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unique maple Aug 7, 2025, 10:23 PM

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Today marks the 1 year anniversary of when I first got into homelabbing, so I decided to post for the first time in a while From barely knowing what virtualization was to using proxmox with ceph, it's been a good run. Until my family needs better Ubiquiti NVR for protect and I can squeeze a poe switch in there, this will be as good as it gets on the hardware side. I will link my website shortly so you can see the full breakdown of my homelab.

Also this was kind of an unofficial homelab arms race attempt with @summer temple , but he definitely bests this by a mile🫠 .

I welcome feedback, questions, and criticism so don't be shy.

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here's the (approximate) specs that may be edited in a bit when I get a break:

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Network Devices:

TP-Link T-SG1024D

Specs: 24-Port Gigabit Switch (Layer 1)

Purpose: Reliable, affordable backup switch for network disaster recovery; connected using Cat6a cables with a separate link cable to LAN port on router.

Ubiquiti USW-PRO-24

Specs: 24-Port Layer 3 switch

Purpose: VLAN isolation, advanced security, and general switch activities; connected to UDM Pro with Cat6a from patch panel.

Ubiquiti UDM Pro (original)

Specs: Layer 3 router with 10GB WAN/LAN capability and NVR storage

Purpose: Family network router lacking VLAN and advanced security; used as double NAT with GBE WAN uplink to main router; 10GB LAN to switch, 10GB WAN unused.

Power Distribution & Backup:

Sysracks Stock PDU & ADJ 19-Inch Power PDU

Specs: 19-inch rack-mountable PDUs; ADJ includes kill switch

Purpose: Reliable power distribution with surge protection; connected to UPS.

CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD RM UPS

Specs: 1500VA rack-mountable UPS

Purpose: Protect from power surges/outages; 25 mins runtime at full load; monitored via NUT server on Raspberry Pi 5.

Servers:

HP ProLiant DL380p G8 (with Noctua fan mod)

Specs: Blade rackmount server; fans replaced with quieter Noctua fans using 3D-printed brackets

Purpose: Backbone infrastructure hosting self-hosted web services on Proxmox, includes TrueNAS Scale VM for backup; connected via Cat6a 1GbE uplink to USW-PRO-24.

Custom Backup Server

Specs: Ryzen 5 2600x, 16GB DDR4, 3x 4TB IronWolf HDDs, 1x 250GB NVMe SSD

Purpose: Reliable backup server for data and backups; built from spare parts; connected via Cat6a to TP-Link switch.

Custom AI Server

Specs: Ryzen 9 5900x, 64GB DDR4, 1x RTX 3060 GPU, 1x AMD RX 580 GPU, 5x 500GB SATA SSDs, 1x 10G SFP+ NIC

Purpose: Serves gaming, Plex/video streaming, AI workloads; connected via Cat6a to TP-Link and via 10G SFP+ NIC to SFP+ switch.

Custom NAS Server

Specs: Ryzen 5 5700x, 16GB DDR4, 1x 500GB SATA SSD, 2x 4TB IronWolf HDDs, 1x 10GB RJ45 NIC

Purpose: File storage, SMB sharing, self-hosting apps like Home Assistant and InfluxDB; connected via Cat6a to TP-Link and 10G NIC to SFP+ switch.

gentle glacier Aug 8, 2025, 9:19 AM

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A little dark, but nice setup ! 👍

unique maple Aug 8, 2025, 1:31 PM

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gentle glacier A little dark, but nice setup ! 👍

thanks. I'll upload a panorama with the lights on soon

unique maple Aug 8, 2025, 2:08 PM

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summer temple Aug 9, 2025, 8:56 PM

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Pretty incredible journey for only 1 year!

unique maple Aug 10, 2025, 1:43 AM

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summer temple Pretty incredible journey for only 1 year!

Thanks Tim ❤️. I have you to thank because your vid randomly came up in my feed of your 2023 homelab tour. That inspired me to get into this and be more open source/right to repair centric.

serene prawn Aug 11, 2025, 10:00 AM

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Kinda mesmerized by how organized everything is

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