Its been several weeks since posting as the whole house has been decorated and recarpetted. Very recently I have been experimenting with Active Directory, using a virtualised version of Windows Server 2019 in Proxmox. 1. Installed Windows Server 2019 2. Created an Active Directory Server Role 3. Created four domain users, three normal, one admin. 4. Created domain user storage 5. Tested user from a different windows vm Results Domain user successfully logged in, storage automatically recognised and mapped when logged in. Next steps..... Setup domain software deployment.

Dell Poweredge R730 arrived. Second Processor and Heatsink installation, RAM upgrades from my stash. Finally Proxmox installation.

I have created a template using cloud-init but the hard drive in the cloud init template is to small. I want to be able to increase the size of the cloud init drive so there is capacity for upgrsdes etc etc, how do I do this whilst creating the clound init image?

I Still Run These Docker Containers Every Day in 2026 (After Moving to Kubernetes) https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/04/i-still-run-these-docker-containers-every-day-in-2026-after-moving-to-kubernetes/

I wrote up a post on the 5 that I am currently exploring and using heavily in the lab right now. 5 Proxmox Management Tools I Use in My Home Lab in 2026 #proxmox #homelab #homeserver https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2026/02/5-proxmox-management-tools-i-use-in-my-home-lab-in-2026/