https://boxvirt.com/ Practical Proxmox, networking, storage, and self-hosting guides. en https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-fasttrack-simple-queues/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-fasttrack-simple-queues/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Check whether traffic reaches a RouterOS Simple Queue, distinguish FastTrack bypass from the wrong path, and test upload and download independently. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-port-forwarding/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-port-forwarding/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Plan one source-restricted RouterOS HTTPS port forward, distinguish NAT from filtering, and diagnose public reachability, translation and replies. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-vlan-setup/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-vlan-setup/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Build a RouterOS bridge VLAN plan for an OPNsense uplink, keep switch management separate, and verify tags, PVIDs and routed access policy. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-wifi-capsman/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-wifi-capsman/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Plan a WiFi CAPsMAN deployment with a compatible AP, explicit local forwarding, separate IoT and guest VLANs, and checks beyond radio provisioning. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-wireguard/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mikrotik-wireguard/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Build a RouterOS WireGuard split tunnel to one HTTPS service, verify routes and return traffic, and diagnose handshake, DNS, MTU and revocation separately. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-dhcp-dnsmasq-kea/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-dhcp-dnsmasq-kea/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Choose an OPNsense DHCP backend by lease, DNS and availability requirements, then verify a client address, gateway, resolver and local hostname. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-firewall-rules/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-firewall-rules/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Build an OPNsense access matrix, place rules on the incoming interface, check rule order and existing states, and diagnose a denied connection. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-unbound-dns/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-unbound-dns/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Create a local Unbound host override, separate client DNS from system DNS, and test A, AAAA, PTR and TCP queries without confusing DNS with reachability. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-vlan-setup/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-vlan-setup/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Plan an OPNsense VLAN trunk, match switch ports and DHCP scopes, keep management on a separate path, and verify the intended access policy. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-wireguard-remote-access/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/opnsense-wireguard-remote-access/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Plan one OPNsense WireGuard client, separate the WAN handshake rule from tunnel permissions, and verify service, DNS and denied management access. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/docker-vm/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/docker-vm/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Install Docker Engine in a Debian VM, run a digest-pinned Compose lab service with persistent data, and plan an isolated VM restore with a known marker. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/installation/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/installation/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Plan a clean Proxmox VE 9 installation on one lab host, verify the target disk, configure management and repositories, and check the first VM. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/lxc-bind-mount-permissions/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/lxc-bind-mount-permissions/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Diagnose an unwritable bind mount in an unprivileged LXC container, calculate mapped UID/GID values, and plan a separate backup of host data. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/pbs-encryption-key-recovery/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/pbs-encryption-key-recovery/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Separate PBS access credentials from encryption keys, protect an independent recovery copy, and test encrypted VM recovery on another PVE host. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/pbs-offsite-sync/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/pbs-offsite-sync/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Plan a pull sync to a second Proxmox Backup Server, scope access and deletion behavior, and test recovery while the primary PBS is unavailable. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/pbs-vm-restore/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/pbs-vm-restore/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Plan a PBS VM restore on a replacement Proxmox host, isolate the restored guest, recover external dependencies, and record application checks. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/two-node-quorum-qdevice/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/two-node-quorum-qdevice/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Work through a two-node Proxmox cluster's vote matrix, QDevice placement, storage and fencing dependencies, and the evidence needed before relying on HA. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/vlan-setup/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/vlan-setup/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Plan a two-uplink Proxmox VLAN lab, match guest tags to bridge and switch settings, preserve management, and test permitted and denied paths. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/vm-no-internet/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/vm-no-internet/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Diagnose a Linux VM's missing internet connection by checking its address, route, Proxmox NIC, bridge, VLAN path, gateway, DNS and application traffic. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/add-lvm-thin-storage/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/add-lvm-thin-storage/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Identify an unused disk, create an LVM thin pool, register it in Proxmox, and check guest placement, data usage and metadata headroom. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/increase-vm-disk/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/increase-vm-disk/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Follow a Debian ext4 example from a larger Proxmox virtual disk to a larger partition and filesystem, with identity checks and a recovery plan. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/pbs-retention-garbage-collection/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/pbs-retention-garbage-collection/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Work through PBS retention on a snapshot calendar, preview pruning, and distinguish shared chunks, pending removals and filesystem usage after GC. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/storage-types/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/storage-types/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Choose Proxmox storage by content type, snapshot support and failure boundary. Compare Directory, LVM-Thin and local ZFS with a practical planning worksheet. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/vm-or-lxc-self-hosting/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/vm-or-lxc-self-hosting/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Choose a Proxmox VM or unprivileged LXC by kernel needs, application packaging, devices and recovery. Work through four services with a requirements worksheet. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/backup-server-setup/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/backup-server-setup/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Set up a separate Proxmox Backup Server, create a datastore, connect PVE with limited credentials, and check your first VM backup and isolated restore. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/create-linux-vm/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/create-linux-vm/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Create a Debian Linux VM in Proxmox VE. Choose storage, CPU, RAM and networking, install the guest agent, and check boot, connectivity and recovery. