• Amazon SES for Email Alerts

    calendar Sep 15, 2025 · 2 min read · Amazon Cloud  ·
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    Introduction So many self-hosted applications support email-based alerting or notifications. One option is to create a free email address somewhere such as gmail or Outlook but I own my own domain and I wanted something tied to it. I looked at a few mail services but most of them seemed to be aimed at mass mailings …


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  • Goodbye, VMware

    calendar Jan 26, 2025 · 3 min read · General VMware Proxmox  ·
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    Goodbye, VMware

    I've used VMware, both professionally and personally, for almost 20 years. I started with VMware GSX server and ESX 3.5 in my Homelab and set up my first cluster of my career with ESX 4.1 circa 2008 or 2009. VMware ESXi has been the workhorse of my homelab for years and my hypervisor of choice. It has run all of my …


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  • TrueNAS Recovery

    calendar Apr 17, 2023 · 3 min read · truenas storage backup  ·
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    I have several TrueNAS systems that make up my storage solution. Primary NAS - File shares (TrueNAS CORE) Secondary NAS - Bulk data and archives that need (or are...) stored but are not needed on a constant basis (TrueNAS CORE) Backup NAS - Offsite backup target (TrueNAS CORE) Virtual NAS's - Virtualized storage for …


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  • Upcoming Posts

    calendar Mar 30, 2023 · 1 min read  ·
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    I am excited to start planning new posts to add to this blog! As time permits (and as I can get my source material together), I plan to start writing these (in no particular order): State of the Homelab 2023 - Pictures and descriptions of what I'm running in my homelab. GPU Passthrough - Information on my ESXi-based …


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  • Quanta LB6M 10 Gigabit Switch

    calendar Feb 19, 2023 · 2 min read · networking  ·
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    Several years ago, I was looking for a cost effective way to get into 10 gigabit networking for my homelab, specifically between my hypervisors and storage. I came across this article from ServeTheHome. Naturally, I went out and bought a Quanta LB6M from UnixPlus (now UnixSurplus) which had the best price at the time. …


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