I Replaced My Monitoring Stack and This Just Works in My Home Lab #homelab #monitoring https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/i-replaced-my-monitoring-stack-and-this-just-works-in-my-home-lab/

What an improvement 😁 Why the Asus RT-BE88U is my Ultimate Choice and upgrade for my Homelab and Fiber Future The Asus RT-BE88U (WiFi 7) is uniquely positioned to handle both the extreme speeds my upcoming fiber connection and the complex internal traffic of a homelab user. It serves as the perfect high-bandwidth foundation for my environment. 1. Merlin firmware 2. The 10Gbps SFP+ & Multi-Gigabit Backbone 3. 10 GB to my Qnap QSW-M804-4C The dedicated 10Gbps SFP+ port is a game-changer for any Proxmox or NAS user. By using a direct optical or DAC (Direct Attach Copper) connection to my server, I achieve: - Zero-Latency Internal Transfers: Move huge VM images, backups, and 4K media at full 10Gbps speeds. - Future-Proofing: It enables a complete high-speed path from my ISP’s fiber modem, through the router, directly into my server infrastructure. - Expanded Connectivity: Combined with an additional 10Gbps WAN/LAN port and four 2.5Gbps ports, I have plenty of high-speed lanes for all my wired nodes. 2. Advanced VLAN Segmentation & Security Professional VLAN (Virtual LAN) management allows me to organize my network like a homelab data center: - Network Isolation: Easily separate my IoT devices and smart TV from my main lab environment. This ensures that media devices stay in their own segment while still accessing my Pi-hole/Unbound setup. - Optimized Traffic: VLANs reduce "broadcast noise," ensuring that intensive lab tasks don't interfere with the stability of my daily internet usage or streaming services. 3. WiFi 7 and Multi-Link Operation (MLO) With my upcoming fiber connection, MLO ensures my wireless network finally matches your wired speed. By allowing devices to connect to multiple bands (2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz) simultaneously, MLO provides: - Wire-like Stability: If one band encounters interference, traffic seamlessly continues on another, eliminating buffering. - Extreme Throughput: Aggregated bandwidth allows WiFi 7 devices to reach multi-gigabit speeds wirelessly, perfect for high-speed fiber lines.

I Tried Tainer for Proxmox and It Feels Like Portainer for VMs https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/i-tried-tainer-for-proxmox-and-it-feels-like-portainer-for-vms/

Here are some really good projects for your homelab. Traefik-Manager: A clean, self-hosted web UI for managing your Traefik reverse proxy. https://github.com/chr0nzz/traefik-manager Homelable: Self-hosted homelab infrastructure visualizer — interactive network diagram with live status monitoring https://github.com/Pouzor/homelable Linkwarden: Self-hosted collaborative bookmark manager to collect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters, all in one place. https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden Pocket-ID: A simple and easy-to-use OIDC provider that allows users to authenticate with their passkeys to your services. https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id Scrumboy: A self-hosted project management & Kanban solution + Instant shareable boards https://github.com/markrai/scrumboy Viseron: Self-hosted, local only NVR and AI Computer Vision software. With features such as object detection, motion detection, face recognition and more, it gives you the power to keep an eye on your home, office or any other place you want to monitor. https://github.com/roflcoopter/viseron

Check out my new blog here: I Installed Flatcar Linux on Proxmox and It’s Not Like a Normal Linux VM #proxmox #linux #flatcar https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/i-installed-flatcar-linux-on-proxmox-and-its-not-like-a-normal-linux-vm/