Homelab Ledger

Practical guides for self-hosting and home labs.

Clear, practical guides and small tools for running your own services at home, starting with Proxmox containers and VMs.

This site will collect how-to guides on running a home lab: choosing hardware, using a hypervisor, putting apps behind a reverse proxy, and keeping backups you can restore. New pages will appear as they are written.

Guides

• Proxmox Docker LXC vs VM: Which Should You Use in 2026?

  Should Docker on Proxmox run in an LXC container or a VM? A plain-English 2026 decision guide with a beginner default, commands checked against the official docs, and a checklist.

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