π Hunter's Homelab Setup (PathOfTheUnrouted)
π Network Summary
Pi-hole DNS: Hosted on Tiny (static IP recommended)
Reverse Proxy: Caddy running on Tiny
Tailscale: For remote access across all nodes
Port Forwarding: Only for game servers (IP whitelisted)
π₯οΈ Hardware Overview
Dell T3500 "HQ"
Intel Xeon W3565, 64GB ECC RAM, NVIDIA Quadro
1TB SSD, 1TB SSD, 4TB HDD, 2TB HDD (failing)
Proxmox host, normally off (WOL-enabled)
Services:
Satisfactory Dedicated Server (Docker)
Docker & Docker Compose
Wazuh agent (future)
Game/Heavy workloads only when needed
Lenovo M920q "Tiny" (24/7 Node)
Intel i5-8500T, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD
Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
Services:
Pi-hole
Caddy (reverse proxy + local certs)
Docker & Docker Compose
Tailscale
n8n
Nextcloud
CyberChef
Jellyfin
Prometheus Node Exporter
Grafana
Wazuh manager (optional)
Other Nodes
HP ProDesk 400 G2 Mini: i3-6100T, 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD β spare or for experiments
Raspberry Pi 3B+: for lightweight or backup tasks
ThinkPad T450 & Main Desktop: Not used for services
π¦ Installed/Planned Software
Pi-hole β
Caddy β
Docker + Docker Compose β
Tailscale β
n8n π
Nextcloud π
CyberChef β
Jellyfin π
Grafana π
Prometheus Node Exporter π
Wazuh (agent on Dell, manager on Tiny) π
π― Homelab Goals
Light, FOSS-first software stack
Reverse proxy with internal DNS using
.hershfam.net
Minimal external exposure
Educational + Content creation for TikTok, YouTube, and GitHub
Beginner-friendly, funny, punchy guides
Community project: PathOfTheUnrouted
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