Enabling ASPM on a Realtek RTL8125B 2.5GbE NIC in Proxmox/Linux
If you’re running a home server or a Proxmox node and you want to add 2.5GbE networking without spending a lot of money, the Realtek RTL8125B is a pretty popular…
Part 3: Optimising Proxmox Post-Installation
With all our nodes up and running Proxmox, the base installation is done. It’s usable as-is, but “usable” isn’t really the goal here. These machines are going to be running…
Unlocking Vendor-Locked SFP Modules on Intel X710-DA2 10GbE SFP+ NIC
If you’ve ever tried plugging a third-party SFP transceiver into an Intel X710-DA2 10GbE SFP+ NIC, you’ve probably run into the frustrating reality that Intel locks these cards down by…
Part 2: Building and Installing Proxmox on a Lenovo M720q
Part 2 is all about getting Proxmox installed on the Lenovo M720q nodes and expanding the rest of the cluster. Before we dive in though, it’s worth taking a step…
Part 1: Introduction to my Homelab Proxmox Micro Cluster
For the past five years, I had been running a single-node Proxmox machine at home on a Lenovo M720q micro form factor PC. Honestly, it was one of the best…
Hello World! Documenting my tech journey
Welcome to 00l.uk, an online space where I can dump all the stuff rattling around in my head about homelabbing, networking, self-hosting, and the general chaos of building things that…
