I wanted to check out the quadlets I have been hearing about with Podman and it was definitely an eye opener. Check out my post: I Built a Podman Server in My Home Lab This Weekend and This Surprised Me #homelab #podman https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/i-built-a-podman-server-in-my-home-lab-this-weekend-and-this-surprised-me/

I Almost Gave Up on Proxmox iSCSI Storage in My Home Lab Then This Worked #proxmox #homelab https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/i-almost-gave-up-on-proxmox-iscsi-storage-in-my-home-lab-then-this-worked/

Now that Proxmox has been running stably for a few days and the temperatures of both the disks and the system in general are looking very good, I decided to try something new. After successfully setting up TrueNAS Scale and PBS, I wanted to give Nextcloud AIO a go. Just to see if it’s for me—the Aoostar certainly has plenty of power and memory to handle it. I used to run Nextcloud a long time ago, but it’s been a while. I’m curious to see how much it has evolved. Another reason for me to dive back in is to see if this is a viable alternative to the "Big Tech" giants. Many tools I use daily are gathered under one roof in a single dashboard, making it accessible for both me and my wife and children. I opted for the AIO (All-In-One) version specifically to use Nextcloud Office. While there is a Proxmox helper script that installs Nextcloud, it doesn't include Nextcloud Office (though an alternative like OnlyOffice is available via another script). For the foundation, I chose a VM running Ubuntu Server 24.04 with Docker installed. The installation is quite straightforward. It creates one "Master" container which you access via a web interface to configure Nextcloud to your liking. Subsequently, it creates a separate Docker container for every component (I love Docker!). I did run into a minor issue while setting up the Mail app regarding database tables. By using the following command:sudo docker exec --user www-data -it nextcloud-aio-nextcloud php occ db:add-missing-indicesit adds the missing indices. This might take some time depending on the amount of mail you have. The possibilities within Nextcloud are enormous. I’ll share my YAML file below—perhaps it's a fun project for someone else on this forum. I’ll be busy with this for a while, given the sheer number of features and settings to explore. I manage my SSL certificates via NPM (Nginx Proxy Manager) in an LXC container on one of my Proxmox servers. Docker Compose: yaml services: nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer:

I Added This to My Docker Compose and It Changed Everything #docker #homelab #containers https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/i-added-this-to-my-docker-compose-and-it-changed-everything/

5 Operating Systems I Wouldn’t Run My Home Lab Without in 2026 #homelab https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/5-operating-systems-i-wouldnt-run-my-home-lab-without-in-2026