Samba) #linux #FOSS #CachyOS #Nobara #EndeavourOS

[leam1983]

Some of the comments are a little disconnected from everyday use, honestly.

I work in IT, I get it, in a fair and just world, we'd all be running Proxmox bare-metal and we'd be piling on VM after VM for the sake of freeing ourselves from the shackles imposed on us by corporate ecosystems. The thing is, you are not going to convince someone who's already tech-averse to go this deep, this quickly. Considering how most of my employees do everything on their phones and barely know how to turn their work rigs on or off - and most of them are in their twenties - there's a ton of ground to cover.

Here's a small - if still longish - taste of it all below. Click for more.

Start small. If anyone's curious and wants at least one solid stepping stone, consider checking whether or not your version of Windows contains the Hyper-V virtualization suite. To do so, open your Start menu, and start typing Turn Windows features on or off into the search bar. Pick the first item that pops up, and you'll access a window listing all of your OS' installed and pending features. You're looking for Hyper-V. Click on its box, then let your machine restart.

Congrats, it, uh... sort of looks like nothing's changed, right? That's good, actually. Now what you want to do is head to the Internet Archive and pick whatever operating system from your childhood that you happen to remember, or you could even go nuts and pick out one of the Enthusiast ISOs for Windows freaking 7 that some diehards are still putting together to this day. Pick a system, download its ISO file, and then search for and start Hyper-V.

Following the steps onscreen, you'll create your first virtual machine. For now, just hit Finish right off the bat, the program's going to pick best-case options that'll at least shield you from massive fuck-ups, seeing as this is your first time. Pick out your virtual machine in the main window, right-click on it and select Settings. Inside, you'll point its virtual CD-ROM drive to where you download your operating system's ISO.

If all goes well, you should see your operating system of choice's first boot screen in the window that pops up, once you boot up your VM. You can full-screen the program, if you want to fake running this natively a little more comfortably. Don't forget to (ahem) source a valid CD key through entirely legal means - you only really need to Google for this. If you're looking for a Microsoft key, you'll find Generic keys listed by the boatload. If you're trying out a MacOS install, you might have a little bit of a harder time finding the right serials, but it isn't impossible.

Of course, the easiest option is a Linux distro. Distros, barring a few exceptions, are typically free to use and have no copy-protection shenanigans to handle. If that's your course of choice, start with Linux Mint - it's designed to be as familiar as possible to people coming in from a Windows system. Once you've got the ball rolling, have fun with your now-sandboxed OS install. Revisit old favourites maybe, or even practice using Hyper-V's Guest tools to make your host PC and the virtual machine effectively "share" a network!

Later on, you'll realize that there's virtual machines dedicated to all sorts of things: you can run home automation servers, play games or run servers for said games - the sky's the limit, really. Running your VMs in instances on a bigger OS like Windows works on the short term, but sharing hardware resources like this is a huge pain. Eventually, you're going to want to run a hypervisor - that's a virtualization suite - directly on top of your hardware. That makes it much easier to divvy out resources as needed.

That, however, is neither here nor there if you're just starting out. If all you ever do is power on and shut off a PC, start by running the same version of Windows you're already familiar with on a separate VM. Then, poke at that sacrificial system to your heart's content. The fun thing about virtual machines is that irrecoverable fuck-ups do not exist. Save a state before doing dodgy shit, like you're playing a game on an emulator, and then go on right ahead.

Does the VM now refuse to boot? Reload its last save state. Bam, you're done. Learn that system from the inside out, and then try out its Server Edition, or jump to a Windows or a Mac, all depending. Try out Linux, too! You have no limits on the number of virtual machines you can run - none save your own hardware's limitations.

This is the best start to a home lab that you could possibly get, short of going fucking nuts for what's still just a hobby and speccing yourself a server-grade system to fuck around with.

If this really appeals to you, I'd advise picking up Windows Terminal commands, formerly known as MS-DOS prompts, and pairing that with some passing understanding of Bash. These two Command Prompt syntaxes are essential to start with. For maximum fun and chaos, set your newfangled server as a target, deploy a Kali Linux install, and start picking up Network Security basics by actually playing the part of a hacker.

If this speaks to you, you'll have enough on-hand to potentially make a career out of it. If you're just curious, you'll still know more about how to keep safe online than 99.9% of your fellow netizens.

Someone needs to inform the (rightly) pro-piracy tumblr users that it is no longer 2014 and some of the services they are recommending will turn ur computer in a broken microwave that serves bitcoins to shitheads.

