SELF-HOSTED · SELF-MANAGED

A whole network. One home.

The hardware, services, and connections behind my everyday infrastructure.

IN THE RACK / RIGHT NOW
—Rack power · Never checked
CPU—
RAM—
Connected telemetry sources0 / —
TrueNAS storage devices—
Explore the rack
01

Inside the rack

Compute, storage, switching, and the hardware behind the lab.

Current full server rack with CAT6 patch panel, Cisco switch, rack servers, black TrueNAS tower, white backup PC and bottom JBOD
The current main rack · select a component to explore8 marked components
Hardware08
COMPONENT / 06

TrueNAS server

The black tower on the lower-left shelf. TrueNAS provides ZFS storage and hosts the media automation applications.

Platform
TrueNAS
Chassis
Black tower
Pools
Live usage shown below
REAL HARDWARE. EVERYDAY INFRASTRUCTURE.
02

What runs here

Infrastructure services, automation, and local projects.

01

Virtualization

PROXMOX · HYPER-V
3

Two virtualization platforms support the lab’s operating systems and workloads.

Proxmox VE

Virtual machines on the Intel 2U server.

Windows Server 2025 / Hyper-V

Hosts Windows and Linux environments.

Codexhome

Ubuntu application host running Docker services.

02

Network & DNS

PFSENSE · PI-HOLE
6

Routing, DNS filtering, managed wireless, and private remote access.

pfSense

Gateway routing and firewall policy.

Pi-hole

DNS-level filtering of advertising and tracking domains.

UniFi Network

Management for the wireless network.

Tailscale

Private connectivity to lab services.

Nginx Proxy Manager

Routes web hostnames to their applications.

CoreDNS

Internal service-name resolution.

03

Media library

TRUENAS · PLEX · ARR
5

Media library and automation workloads associated with the storage server.

TrueNAS server
Plex

Streams the personal media library to connected devices.

Sonarr

Organizes television series.

Radarr

Organizes the film library.

Lidarr

Music library management.

Overseerr

Media discovery and requests.

04

Home & cameras

HOME ASSISTANT · CAMERAS · HVAC
4

Home automation, camera monitoring, and a separate Raspberry Pi relay controller for climate equipment.

Home Assistant

Connects sensors, automations, and home devices.

Frigate

Camera recording and detection.

Agent DVR

Camera viewing and supported camera controls.

Plant timelapse

Scheduled image capture and timelapse viewing.

05

Storage & personal cloud

TRUENAS · NEXTCLOUD
6

Local files, photos, documents, and recovery copies.

TrueNAS

Shared storage for files, applications, and recordings.

Nextcloud

Self-hosted files and document access.

Immich

Photo and video library.

Kopia

Encrypted backup snapshots.

ONLYOFFICE

Document editing alongside Nextcloud.

Stirling PDF

PDF tools.

06

Local AI & automation

OLLAMA · N8N
4

Local model inference and tools for everyday workflows.

Ollama

Serves local language models.

n8n

Workflow automation.

JobPilot

Job-search organization and local AI workflows.

LAN MCP

Private infrastructure tooling.

07

Monitoring & operations

UPTIME KUMA · DOCKER
5

Service monitoring and container operations.

Uptime Kuma

Availability and response-time monitoring.

Portainer

Container management.

Netdata

System metrics.

Dozzle

Container logs.

Homelab Sentry

Service checks and incident workflows.

08

Applications & projects

SELF-HOSTED
11

Tools built and operated for everyday use.

Beanscool

Certification practice platform.

RIC Blackboard Sync

Course-material synchronization and a school dashboard.

RIC Navigator

Campus navigation backend.

CorpTimer

EVE event and fleet timers.

MoonTrace

EVE infrastructure tools.

Moon calculator

Moon-resource calculations.

EVE killboard

Battle and loss records.

Owncast

Self-hosted livestreaming.

Game launcher

LAN game delivery.

Photo Link Drop

Private image-sharing utility.

Music services

Personal music access and playlist tools.

09

Raspberry Pi HVAC controller

RASPBERRY PI 4B · RELAYS
3

A Raspberry Pi 4B and relay module provide control interfaces for the AC and downstairs pellet stove. The wall-mounted Home Assistant dashboard provides a separate user interface. This page shows the setup; it does not operate heating equipment.

hvac
AC control

Air-conditioning control via relay outputs.

Downstairs pellet stove

Heating control through the relay-based interface.

Wall dashboard

Touchscreen Home Assistant interface for monitoring and controls.

03

Beyond the rack

Physical infrastructure, connected systems, and the workloads they host.

NETWORK / DOCUMENTED CONNECTIONS

Inside the network

8 documented links · 7 connected components

Physical Logical
01 / SECURITY & FABRIC
02 / CONNECTED SYSTEMS
SYSTEM INVENTORY / 5
Access point 01

PoE+ powered wireless access around the house.

Access point 02

PoE+ powered wireless access around the house.

Access point 03

PoE+ powered wireless access around the house.

Outdoor camera

A wired PoE camera for outdoor coverage, connected through the lab network.

Raspberry Pi 4B · HVAC relay controller

Relay interface for AC and the downstairs pellet stove; wall dashboard pictured in the gallery.

04

The lab, live.

Real measurements from the systems behind this page.

Rack power
—
UnknownHome Assistant · Never checked
DNS queries blocked
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— blockedPeriod unavailable
SERVICES
47 listed
Documented workloadsLive service health not monitored
Collecting historyReadings appear as they are received.
Home Assistant · 24-hour reporting periodNo samples recorded
SECURITY TELEMETRY

Threat activity

pfSense UnknownCloudflare Unknown
0 recent event paths · geographic replay
RHODE ISLAND · APPROX.
+No events available for this periodWaiting for verified source data
Country geolocation by DB-IP
05

Storage & recovery

Capacity, drive health, and the last verified backup.

Storage pools & drives
Storage telemetry unavailableCapacity and health require a connected read-only source.
Backup & recovery
TrueNAS storage protectionRAIDZ2
Redundancy + storage recovery

TrueNAS uses ZFS with RAIDZ2 redundancy for storage protection, allowing the pool to continue operating after up to two drive failures in a vdev.

ZFSRAIDZ2Snapshots
Hyper-V backupVEEAM
Full-device recovery

Veeam protects the Hyper-V environment with full-device and virtual-machine backups for bare-metal recovery, file recovery, and service restoration.

Hyper-VFull deviceVM recovery
Backup job status is not currently connected to live telemetry.
07

A closer look

Built, connected, and maintained by hand.