AI Disclosure:
I use ChatGPT to research technical solutions, troubleshoot issues and make sure that my implementation is somewhat secure. I may use AI to help with scripting if needed. I will remain responsible for implementing, testing, and understanding everything I will be adding to my current homelab.
Finally, I will be using AI to make diagrams to help me explain what i’m doing.
For this Devember, my goal is to expand my existing homelab into a hybrid cloud environment using an OVHcloud VPS to experiment with networking, security, and automation.
Since this is my first time participating, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself and share a bit about my background before getting into the project.
I’m a French-speaking IT teacher living in Quebec for almost 6 years mainly in system administration. I started my journey in homelabbing as a hobby but rapidly evolved into a way to practice and help me understand in more details what i’m teaching to my students.
My current homelab a relatively simple setup. First, I use OPNsense as firewall, DHCP and VPN server on a firewall box bought on Aliexpress many years ago. Then for my networking I use a collection of managed and unmanaged switches from netgear and TPlink. Finally, the heart of my homelab, Atlas, my proxmox server. Atlas is a combination of several parts from my previous gaming PCs.
Atlas :
- OS : Proxmox VE
- CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- RAM : 64 GB
- GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (for jellyfin transcode)
- Networking : 1 × 2.5 GbE PCIe ethernet card
- SATA SSDs : 5 × 1 TB Crucial MX500
- NVMe SSD : 1 × 1 TB Western Digital
WDS100T2B0C - Hard drives : 4 × 8 TB Seagate
ST8000VN004-3CP101
Ans finally, on the software side, I host multiple services accessible for my personal and professional use.
I think that I’m not going to go into more detail about the specifics of my services but don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions
