Tutorials - devlog

Tutorials

Step-by-step infrastructure tutorials for IT enthusiasts and homelab builders.

Creating a VM in Proxmox

Authorpublished on 2026-05-11 included in Tutorials

How to create a virtual machine in Proxmox, with a focus on CPU type selection and live migration compatibility.

Kubernetes Control Plane Load Balancer with HAProxy on VyOS

Authorpublished on 2026-06-15 included in Tutorials

How to configure HAProxy on VyOS to load balance the Kubernetes API server across multiple control plane nodes.

Authoritative DNS with BIND on LXC

Authorpublished on 2026-05-25 included in Tutorials

How to run a primary/secondary BIND9 pair across two Proxmox nodes using LXC containers, with VyOS forwarding internal queries to them.

Reviving Windows 11 after a failed driver update

Daniel Vršekpublished on 2026-05-04 included in Tutorials

How I revived a Windows 11 installation after a failed driver update and kept my hair

DNS Forwarding in VyOS

Authorpublished on 2026-06-08 included in Tutorials

How to configure VyOS as the DNS resolver for your lab network, with upstream forwarding and static host entries for internal services.

DHCP and DNS Forwarding in VyOS

Authorpublished on 2026-06-01 included in Tutorials

How to configure VyOS as the DHCP server and DNS forwarder for your lab network.

Setting Up VyOS as a Proxmox VM

Authorpublished on 2026-05-18 included in Tutorials

How to create a VyOS virtual machine in Proxmox and configure it as the router for your lab network.

Adding Linux dual booting while keeping your Windows installation

Daniel Vršekpublished on 2026-05-08 included in Tutorials

After a recent incident where I had to revive my Windows, I've been wondering how usable Linux is on a modern laptop and this is a story of how I made Debian with KDE Plasma my main OS and still able to keep my Windows installation as a backup.