Deploying a Consistent Desktop Wallpaper via Group Policy Maintaining a consistent desktop background across domain-joined computers is a simple way to reinforce branding and create a professional user experience. In my home lab, I use Active Directory Group Policy (GPO)…
When managing a Windows Active Directory environment, it’s easy to assume that if a Group Policy Object (GPO) contains both Computer and User settings, everything inside it will apply automatically. Unfortunately, that’s not how Active Directory processes policy. I recently…
Raspberry Pi systems are useful little machines for homelab work, especially when you want to run lightweight services without dedicating a full desktop or server to the job. In Realm Labs, Raspberry Pi devices are used for a mixture of…
A Raspberry Pi is one of the easiest ways to add a small Linux system to a homelab. In Realm Labs, Raspberry Pi devices are used for automation, monitoring, MQTT, GPIO projects and other lightweight services. Most of them run…
