Nesting dolls on a server rack, representing Docker inside LXC containers

Docker in LXC: am I doing it wrong?

Good morning, Agent. You’ve been running Docker inside LXC containers on Proxmox for over a year now. Ten containers. Ten little fortresses, each housing its own Docker Compose stack. Immich, Frigate, Jellyfin, the Arr empire. Clean separation. Independent backups. Feels right. Then someone drops a Reddit thread in your lap: “Docker in LXC is an antipattern.” Time to audit the operation. The Setup Under Scrutiny Here’s how the Minilab is architected. Every service gets its own LXC container on Proxmox, and inside each one, Docker runs the actual application: ...

April 6, 2026 · Gianni Leggio
Mission Impossible style minilab setup

Operation Minilab: synchronizing two houses

Good morning, Agent. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to unify two disparate headquarters into a single, synchronized digital fortress. The target: a seamless “Home Lab” experience spanning two physical locations (House 1 (The Master) and House 2 (The Satellite)). This isn’t just about blinking lights in a closet. This is about reclaiming control. It’s about establishing a secure, local extraction point for data, intelligence, and automation. ...

January 2, 2026 · Gianni Leggio