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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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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Pelican Panel on Proxmox: Game Servers for Your Friends
Minecraft, Palworld and more for your friends, managed from a web interface. Here’s how to set up Pelican Panel and Wings in two LXCs on Proxmox, including eggs, ports, backups and a nightly restart.
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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.
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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.
