WrongWords Weekly: New server in. Old server out.
Back up two guests, add a clean Proxmox node, restore the VMs and retire an old server.
WrongWords Weekly: One full server, three-node solution
Build a beginner-friendly Proxmox cluster, migrate Pi-hole, and see what is coming to Home Assistant cameras.
Proxmox Cluster Setup: 3 Nodes and Your First VM Migration
My Proxmox server is running out of room, so I bring three Proxmox VE nodes together into one cluster and migrate Pi-hole to another host. This walkthrough starts with Home Assistant, Pi-hole and Zigbee2MQTT on the existing node, plus two…
Turn Old Hard Drives into Proxmox Backup Storage (ZFS Mirror Guide)
Got some old hard drives gathering dust? Don’t throw them away just yet! In this video, I’m turning recycled SATA hard drives into useful Proxmox backup storage using a ZFS mirror. I’ll show you how to install the drives in…
WrongWords Weekly — Home Assistant backups, Proxmox snapshots & 2026.10
This week I have been looking at backups—the sort of subject that feels rather dull right up until the moment something breaks. If you run Home Assistant on Proxmox, it is very easy to take a snapshot and feel protected.…
WrongWords Weekly: Who pays for Linux? + Home Assistant Link
Linux is free. Home Assistant is free. The developers, strangely enough, still need somewhere to live and occasionally like to eat. This week’s video looks at where the money comes from, and Friday’s Home Assistant announcement gives us a very…
How Does Linux Make Money? Who Pays for Free Software?
Linux is free to download, so who pays its developers? A plain-English look at Linux funding, business support, cloud services and Home Assistant.
WrongWords Weekly: Smart blinds, a Proxmox upgrade + why did that move?
SmartWings smart blinds, the Proxmox 8-to-9 upgrade and Home Assistant's new Activity details.
Proxmox 8 to 9 Upgrade: What You Need to Know
How do you upgrade Proxmox VE 8 to Proxmox VE 9 when Home Assistant is running on the same server? In this step-by-step homelab walkthrough, I take my Proxmox 8.4 host through the major version upgrade and check that Home…
WrongWords Weekly: How many updates! Two smart-home videos
When should you update your kit? Plus a Zigbee dimmer installation and the MONSGA MR7 Pro in Home Assistant.