[gcsecsey]

Installing a Windows 11 Guest on Proxmox

A while ago, I set up a Windows guest on my Proxmox home server so I could test some features of the app I’m working on. It worked fine for the most part, but I later switched to UTM on my Mac for day-to-day work — mainly because local performance is just better. Still, I figured it’d be useful to document my original setup in case someone else wants to go the Proxmox route. If you’re running a…

[gateway-official]

Routing Mess

Well, I got a router to get better control over my network. I have an ISP that shall not be named that wouldn't let me get certain perks unless I use their router/modem hybrid motherfucker. It has a disgusting lack of configuration, so I bit the bullet and got a TP-Link AX1800 router from Wal-Mart. I hear these things die after a few years BUT it already has granted so much more control over my network than the other thing. I can finally route all DNS through Lenny (Raspberry Pi) so I'm utilizing Pi-hole to its fullest.

UNFORTUNATELY I did not prepare properly for the move, so I ended up blowing up my Proxmox cluster. I just acquired a very old Gateway PC from like, 2012, and I've been using it as a second member of my cluster (the Nuclear cluster). His name is Nicholas and he's got a 5 dollar terabyte drive that's used but passes the smart check. However, after switching over to the new router and following some instructions improperly for the Proxmox install on Julian (Gateway PC) and Adelle (Dell PC), the Nuclear Cluster royally broke and I had to reinstall on Julian and remove Adelle from the cluster. I also had to update Caddy and a bunch of other services to make everything work again because I moved from one IP address scheme to another.

Anyway, let me tell you about getting Julian (Gateway). I found this computer part store that's just full of computer junk. Anything and everything. My boyfriend drove me over there and I went in with him and the place is LINED with COMPUTERS and computer parts and computers running without cases and it was just BEAUTIFUL. I'm poking through PCs, trying to find a cheap one I can make into a NAS, and it's kinda hard because I'm in a wheelchair and all the PCs are on the ground and it's a small place, so my boyfriend starts poking around too. And then he goes, "HEY LOOK", and he rotates a desktop PC around and IT'S A GATEWAY! An old-ass Gateway. And I just had to bring it home!

Then today I found a PC for like 10 bucks, but it doesn't have RAM. It's once again a Dell.

I also brought home another Dell that I plan to make my media server. Any ideas on names?

[virtualizationhowto]

ProxMenux Might Be the Best Proxmox Management Tool You’re Not Using #proxmox #proxmoxmanagement #proxmenux #homelab #homeserver

[rohitpalan]

Virtual Machine Market Soars, Anticipated to Hit US$ 177.3 Billion Valuation by 2033

The worldwide virtual machine industry is expected to reach a valuation of US$177.3 billion by 2033. The demand for virtual machine systems and solutions has surged due to the widespread use of cloud computing technologies and increasingly demanding applications by organisations worldwide. Organisations can also save money and effort by using virtual machines.

Cloud computing enables the rapid deployment of several instances of the same virtual machine to better handle traffic spikes. Cloud computing technology offers virtual machines (VMs) more affordable, highly scalable, and reliable infrastructure. Cloud virtual machines (VMs) may meet the most stringent computing needs of companies. Increasing and decreasing computer capacity in line with company needs is made simple by technology.

Key Takeaways: Virtual Machine Market

Exponential growth is expected as FMI forecasts the market to exhibit 19.7% CAGR between 2021 and 2022

Backed by strong network infrastructure, the U.S. will account for over 80% sales in North America

Rising digitization will enable the U.K. to exhibit a remarkable 27.5% Y-o-Y growth in 2021

FMI forecasts both Germany and France to exhibit double-digit growth in the Europe virtual machine market

China will remain dominant in East Asia, followed by Japan and South Korea

COVID-19 Impact Analysis on virtual machine Market

The widespread impact of novel coronavirus pandemic continues to impact every organization — large or small — their employees, and the customers they serve. The spread of a pandemic has rapidly increased the use of new and existing technologies. As consumers continue to lock down, millions of people are forced to adopt work from home policies, which has resulted in increasing demand for cloud computing technologies.

The closure of physical workspaces and transportation networks has forced many businesses and public bodies to adopt virtual technologies. For some individuals, working from home is as simple as taking their laptops home, but others may have specialized PCs and high configured machines that are not as easy to transport back and forth between a home office and workplace.

As a result, over the past few months VM vendors have witnessed the acceleration of VM and cloud computing technologies sales. The market has shown significant growth during the pandemic, it has grown by nearly 3% — 5% in Q1-Q3 2020. However, the market is expected to become streamline by the end of 2021.

Growing Adoption of Cloud VMs in Organization

The adoption of VMs is increasing in organization as employees can have access to multiple VMs and their data from multiple devices at the same time. This increases productivity by allowing employees to access necessary data from anywhere. The adoption of VMs also reduces the down time that IT departments needs to manually install new software or update software, and helps increase the productivity of IT staff as they can focus on other important task.

Who is Winning?

To meet the unprecedented demand for VMs from consumers, VM vendors are taking huge efforts to build advance computing VMs with high storage capacity and processing powers. Cloud VM offers the ability to use on-demand VM services to achieve cost efficiency and business continuity and enable organizations to rapidly accelerate their digital business transformation plans. The increased use of VM services amid COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated growth of the VM market.

Some of the leading players operating in the market are Microsoft Corporation, VMware, Inc., Amazon Web Services, Inc., Google, IBM Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Alibaba Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Citrix, Huawei Technologies, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, Parallels Inc.

Key Segments Covered of the Virtual Machine Market

Type

Process/Application Virtual Machines

System Virtual Machines

Platform

Windows

Mac

Linux

Others

Enterprise Size

Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Large Enterprises

Industry

BFSI

IT & Telecom

Retail

Healthcare

Manufacturing

Government

Others

Region

North America

Latin America

Europe

East Asia

South Asia & Pacific

Middle East & Africa (MEA)

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[om-gay]

I managed to get Proxmox to actually work on a cheapish dedicated server. I set up the VMs, now I have to move everything from other VMs to the new home. The plume server is going to be an absolute nightmare 🥲

[techav]

If It's a Hack and It Works, Is It Really a Hack?

I have a couple servers at home — one running Proxmox VE and one running Proxmox Backup. I use the VM server when I need to spin up a development environment, for running the odd game server, serving files locally, running Home Assistant, etc. I also like to donate spare cycles to Folding@Home. The backup server of course is in case I do something stupid on the VM server.

There's just one problem with that. My second-hand 8-year-old dual-Xeon server runs hot.

It was too much to keep running in my home office. Between the two servers, my desktop, and my work laptop, I was regularly seeing ambient temperatures around 26°C. It was just too warm for comfort.

Last summer I moved my network gear and the two servers into the front coat closet. This was great for me working in my home office, but not so great for my servers. Despite adding a passthrough vent to the closet door and a vent fan to the ceiling, the closet was still consistently in the 26°-30°C range.

The ideal solution would probably be to use an enclosed server rack and run an exhaust vent up from the top. Unfortunately, rack-mount server cases are expensive, enclosed racks are very expensive, and my closet is too small for that anyway.

So I hacked together a solution.

I built a frame out of some cheap 1x2 lumber and wrapped a piece of thin sheet steel around the sides to make a crude plenum. On top, I added a 10x6 register box with a semirigid vent hose coming out of it. This gives me a guide for drawing air out of the servers and guiding it up to the vent fan in the ceiling.

To help things along, I added a 120mm fan inside the register box. But not some whisper-quiet Noctua. This is (if the Amazon listing is to be believed) a 5000 RPM, 210 CFM monster of a fan. It's loud, but moves a lot of air.

Too loud in fact. Its droning could not be silenced by any mere closet door. I had to add a PWM fan speed controller to calm it down. It's a cheap unit from Amazon, but it came with a temperature probe and it has a configurable operating range.

The result? Where previously the entire closet was consistently above 26°C, now it's staying around 23°. There is a difference of 5°C between ambient in the closet and the air inside the exhaust duct, so it is doing its job of redirecting the hot air from the servers.

I call that a successful hack.

[frappacinosandpaninis]

IT stuff knocking around in my head and what I've been doing the last 3 years

Got this idea to get my old radio station running again last night (06/10/2024) and now I'm definitely doing it. Tippy Radio will rise once more! I created my own Network Attached Storage System (NAS/File Server) back in 2020 with a Raspberry pi which then also became a plex server to stream all the films and tv shows in my collection in the home and outside. Eventually I figured Proxmox would let me do more with just the one pc and now it's grown into an adblocker with plex and my nas all in one. The old pc I'm using is a Dell Optiplex 3050 with an i5-6500T and 32gb of ram. It's not fast by any means with just 4 threads and no hyperthreading but she does the job for now. I'm upgrading as soon as I get the funds saved up to a Ryzen 9 7900 with 96gb of ram. I didn't choose the 9900X because I want more efficiency as a whole but I will be tweaking the voltage a little since I'm a classic undervolter so I'll try and squeeze a little bit of extra performance without using extra power. My plan after the upgrade is potentially to get my old radio station running again with MacOS in a vm. So far I've managed to get Sequoia running but with the new machine with 12 cores and 24 total threads, it'll damn near fly. My other idea for the server since I've started using Steam Remote Play outside the house is to add my 6700xt from my current gaming rig to the server and pass it through to a Windows 11 vm and then remotely play games around the house. The challenge is making Windows believe it's running on bare metal. Even though I don't play multiplayer games, I'm not trying to have my account banned for the anti-cheat considering a virtual machine to be cheating It's funny how teachers in college and school said I would never be an IT guy but I've consistently been the family and friends IT guy people go to for advice since I was a kid.

[kenzingmedia]

I built a Proxmox home lab using my Raspberry Pi - here's how I did it https://www.xda-developers.com/install-proxmox-on-raspberry-pi/