Welcome to a detailed look at my home lab rack, where I’ve built a flexible and powerful setup for networking, storage, and virtual machines. Here’s what’s currently running in my server rack:

  • MikroTik Cloud Smart Switch CSS326-24G-2S+
    This serves as the core of my network, providing reliable switching with 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 SFP+ slots for high-speed connectivity.
  • Three Zyxel 5G Router
    This router ensure constant internet availability by providing failover backup internet connectivity.
  • Synology RS1221RP+
    Specs: 32GB Memory, 10Gb Networking, 5 x 6TB Drives, 3 x 4TB Drives. This NAS handles my primary data storage needs, offering a fast, resilient, and scalable solution.
  • BliKVM V4 Allwinner
    A key tool in my remote management setup, offering KVM-over-IP capabilities.
  • Synology DS213j
    With 2 x 8TB Drives, this older model continues to serve as a secondary backup NAS.
  • MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+
    A compact switch that handles 10Gb networking with four SFP+ ports and one Gigabit Ethernet port.

Servers and Virtualization

  • Supermicro CSE-815 – Intel N100M (ASRock)
    • 32GB Memory
    • 2 x 480GB Intel DC SATA SSDs
    • OS: Proxmox
      This server handles various Proxmox virtual machines, providing flexibility and resource allocation across my network.
  • Supermicro CSE-815 – Intel N100M (ASRock)
    • 32GB Memory
    • 2 x 480GB Intel DC SATA SSDs
    • OS: Windows Server 2022
      This is dedicated to running essential Windows services and applications.
  • Supermicro CSE-216
    • 2 x Intel E5-2630L v4 CPUs
    • 256GB Memory
    • 24 x 480GB Intel DC S3610 SATA SSDs
    • 2 x 2TB Seagate SAS Drives
    • 1 x 1TB NVMe
    • 2 x 1.6TB Intel DC P3600 NVMe SSDs
    • Sparkle Intel Arc A310 ECO GPU
      OS: Proxmox & Proxmox Backup
      This powerhouse server is the backbone of my virtualization and storage infrastructure, handling critical workloads and backups.

Personal Workstation

  • Gaming Rig
    Specs: Ryzen 3600, 32GB Memory, 4TB NVMe, Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB, OS: Windows 10
    While primarily for gaming, this rig is also part of my setup for media editing and testing applications.

Power and UPS

  • 2 x APC 1400 UPS
    These ensure stable power and protection for my equipment, minimizing downtime and safeguarding against power failures.

Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts

I highly recommend the Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts available at tteck’s GitHub. These scripts have saved me countless hours, automating many tasks that would otherwise take much longer to configure manually. They’re simple to use and work flawlessly.

N100M Proxmox Virtual Machines

  • Frigate LXC – Frigate: Video surveillance software
  • SMB File Server LXC
  • WireGuard 1 VPN Server LXC – WireGuard

Supermicro CSE-216 Proxmox Virtual Machines

  • Ubuntu Server LXC – Management 1
  • Ubuntu Server LXC – Management 2
  • NAS LXC – SMB File Server – 10TB SSDs, ZFS
  • HomePage LXC – Simple Link Page – mafl
  • Cook Book Website LXC – Tandoor Recipes
  • UniFi Network Server LXC
  • WireGuard 2 VPN Server LXC
  • WireGuard 3 VPN Server LXC
  • Web-Based Quick File Share LXC – Filebrowser
  • Emby Server LXC – GPU Passthrough for media streaming
  • Apache Guacamole – Web-based remote desktop access
  • YouTube Downloader LXC – MeTube
  • Photo Management LXC – PhotoPrism
  • SyncThing LXC – SyncThing
  • 2 x UPS Management LXC – PeaNUT
  • PXE Boot LXC – iVentoy
  • Home Assistant VM

This home lab is the core of my tech experimentation and testing environment. Whether it’s virtualization, backup solutions, or network monitoring, my rack setup covers a wide range of services and ensures my home network runs smoothly.