Homelab #1 Getting Started with Proxmox
Step-by-step Proxmox VE install on bare metal, fixing Rufus/Ventoy boot issues, Nvidia driver crashes, and gateway setup for first-time homelab users.
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Step-by-step Proxmox VE install on bare metal, fixing Rufus/Ventoy boot issues, Nvidia driver crashes, and gateway setup for first-time homelab users.
Install Windows Server 2022 on Proxmox with Autounattended.xml, fixing UEFI/SeaBIOS boot, GPT/MBR partitioning, and XML syntax errors in practice.
Install Uptime Kuma on Proxmox to monitor homelab service uptime, and integrate status display into the Gethomepage dashboard.
Set up Cloudflare Origin Server SSL and a Cloudflared Tunnel to access Proxmox VE externally, plus an extra Cloudflare Access auth layer.
Install Portainer Agent on a VPS, configure wg-easy with password hash, handle TLS and .env issues, and connect Cloudflared tunnel.
Found that Link-local IPv6 bypasses WireGuard routing because it operates at Layer 2, solving LAN access issues while VPN kill-switch is enabled.
Deploying Tailscale VPN mesh to connect distributed homelab nodes, comparing with WireGuard and tackling traffic routing issues.