Homelab
15 hours ago
- #Media Automation
- #Self-Hosting
- #Homelab Setup
- Homelab consists of mixed hardware in a 27U network rack, including routers, switches, laptops for hypervisors/backup, a NAS tower, and a Raspberry Pi for monitoring.
- Proxmox VE on an HP laptop runs multiple VMs, with all self-hosted services managed via Docker Compose in a Debian VM for easier maintenance and real-world simulation.
- Proxmox Backup Server on a Compaq laptop provides efficient, scheduled backups with deduplication and integrates seamlessly with Proxmox VE for restores.
- Unraid NAS on a tower PC mixes drive sizes with parity protection, uses SSD caching, and shares data over SMB/NFS, handling media and storage efficiently.
- Raspberry Pi 4 displays Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring of Proxmox metrics and runs lightweight containers, with data collected via InfluxDB2.
- Media stack includes Plex and Jellyfin for streaming, supported by the *arr suite (e.g., Radarr, Sonarr) for automated downloading, organization, and subtitle management.
- Additional self-hosted tools cover ad blocking (AdGuard Home), cloud storage (Nextcloud), document management (Paperless-ngx), photo backup (Immich), and various utilities like search, notifications, and file sharing.