Over the years my home lab has evolved a lot, but a few key upgrades completely changed how I build, manage, and enjoy it. In this video, I share the 5 home lab upgrades that changed everything for me, including moving to 10 GbE networking, switching to mini PCs for virtualization, migrating from VMware to Proxmox, setting up Ceph shared storage, and using containers and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
Gear and links mentioned:
Mikrotik CRS309-1G-8S+IN Switch → https://geni.us/OSuwb
Minisforum MS-A2 Mini PC → https://geni.us/HzwrN
MINIX Elite EU715-AI Mini PC → https://geni.us/zs83Eif
Watch until the end to see which upgrade I think every home lab builder should prioritize first.
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Introduction to home lab upgrades – 0:00
Moving to 10 GbE ethernet – 1:06
Moving from enterprise servers to mini PCs – 3:23
Migrating to open source virtualization – 5:20
Adding shared storage with Ceph – 7:17
8:32 – mention of video of ceph config
Embracing containers and orchestration – 9:05
Wrapping up – 11:16
