Cloud images provide a convenient way to quickly deploy pre-built Linux VMs. In this post, I describe how to prepare a Debian 13 (Trixie) cloud image for use as a VM template on VMware ESXi, configure it with Cloud-Init via vApp properties, and speed up the deployment of new virtual machines.

In this post, I blog about how I accidentally enabled passthrough for an ESXi boot disk and how to restore the host without completely reinstalling the operating system.

In this post I beta-test the Openterface Mini-KVM, an open-source KVM-over-USB solution.

I have been using a standalone VMware ESXi host as hypervisor for my virtual machines in my home lab for some time. In this article, I write about my experiences building a 2-node vSphere cluster on consumer hardware.

I recently decided to replace my existing APC UPS devices with the robust Eaton 9PX 1500VA UPS. However, there was a catch - the standard fan on the Eaton UPS was too loud for my home lab environment. In this article, I share my experience of replacing the stock fan with a quieter Noctua fan.