Check out my latest blog here. I took a dive into cloud-init in Proxmox, how to set it up and the possibilities. Wondering how far you all have taken it?https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/10/proxmox-cloud-init-made-easy-automating-vm-provisioning-like-the-cloud/

What are you using in your home lab with Terraform? What providers do you use? Check out some of the best terraform modules in my latest blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/10/best-terraform-modules-for-home-labs-in-2025/

Best Lightweight Linux Distros for Home Server: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/10/best-lightweight-linux-distros-for-home-server/

I have been real busy the last several weeks re-doing my homelab. New server, new switches, upgraded to Proxmox VE 9, etc etc. Still have some stuff to do including documentation :>) but I want to start down the "Docker" rabbit hole. The new server is a Dell Poweredge R630 (replaced an R710). It has (2) E5-2680 processors for 24 cores and 48 threads, 128GB of DDR4 ECC Ram, (2) 256GB SSD's in a zfs mirror for Proxmox VE, (6) 1TB 7200RPM Sata III HD's in a zfs raidz2 profile, and (4) 1GbE network ports. Currently have (3) VM's and (9) LXC containers running. With all that said I am planning on a Debian 13 VM for Docker. My question is how would you provision it? How many cores? How much ram? How much disk? My first project may be Authentik with either Nginx Proxy Manager (which I already have running in an LXC container) or switching to either Traefik or Caddy. (Brandon i have read your post about Authentik with Traefik), but want to do some more research before I dive in. Sure would appreciate any advice y'all may have! Chuck

Wondering how many here may be paying for a Zenarmor subscription for OPNsense. It looks like they have a $99/yr subscription for home lab environments. Wondering if anyone has pulled the trigger on this? If so any regrets?