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11d •
Docker Host VM
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
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Maybe this will give you an idea on allocations. I run a Dell R720 with the following specification: 32 CPU and 192 GB RAM. On it I run 2 docker VMs with just 4 CPU and 16 GB RAM. Each run Portainer and have currently a total of 22 containers running (at one point I had around 38 containers with no issues) with the CPU usage around 20% and memory average around 70-75% usage on each of the VMs. In the end it really depends on what you are planning on running on the VM.
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@Chuck Rudolphy been looking at adding Frigate for home security. Would be interested on how it worked out for you.
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What do you run on your Hypervisor(s)?
What do you run on your hypervisors? Here are my two live hypervisors, both running proxmox and both linked to proxmox back up server
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@Brandon Lee same here
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Fail2Ban and Zabbix Monitoring
I have recently started using fail2ban alongside nginx proxy manager. My next phase this activity is to monitor the log file outputs with zabbix, possibly extending into Grafana, as that has far superior dashboard options IMO.
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Been using fail2ban for quite awhile and love it. I will do a writeup and share it on how you can configure it to protect your web URL. In my case if a bot try to login onto my site, the IP will get banned and the website will be blank after the 3rd failed attempt.
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What are your first services you spin up in a home lab?
Check out my latest post on a few thoughts there on which services are the most important. https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/09/the-first-services-i-always-spin-up-in-any-home-lab/
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proxmox, nextcloud, nginx, docker, uptime-kuma, truenas, jellyfin
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Introduction
Hello everyone, I just wanted to say how happy to be this Home Lab Explorers community and I currently work in the New York area as a desktop engineer. looking to setup my home lab soon Minisforum ms-02
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@john-lohman-5165
Senior Manager DBA Team. Love working with Linux, Ansible, Terraform, and Python. Been running a homelab for about 8 years now.
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Joined May 2, 2025
Clarksville, TN
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