Install Proxmox on a Mini PC: Set Up Your First Server
Never set up a server before? Here’s how to install Proxmox on a mini PC: prepare the USB drive, set up the BIOS, go through the installer and take care of the essentials after your first login.
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Self-Host Vaultwarden on Proxmox: Password Manager in an LXC
Here’s how to self-host Vaultwarden in an LXC on Proxmox, behind Caddy, with backups and the official Bitwarden apps. My passwords have lived on my own server this way for over a year.
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Cobblemon Server Setup: Self-Host COBBLEVERSE with Pelican
Set up your own Cobblemon server with the COBBLEVERSE modpack and the Pelican Panel: from Java 21 to whitelist and Chunky to backups and modpack updates.
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Self-Host Docmost: Your Own Notion Alternative
Docmost is an open source wiki with spaces, real-time editing and built-in diagrams. Here’s how to set it up on Proxmox or with Docker Compose, invite family and friends and back up your data.
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Self-Host Habitica on Proxmox: Your To-dos as an RPG
Habitica turns habits, dailies and to-dos into a small RPG. Here’s how to host it yourself in an LXC on Proxmox, connect the phone apps to your server and back up your data.
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Homelab Beginner Guide 2026: How to Get Started Right
Want to start a homelab but don’t know where to begin? See which hardware is enough, how to install Proxmox and which services are worth setting up first.
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Mini PC for Homelab: Which Minisforum Fits Your Setup
Which mini PC fits your homelab? See what the Minisforum MS-01, MS-A2 and N5 Pro can handle and where their limits are. I run four of them around the clock with Proxmox in Berlin and France.
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Pi-hole on Proxmox LXC: Block Ads on Your Whole Network
Pi-hole blocks ads and trackers for every device on your home network, including smart TVs and phones. Here’s how to set up Pi-hole 6 in a small Proxmox LXC with blocklists, upstream DNS and the common pitfalls.
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Plex Hardware Transcoding: Intel Arc A310 in a Proxmox LXC
Here’s how to let Plex transcode on an Intel Arc A310 inside a Proxmox LXC, from passing through /dev/dri to picking the GPU. Before that, I moved all my media containers to the node with 10 GbE.
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Self-Host Stirling-PDF: Your Own iLovePDF Alternative
Merge, redact, OCR or compress PDFs without your documents ending up on someone else’s website. Here’s how to set up Stirling-PDF on Proxmox or with Docker.
