How to Configure End-to-End Encryption with Cloudflare Tunnel
by As with any form of remote access or tunnel, end-to-end encryption is an important part of security. One of the great features of Cloudflare Tunnels; …
Category: Home Lab Ideas
See Smitty learn and build in his Home Lab! Ideas for the home lab will range from basic management to outlandish setups where he hopes to learn new things.
How to Install and Configure Windows Server Core
Windows Server (formerly known as Windows Server Core) is a command-line only Windows Operating System. It is this writer’s belief that Windows Server Core will …
How to Setup Quick and Easy Home Lab Monitoring
Have you ever wondered about Home Lab Monitoring, without a massive lift to get it set up? While looking up something for work, I ran …
How to Access DFS File Shares over Cloudflare Tunnel
When I think of “Cutting-Edge remote access software” it’s difficult to include SMB in that conversation. DFS file shares feel like legacy technology with all …
3 Easy Home Lab Tips to Improve Your Setup
I am excited to share three of my home lab tips to improve your home Lab setup. If this isn’t your first time here, then …
How to Use Cloudflare Tunnel for Secure Remote Access
After talking about Azure AD application proxy, I think it only makes sense to continue evaluating other “Zero Trust” tools that leverage a reverse proxy …
How to Install and Configure ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
As we continue our Home Lab series, I wanted to include an article on Patch Management. There are several different ways to handle this, and …
How to Configure Core Windows Services in a Home Lab
Today, we are going to look at some core Windows services, like NTP, security groups and Group policy and how to configure them properly for …
How to Install OPNsense Firewall for Your Home Lab
We will begin this journey with an install of the OPNsense firewall solution. OPNsense is an Open Source firewall solution that is available free for …
How to Configure Your First Domain Controller
Today, we will be configuring our first domain controller in our Windows environment. Now we get to some of the good stuff! If you are …
