My homelab

The gear I actually runand why I picked each piece

Every device in my setup, what it does, and a full write-up on why I chose it and how it's configured. No affiliate links — just the rig.

At a glance

6Networking 4Compute & storage 1Local AI

11 devices, running 24/7. Write-ups are added one device at a time.

How I secure itVLANs, backups and safe remote access

Networking

The UniFi stack that runs the whole house.

I run this UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra Router and firewall. Runs the whole UniFi network stack, sips power, no licence fees. RouterFirewall Write-up coming

I run this UniFi U7 Pro Main access point — WiFi 7, handles the whole house. WiFi 7AP Write-up coming

I run this UniFi U6 Pro Second access point for coverage — WiFi 6, rock solid. WiFi 6AP Write-up coming

I run this UniFi U6 Long Range Covers the far end of the house and the outdoor edge. WiFi 6Long range Write-up coming

I run this UniFi USW-Lite 8 PoE PoE switch — powers the access points over Ethernet, one cable each. PoEManaged Write-up coming

I run this Netgear unmanaged switch Cheap extra ports where I don't need management. Unmanaged Write-up coming

Compute & storage

Where the containers, VMs, agents and data live.

I run this Intel NUC 13 Pro My Proxmox host — quiet, low-power, runs my VMs and containers. ProxmoxAlways on Write-up coming

I run this Mac Mini M4 Always-on home for my Claude Code sessions — fast, silent, a few watts at idle. 16 GB RAM512 GB SSD Read the write-up →

I run this Synology DS723+ The NAS — storage, backups and photo libraries on a 7 TB volume. NASDSM 7 Write-up coming

I run this HP Z620 workstation Older Xeon box with 31 GB of ECC RAM — a CPU node in my local AI cluster. XeonECC Write-up coming

Local AI

The GPU that answers when the house asks a question.

I run this Gaming PC — RTX 2060 Super Runs Ollama through NVIDIA's Personal AI Router: a private chat for the house on an 8 GB card. 8 GB VRAMOllamaQwen3 8B Write-up coming