Joseph Maxwell

Journal

Writing

Technical articles on datacenter operations, Linux, automation tooling, and self-hosting.

2026

  1. Proxmox VE Post-Install: Containers, Virtual Machines, Snapshots, and Automated Backups What to do right after installing Proxmox VE: choose between LXC containers and VMs, manage snapshots, and set up automated 3-2-1 backups.
  2. Optical Fault Isolation on the Datacenter Floor: Practical Habits for Clean Handoffs How structured fiber testing with power meters, VFLs, and loopbacks cuts repeat work and makes shift handoffs cleaner in datacenter operations.