anujslab

A working home network, a small virtualization host, and a backup chain that ends in the cloud. Here is what runs, and what I'm adding next.

Network

UniFi handles routing, switching, and Wi-Fi. A Raspberry Pi answers DNS for every device.

UniFi Dream Machine SE Gateway and controller

Routing, firewall, and the UniFi Network application for the whole house.

UniFi U7 access points (2) Wi-Fi

Two U7 APs provide wireless coverage, managed from the Dream Machine.

Raspberry Pi 4 Pi-hole + Unbound

Pi-hole blocks ads and trackers; Unbound resolves queries recursively instead of forwarding them to a public DNS provider.

Compute and storage

A VMware host for experiments, and a NAS whose data also lives offsite.

VMware ESXi 6.7 Virtualization host

Runs test VMs for trying out software and configurations before they touch anything else.

Synology RS410 Network storage

Primary file storage for the lab. A backup copy is sent to AWS.

Synology RS410 AWS S3 Glacier

Workshop

The lab also has a bench.

Windows PC Remote CAD and 3D printing

A standalone machine I reach remotely to design parts and prepare them for the printer.

Next

Adding visibility into what the network is doing.

Syslog Central logging

Send logs from the network gear and servers to one place so problems are easier to trace.

Deep packet inspection Traffic visibility

See which applications and services are using the network.

Build notes

Write-ups will go here as I finish them.