Virtualization on Chrizzle23.net

Installing Docker on your Linux Virtual Machine

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A major piece of self-hosted infrastructure is https://www.docker.com/. I have a love/hate relationship with Docker. On the one hand, it makes installing and running applications easy, but on the other hand, it feels like wasteful abstraction. The point of virtualization and containerization is to make deploying applications easier. I like to do this with [https://www.turnkeylinux.org/](Turnkey Linux) containers and VMs. Like all application libraries, there is always some app that isn’t available in the flavor that you’d like. Docker has the largest library of things, so it’s basically a necessary evil.

Adding Infrastructure to Proxmox

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In a previous post, I talked about the “AK-fortyserver”, a cheap NAS appliance that I added Proxmox VE to. I named mine “Scratchy”.

I got my Synology NAS backed up to Scratchy, so that I could remove the disks in it and replace them. I was buying 8tb disks for it, but I decided to go in another direction. I will discuss the that larger project in another post. Right now let’s focus on the apps I am setting up on Scratchy.

An Introduction to how I use Proxmox VE

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In a previous post, I talked about the cheap NAS appliance as a component for self-hosting. For me, a server lab consists of two elements: storage and compute power. I have a Synology NAS that I use for the storage system. Once you get your storage centralized on a NAS, adding memory and CPU to your compute power is simply a matter of adding servers.

The AK-fortyServer

The AK47 is a symbol of revolution, so much so, that some countries have it on their flag. I like to think of a cheap mass produced server is a digital equivalent of the AK47, a tool for digital revolution.