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Technical books
from a working lab.
Practical guides for cybersecurity, Proxmox, DevOps, and AI-assisted engineering. Written from systems built, operated, broken, and repaired.
The proprietor's recommendation
Start with the foundation.
Build a production-minded Proxmox homelab from the ground up, then use the focused add-on guides to extend it.
- 01Cluster-first architecture and operating patterns
- 02Written from a working three-node environment
- 03Supporting configurations available for inspection
The catalogue · 15 working titles
Books for people who
run the systems.
No theory detached from practice. Every shelf starts with real infrastructure, operational failures, and repeatable fixes.
Infrastructure Series8 titles
The Infrastructure Alcove
Homelab & Proxmox
Build the cluster, then everything on it. Field-tested guides drawn from one working three-node Proxmox environment.
Flagship build guide
Reverse proxy & certificates
Repeatable service patterns
Backup & recovery practice
Infrastructure as code
Grafana, Prometheus & node-exporter
Security monitoring build
Six add-on guides
$67 separately · Save $22
Verified practiceSupporting Ansible roles and production configurations are available on GitHub.
Back to the catalogue ↑Security Operations Series3 titles
The Security Cabinet
SOC & Security
Practical preparation for the analyst's chair, with references built around real detection and response work.
Interview preparation system
Start here at no cost
Two-book career collection
$54 separately · Save $15
Verified practiceGrounded in Wazuh, Sigma detection, and incident-response workflows.
Back to the catalogue ↑Applied AI Series4 titles
The Automation Desk
AI & Claude Code
Patterns, templates, and operating habits for engineers who work with AI without surrendering control of the code.
Complete operating manual
Infrastructure workflows
Safer code modification
Three-guide collection
$60 separately · Save $21
Verified practiceBuilt around infrastructure automation and code-preservation workflows.
Back to the catalogue ↑The open reference desk
Inspect the work
before you buy.
The configurations behind these books come from a live three-node Proxmox cluster. Read the source, verify the patterns, and decide whether the full guide belongs on your desk.
Browse all repositories ↗A note from the proprietor
“I document the systems I wish someone had documented before I built them.”
Steven J. Vik runs the SJVIK NOC, a three-node Proxmox HA homelab with Wazuh SIEM, custom Sigma rules, and more than fourteen LXC services. SJVIK Labs publishes the useful parts.
Read the proprietor's field notes ↗