Hi there! It's BOB. Here's a fun fact about home labs: you will install Windows Server a lot. Domain controllers, file servers, a certificate authority, that test box you broke on purpose, that other Read more
Hi there! It's BOB. Here's some happy news for home labbers: Microsoft lets you download and run Windows Server for free for 180 days. No credit card, no catch, just a countdown timer. That's the Read more
Hi there! It's BOB. Proxmox VE is a home lab favorite. It's free, it's powerful, and it runs on just about any old PC you've got lying around. But the first time you install Windows on it, something Read more
Hi there! It's BOB. Almost every Windows lab starts in the same place: Active Directory. Group Policy, certificates, file shares, Entra Connect, Windows Admin Center, all those fun projects need a Read more
Hi there! It's BOB. Every home lab reaches the same moment. You've built a domain, a file server, a web server, maybe a little dashboard or two. You open one of them in your browser and… "Your Read more