Home Lab Journal

Documentation, updates, and learnings from my home lab experiments

Current Setup

Compute

Three mini PCs (all Proxmox nodes):

  • EQ14 (Intel N150): Home Assistant, security cameras, Coral TPU
  • S13 (Intel N150): Dedicated Plex server with HW transcoding
  • Beelink SER5 Pro: Hosts Coolify

Storage

Custom built NAS:

  • Fractal Node 304 case
  • 4x HDDs in ZFS pool
  • 4TB usable storage
  • Running Ubuntu Server

Software

  • Proxmox VE on compute nodes
  • Ubuntu + ZFS on NAS
  • Key services: Home Assistant, Frigate, Plex, Coolify
  • -ARR stack for media management

Network

  • Stock ATT gateway (expanded subnet mask)
  • Cloudflare Tunnels for external access