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 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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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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Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts: Install Services With One Command
One command in the Proxmox shell and a few minutes later your service runs in its own LXC. Here’s how to use the community scripts safely: Default vs. Advanced, updates, the post-install script and what ends up in the container.
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Home Assistant on Proxmox: Install HAOS as a VM Step by Step
How to set up Home Assistant OS as a VM on Proxmox: install it with the community script, finish onboarding, pass through a Zigbee stick over USB, and set up backups and safe remote access.
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Homelab Dashboard Setup: Homarr vs Glance Compared
One start page for all your services. Here’s how to set up Homarr or Glance on Proxmox, connect integrations, write the Glance config and lock down access.
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Caddy Reverse Proxy in Your Homelab: Automatic HTTPS
Here’s how to set up Caddy as a reverse proxy in a Proxmox LXC: automatic Let’s Encrypt certificates with the HTTP and DNS challenge, internal hostnames for LAN and Tailscale only, logs and reloads.
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Apache Guacamole: Remote Desktop in Your Browser
Apache Guacamole lets you reach your computers over RDP, VNC and SSH straight from your browser. Here’s how to install it on Proxmox, set up connections and 2FA, and keep it off the open internet.
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UniFi Network 11: What’s New for Your Homelab
Ubiquiti has announced UniFi Network 11 with live traffic flows, WiFi WAN as a backup, Matter support and a topology that also shows Thread devices. Here’s what’s actually useful for your homelab.
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Twitch Channel Points in Minecraft: Key Drops and Stream Effects
Connect Twitch to your Minecraft server: a chat bot gives away keys to viewers, channel points trigger in-game effects, and Bits, subs and raids set off fireworks. Based on the real CobbleBox setup.