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/firewall-setup/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/firewall-setup/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Configure Proxmox firewall levels, preserve management access, restrict one guest, and check allowed and blocked connections over IPv4 and IPv6. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/lxc-setup/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/lxc-setup/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Create an unprivileged Debian LXC container in Proxmox VE. Understand its resources, configure networking, run a small service, and plan backup and restore. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/upgrade-8-to-9/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/upgrade-8-to-9/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Prepare a Proxmox VE 8 host for version 9: check backups, repositories and upgrade warnings, then verify storage, networking and guests after reboot. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/backup-retention-capacity/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/backup-retention-capacity/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Estimate retained backup capacity with a 1 TiB worked example. Separate logical restore points, unique changed chunks, reclamation delays and working headroom. https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/docker-ports-expose-reverse-proxy/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/docker-ports-expose-reverse-proxy/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Self-hosting Trace Docker traffic through host bindings and a reverse proxy. Learn why EXPOSE is not a firewall and when a backend needs no published host port. https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/docker-volumes-bind-mounts-backup/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/docker-volumes-bind-mounts-backup/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Self-hosting Choose Docker mounts using a recovery inventory. Map database, uploads, configuration and secrets to consistent backups and a restore order on another host. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/ipv6-homelab-firewall-policy/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/ipv6-homelab-firewall-policy/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Build a dual-stack access matrix for a homelab. Separate router and forwarded traffic, preserve essential ICMPv6, and verify allowed and denied service paths. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/zfs-scrub-vs-resilver/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/zfs-scrub-vs-resilver/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Compare ZFS scrub and resilver by purpose, data scope and repair conditions. Learn what completion proves and why neither operation replaces a backup restore. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/backup-transfer-time/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/backup-transfer-time/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Estimate backup transfer time from payload size and sustained speed. Compare GB and GiB, avoid double-counting overhead, and budget the rest of recovery. https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/homelab-electricity-cost/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/homelab-electricity-cost/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Self-hosting Estimate your homelab's electricity cost from measured kWh or average watts. Work through a UPS measurement boundary, a daily load profile, and your own tariff. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/ip-range-cidr-allowlist/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/ip-range-cidr-allowlist/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Convert an IPv4 range into exact CIDR blocks, compare broader shortcuts, and test the boundary addresses before using the result in an allowlist. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/ipv6-56-to-64-plan/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/ipv6-56-to-64-plan/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Split a delegated IPv6 /56 into separate /64 LANs. Work through four VLAN prefixes, distinguish WAN addressing from delegation, and check the plan. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mtu-mss-transfer-stalls/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/mtu-mss-transfer-stalls/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Diagnose size-dependent transfer stalls with a packet-path worksheet. Separate MTU, TCP MSS and PMTUD, then check IPv4 and IPv6 feedback before changing settings. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/nas-vm-virtual-disks-or-passthrough/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/nas-vm-virtual-disks-or-passthrough/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Compare virtual disks, individual disk mapping and HBA passthrough for a TrueNAS VM. Plan hardware ownership, backup coverage and recovery dependencies. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/raidz2-vs-mirrors/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/raidz2-vs-mirrors/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Compare one RAIDZ2 vdev with three two-way mirrors using six equal disks. Work through capacity, failure combinations, workload priorities and expansion choices. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/ram-planning/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/ram-planning/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Build a Proxmox RAM budget for the host, ZFS ARC, guests and growth. Compare operating targets with VM maximums using a worked 64 GiB example. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/same-subnet-different-vlans/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/same-subnet-different-vlans/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Trace an ARP request between hosts in different VLANs using the same IPv4 subnet. Compare a deliberate shared LAN with a routed design using distinct prefixes. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/vlsm-vlan-worked-example/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/vlsm-vlan-worked-example/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Build a VLSM plan for four VLANs in a /24. Count gateways and growth, check subnet boundaries, choose DHCP ranges, and keep space for future networks. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/vpn-overlapping-subnets/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/vpn-overlapping-subnets/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Diagnose a VPN address conflict with a route-selection example. Compare renumbering, a narrow host route and translated addresses without hiding the return path. https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/wireguard-allowedips-explained/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/networking/wireguard-allowedips-explained/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Networking Understand WireGuard AllowedIPs with a three-peer example: outgoing destination lookup, incoming source checks, OS routes and the limits of a default prefix. https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/zfs-usable-capacity/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/storage/zfs-usable-capacity/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage & Backup Work through six 8 TB disks in RAIDZ2, convert TB to TiB, separate free-space headroom from ZFS overhead, and investigate pool versus dataset space. https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/audiobookshelf-docker/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/audiobookshelf-docker/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Self-hosting Run Audiobookshelf with explicit image versions, persistent local config, private access, WebSocket-aware HTTPS, and backups that include your media. https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/cloud-init-templates/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/proxmox/cloud-init-templates/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proxmox Create a repeatable Proxmox cloud-image template and diagnose first-boot, SSH-key, and network configuration problems. https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/fedora-server-42-installation/ https://boxvirt.com/guides/self-hosting/fedora-server-42-installation/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Self-hosting Historical Fedora Server 42 installation guide with its May 2026 end of life, media verification, service checks, and a practical migration plan.