{"id":37,"date":"2026-01-02T03:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-01-02T04:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T04:25:24","slug":"my-home-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/index.php\/my-home-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"My Home Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been building my home lab slowly but surely over the past two years, putting it together piece by piece with equipment that helps further my hands-on experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home Lab version 1.0 is nicknamed The Binary Bunker. This first version of my home lab is built on a budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Home Lab V.1 &#8211; The Binary Bunker includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/3kyECbQ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/3kyECbQ\">StarTech.com 22U Server Rack Cabinet &#8211; Fully Enclosed and on wheels (Model: RK2236BKF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/3t2h12s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/3t2h12s\">StarTech.com 8 Outlet Horizontal 1U PDU (Power Distribution Unit) (Model: RKPW081915)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/1O42LUh\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/1O42LUh\">StarTech.com 2U Server Rack Shelf 19&#8243; (Model: CABSHELFV)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5YglYVo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5YglYVo\">Cable Matters Rackmount 1U 24 Keystone Patch Panel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6KXsvUH\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6KXsvUH\">Cable Matters UL RJ45 Keystones<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6v3HFrU\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6v3HFrU\">Cable Matters HDMI Keystones<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/i83fiiI\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/i83fiiI\">Cable Matters Blank Keystones<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/bPzRxJg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/bPzRxJg\">USB 3.0 Keystone Jack Inserts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4asaLxM\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4asaLxM\">SODOLA 24 Port POE Gigabit Managed Switch, 4 Gigabit RJ45\/SFP Combo Ports, IEEE 802.3af\/at<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5JpKY7N\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5JpKY7N\">Ubiquiti Networks Unfi 8 Port POE Gigabit Managed Switch<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geeksquad 1285VA Battery Backup with 2 12V 9Ah\/20HR Batteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5JpKY7N\">Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (Wireless \/ Bluetooth) 2021 (RPi Zero 2W)<\/a> inside a <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5JpKY7N\">Geekworm Case with an M200-K Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Board 3-Port USB HUB <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary server I am running has the following specifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 TB of HDD storage, with a 128 GB local boot drive. 4 TB is in a Raid 1 Array, mirroring 2TB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motherboard: Gigabyte AM3+ AMD DDR3 1333 760G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard GA-78LMT-USB3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RAM: 24 GB DDR3 1333mhz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSU: Antec HCG-750 750w PSU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is hosted on my server currently? Well, the following is being hosted on it currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hypervisor: Proxox Virtual Environment <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storage Array: TrueNAS Core @ 2023 version<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Docker: Portainer Community Edition\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Running inside Docker I have 4 services running.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heimdall which is a bookmaker page for server websites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uptime Kuma to notify me on Slack if any of the VMs or other services go down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guacamole is a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service that allows me to remote into any system on my network from anywhere over a browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virtual Machines (VMs) that are running on my server include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TrueNas Core<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows 10 Machine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kali Linux Machine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ubuntu Desktop Machine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 is running Pi-hole as a whole-home ad blocker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website runs on a standalone web server hosted on a Dell OptiPlex 9020M with the following specifications. The site is built on WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RAM: 8GB DDR3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G1840 @ 2.80GHz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storage: 128 GB Samsung SSD <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This home lab V.1 is still an on going learning experience, that is constantly changing and evolving. Any updates I have will be posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logical-Network-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logical-Network-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logical-Network-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logical-Network-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logical-Network-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.thetechverseguru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logical-Network.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been building my home lab slowly but surely over the past two years, putting it together piece by piece with equipment that helps further my hands-on experience. 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