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Date: 2026-03-14 Author: Norbert Csicsay GitHub: Pironex9/homelab

Homelab Infrastructure

Self-hosted infrastructure running 27 services on Proxmox VE. Built from scratch to learn Linux, networking, and DevOps practices.

Tech Stack

Category Tools
Hypervisor Proxmox VE 9.1
Containers Docker, LXC
Management Komodo
Storage MergerFS + SnapRAID (8.1TB)
Backup Restic (local, NFS, Backblaze B2)
Reverse Proxy Pangolin (self-hosted tunnel)
VPN Tailscale
DNS AdGuard Home
Monitoring Scrutiny, Uptime Kuma, Dozzle

Architecture

Proxmox VE 9.1 (HP EliteDesk 800 G4)
├── LXC 100  docker-host     192.168.0.110   18 Docker Compose stacks
├── VM  101  haos             192.168.0.202   Home Assistant OS
├── LXC 102  adguard         192.168.0.111   AdGuard Home + Tailscale DNS
├── LXC 103  vaultwarden     -               Vaultwarden
├── LXC 104  scanopy         -               Scanopy
├── LXC 105  komodo          192.168.0.105   Komodo GitOps management
├── LXC 106  karakeep        192.168.0.128   Karakeep bookmarking + AI tagging
├── LXC 107  n8n             192.168.0.112   n8n workflow automation
├── LXC 108  ollama          192.168.0.231   Ollama local LLM inference
└── LXC 109  claude-mgmt     192.168.0.204   Claude Code management node

Docker Services (LXC 100)

18 active stacks: bentopdf, calibre-web-automated, dockge, dozzle, docuseal, freshrss, homepage, immich, jellyfin, notifiarr, prowlarr, qbittorrent, radarr, scrutiny, seerr, sonarr, suggestarr, syncthing, uptime-kuma

Komodo GitOps Migration

Migrated 20 Docker Compose stacks from Dockge to Komodo with zero downtime. All stacks now version-controlled in Git; Komodo pulls and deploys from the repo.

Full Documentation

Resilient Storage

Pooled 4 USB HDDs into a single MergerFS volume with SnapRAID parity. Can survive 1 disk failure with no data loss. Automated sync via systemd timers.

Storage Setup Guide

Self-hosted Tunnel (Pangolin)

Public access to self-hosted services via Pangolin on a Hetzner VPS - no Cloudflare dependency, no port forwarding.

VPS + Pangolin Guide

Backup System

Restic backups to local disk, NFS share, and Backblaze B2. Automated via shell script + systemd timers. