Top 5 Home Lab Projects I tackled in 2024
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In this video, we talk about my top 5 home lab projects that I have tackled in 2024. These projects have taken my home lab environment to the next level. I have learned a lot and adopted containers as my primary tool for running production home lab services. Take a look at the projects and see how these came about in my home lab journey in 2024. Read the written blog post on the topic here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/11/top-5-home-lab-projects-i-have-tackled-in-2024/ 2025 Proxmox Build (affiliate links below) Minisforum BD795M – https://geni.us/bd795m RackChoice 2U Micro ATX Compact – https://geni.us/rackchoice2u Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 – https://geni.us/coolermaster850 Crucial 128 GB 5600MT/sec RAM – https://geni.us/crucial128gbramkit Noctua NH-L9i-17xx, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler – https://amzn.to/4hAKIwG Crucial 96GB kit of DDR5 SODIMM memory kit – https://geni.us/noctuanhl9i17xx Intel X520-DA2 10 GbE network adapter – https://geni.us/intelx520 Kingston 240 GB drive for boot – https://geni.us/kingston240 Samsung EVO 990 Pro 2TB – https://geni.us/samsung990pro2tb MX-4 Thermal paste – https://geni.us/mx4thermalpaste Case fans: https://geni.us/arcticp8 Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Introduction to my top 5 home lab projects in 2024 - 0:00 Sponsor message - 0:32 1. Learning new hypervisors in 2024 - 1:17 2. Doubling down on containers in 2024 - 2:44 Talking about container advantages - 3:57 Walking through my containerized environments - 4:11 3. Learning container orchestration in 2024 - 6:09 Looking at my Docker Swarm cluster with shared storage - 6:39 Talking about Microk8s - an easy Kubernetes distro - 9:22 4. Open-source software-defined storage - 10:12 Looking at my Microk8s cluster in Lens - 11:02 5. Switching to mini PCs in 2024 - 11:59 Details of my mini PC setup - 12:14 Wrapping up thoughts on my top 5 home lab projects in 2024 - 12:46 What were your best home lab projects in 2024? 14:03
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