I am planning to improve the network setup for a small Proxmox VE homelab & wanted some advice from more experienced users here.
Right now the setup is quite basic with a single NIC and a standard Linux bridge configuration. It works fine for simple testing, but I am starting to look into VLANs and separate network segments for different services like storage, management, & VMs.
One concern I have is how people usually structure networking when they move beyond a single host setup. For example, is it better to keep everything on one bridge with VLAN tagging or separate physical NICs for different traffic types?
I have also noticed that hardware choice often affects these decisions. In some hardware discussions I follow through Tech Distributor, including Apple Distributor-related setups in Dubai, people often mention that network flexibility becomes more important than raw CPU performance once the lab grows.
Would be good to know what best practices others are using here, especially for home lab environments that might later scale into multi-node clusters.
Right now the setup is quite basic with a single NIC and a standard Linux bridge configuration. It works fine for simple testing, but I am starting to look into VLANs and separate network segments for different services like storage, management, & VMs.
One concern I have is how people usually structure networking when they move beyond a single host setup. For example, is it better to keep everything on one bridge with VLAN tagging or separate physical NICs for different traffic types?
I have also noticed that hardware choice often affects these decisions. In some hardware discussions I follow through Tech Distributor, including Apple Distributor-related setups in Dubai, people often mention that network flexibility becomes more important than raw CPU performance once the lab grows.
Would be good to know what best practices others are using here, especially for home lab environments that might later scale into multi-node clusters.
