CLUSTER NODES
Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro
Two compact PCs running Proxmox as part of the three-machine cluster.
A PERSONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT // 01
Curiosity,
connected.
A homelab built to explore the systems behind the screen. Real hardware, virtual machines, and a little room to experiment.
01 / 04AN ALWAYS-EVOLVING PROJECT
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03CONNECT
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PERSONAL LAB ↗
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01 / THE IDEATHE LAB, IN BRIEF
A small lab.
A bigger picture.
The best way to understand infrastructure is to build some.
This personal homelab brings physical machines, virtualisation and networking together in one place. It’s a practical environment for exploring how services are hosted, connected and maintained.
Meet the machines ↗03PROXMOX HOSTS
04PHYSICAL MACHINES
01PERSONAL LAB
THE SETUP
Documented from the project's existing README. Details may change as the lab evolves.
02 / THE HARDWARETHE FOUNDATION
Meet the machines.
Four devices, each with a part to play.
CLUSTER NODE
Ryzen 3600X + RTX 3060
A third Proxmox machine joins the cluster, with a dedicated GPU in the build.
NETWORK SERVICE
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
A Raspberry Pi running Pi-hole for the lab’s DNS.
Hardware and roles are based on the existing project README; additional specifications are not yet documented.
03 / THE SOFTWAREWHAT RUNS HERE
More than hardware.
The building blocks that bring the lab together.
01 / VIRTUALISATION↗
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Proxmox
Three physical machines form a cluster for running and managing virtualised workloads.
THE FOUNDATION01 — 03
02 / CONNECTIVITY↗
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Tailscale
Documented on the three Proxmox machines as part of the lab’s network setup.
CONNECTED02 — 03
03 / DNS↗
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Pi-hole
Running on the Raspberry Pi as the current DNS service for the lab.
NETWORK LAYER03 — 03
Also in the lab: the README documents a Debian virtual machine with Docker on one of the cluster nodes.
VIRTUAL MACHINES / CONTAINERS✳ THE PROJECT CONTINUESBuilt to learn.
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