My Homelab Setup: A Self-Hosted Cloud

This post outlines my current homelab setup. It’s an ever-evolving project, but it currently serves all my needs for development, media, and self-hosting various services.

Hardware

The core of my setup is a small form-factor PC with modest specs, which is more than enough for my needs while keeping power consumption low.

CPU: Intel Core i5-8500T
RAM: 32GB DDR4
Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD for VMs and a 4TB HDD for bulk storage.

Codes

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sudo apt install

sudo apt update && apt upgrade -y

sudo rm -rf /

Software Stack

I use Proxmox as the hypervisor. It’s a fantastic open-source solution that combines KVM for virtual machines and LXC for lightweight containers.

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Key Services

Gitea: A self-hosted Git service. It’s lightweight and has all the features I need for my personal projects.
Jellyfin: My media server. It streams movies and music to all my devices.
AdGuard Home: Network-wide ad-blocking. It’s a DNS sinkhole that keeps my network clean.

Here’s a simplified diagram of the network layout:

A simple network diagram showing a router connected to a Proxmox server, which hosts several virtual machines. — My simple homelab network

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Future Plans

I’m planning to add more robust backup solutions, likely using Proxmox Backup Server running on a separate machine. I also want to explore more home automation with Home Assistant.