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Proxmox Cores vs Sockets: What the vCPU Settings Mean
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Proxmox Cores vs Sockets: What the vCPU Settings Mean

Proxmox cores vs sockets explained: how the vCPU settings affect Linux and Windows guests, and why you should usually just use one socket.

NguyenSeptember 19, 20262 min read
PVE Host cannot reach WireGuard peer through LXC container tunnel: fix the routing
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PVE Host cannot reach WireGuard peer through LXC container tunnel: fix the routing

PVE host cannot reach WireGuard peer through LXC container tunnel? Add a static route on the host and enable IP forwarding in the container.

NguyenSeptember 19, 20261 min read
Proxmox as provider: Traefik auto-discovery without an official provider
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Proxmox as provider: Traefik auto-discovery without an official provider

Get Traefik to discover Proxmox services with a cron job that pulls from the Proxmox API. No official provider needed—just a script and a config.

NguyenSeptember 18, 20262 min read
Fix Proxmox GPU Passthrough Black Screen on VM Start
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Fix Proxmox GPU Passthrough Black Screen on VM Start

Black screen after passing a GPU to a VM? Check VFIO binding, the GPU ROM, and display output in that order. Here's the diagnostic sequence.

NguyenSeptember 18, 20262 min read
veeam hardened repository: what it buys you that PBS prune settings do not
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veeam hardened repository: what it buys you that PBS prune settings do not

PBS prune and GC protect against disk-full, not against someone with root on the backup host. A Veeam hardened repository is a different threat model.

NguyenSeptember 17, 20266 min read
Jellyfin 10.11 performance issues: fix them on Proxmox LXC
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Jellyfin 10.11 performance issues: fix them on Proxmox LXC

Jellyfin 10.11 performance issues are usually the inotify watcher limits or a bad transcode path. Here's the exact fix I use on Proxmox LXC.

NguyenSeptember 17, 20261 min read
ZFS over iSCSI TrueNAS Scale Proxmox: targetcli setup that actually works
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ZFS over iSCSI TrueNAS Scale Proxmox: targetcli setup that actually works

ZFS over iSCSI from Proxmox to TrueNAS SCALE fails because SCALE uses LIO, not istgt. Here's the targetcli config and Proxmox storage plugin settings that

NguyenSeptember 16, 20262 min read
Got inotify poll request in wrong process – disabling inotify: fix it on Proxmox
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Got inotify poll request in wrong process – disabling inotify: fix it on Proxmox

Got inotify poll request in wrong process - disabling inotify on Proxmox means a process is watching files with inotify but isn't getting the events.

NguyenSeptember 16, 20263 min read
Got inotify poll request in wrong process – disabling inotify: what it means in Proxmox
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Got inotify poll request in wrong process – disabling inotify: what it means in Proxmox

The 'got inotify poll request in wrong process - disabling inotify' message is a Perl Linux::Inotify2 warning from Proxmox's forking daemons.

NguyenSeptember 15, 20262 min read
Shrink LVM-Thin Proxmox: Safe Methods and Dead Ends
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Shrink LVM-Thin Proxmox: Safe Methods and Dead Ends

Shrinking an LVM-thin pool on Proxmox isn't directly possible. Here's the safe workaround: create a new smaller pool and move your VMs over.

NguyenSeptember 14, 20262 min read

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Proxmox Cloud-Init Drive Shows as CD-ROM: Expected vs. Broken

Proxmox Cloud-Init Drive Shows as CD-ROM: Expected vs. Broken

November 9, 2026
Proxmox Hookscript Failing When It Does More Than One Thing: Fix the Execution Context

Proxmox Hookscript Failing When It Does More Than One Thing: Fix the Execution Context

November 8, 2026
Proxmox Kernel Not Updating: Check Apt Pinning and the Meta-Package

Proxmox Kernel Not Updating: Check Apt Pinning and the Meta-Package

November 8, 2026
ZFS Pool Suspended: Offline the Disk, Clear the Errors, Online It Again

ZFS Pool Suspended: Offline the Disk, Clear the Errors, Online It Again

November 7, 2026
Proxmox /access/permissions pool: Why GET Returns Wrong Permissions for Pool Members

Proxmox /access/permissions pool: Why GET Returns Wrong Permissions for Pool Members

November 7, 2026
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Notes on running a homelab, and on a country I left. Written by Nguyen in California.

Technical

Homelab, Proxmox, self-hosting — what broke, and what actually fixed it.

  • Proxmox Cloud-Init Drive Shows as CD-ROM: Expected vs. Broken
  • Proxmox Hookscript Failing When It Does More Than One Thing: Fix the Execution Context
  • Proxmox Kernel Not Updating: Check Apt Pinning and the Meta-Package
  • ZFS Pool Suspended: Offline the Disk, Clear the Errors, Online It Again

Personal

Vietnam, the years since, and the things worth writing down.

  • Little Saigon quận Cam có còn là thủ đô của người Việt Nam tị nạn tại Mỹ?
  • A Journey Back in Time: Revisiting My Middle School (Hai Ba Trung)
  • Tản mạn về cuộc sống (2024)
  • Dịa chỉ chợ trái cây ở Florida (Clearwater, Miami, Destin)

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