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title: Welcome to My Homelab
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## Introduction
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first raspberry pi first of his name in 2013 to discover linux and act as a NAS
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then in 2015 a rapsberry pi 2 more powerful because the first raspberry pi was slow
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and the last one in 2018, raspberry pi 3, for more RAM
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finally in 2019 I bought tiny form factor headless pc, DeskMini A300, small yet powerful
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My homelab journey began in 2013 with a humble Raspberry Pi, the very first model. I was needing a cheap machine to learn my first step into the world of Linux. It served as a basic NAS, though its limited power quickly became apparent. In 2015, I upgraded to a Raspberry Pi 2, seeking better performance. By 2018, the need for more RAM led me to a Raspberry Pi 3, allowing me to run more demanding applications. Finally, in 2019, I took a significant step forward with a DeskMini A300 — a compact yet powerful headless PC that laid the foundation for a more capable and versatile homelab.
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## Why a Homelab ?
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want to spawn VM, build kubernetes cluster
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evolution of my setup
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experiment
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privacy
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experience
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## Shaping the Lab
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### Specifications
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what I want to be able to do :
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- host my current services
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- simulate enterprise environment
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- 3 nodes
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- distributed storage
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- network / vlan
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### Constraints
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- space
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- noise
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- power
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- budget
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## Infrastructure Overview
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### Rack
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### Servers
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### Network
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### Cooling
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### Photos
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## Software Stack
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### Hypervisor
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### Network
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### Application
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#### Docker
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#### Kubernetes
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## Roadmap for my Lab
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### Building my Homelab
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- building the first proxmox node
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- migrating from my headless PC to a VM
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- building the second proxmox node with HDDs
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- Install the rack
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- Create the network
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- Installating OPNsense
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- Switching routing from my freebox to OPNsense
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- Reconfigure my WiFi clients
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- Build the third Proxmox node
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- Externalize my HDDs
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- Deploy VLAN
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- Setup Proxmox Cluster
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- Setup Ceph Storage
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- Install fans
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- Install ADguard Home along Unbound DNS
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- Setup IPAM
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- Install a bastion
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### Let's Play
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- Deploy a VM with Terraform
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- Create a Terraform module
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- Deploy Terraform infrastructure using Ansible
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- Create a Blog
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Welcome to my homelab — a space where I explore new technologies, break things on purpose, and learn by doing. What started as a few old machines has grown into a modest but powerful setup that I use for self-hosting, automation, testing infrastructure tools, and running personal projects.
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## 1. Hardware
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I currently run a 3-node cluster built with energy-efficient mini PCs and repurposed desktops. Here's a breakdown:
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- **Node 1**: AMD Ryzen 4C/4T, 16GB RAM
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- **Node 2**: AMD Ryzen 6C/6T, 16GB RAM
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- **Node 3**: AMD Ryzen 8C/16T, 64GB RAM
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- **Storage**: Ceph-based distributed storage across all nodes
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- **Network**: 1Gbps LAN with 2.5Gbps NICs for Ceph replication traffic
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- **Rack**: Compact 10" rack with managed switch and PDU
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## 2. Software
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- **Proxmox VE**: Used for virtualization and clustering
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- **Ceph**: Distributed storage for VM disks
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- **Kubernetes (K3s)**: For orchestrating containerized apps
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- **Gitea**: Self-hosted Git with CI/CD via Gitea Actions
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- **OPNsense**: Firewall, VLANs, and DNS (with AdGuard + Unbound)
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- **Monitoring**: Grafana, Prometheus, Node Exporter
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## 3. Projects
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Some of the ongoing and past projects I've worked on:
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- CI/CD automation using Gitea Actions
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- GitOps pipeline for Kubernetes using ArgoCD
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- Hugo-based personal blog hosted with Docker
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- Home automation with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant
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- VPN and remote access via WireGuard
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- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible
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If you're curious about any part of the stack or want to know how I built something specific, feel free to check the related blog posts!
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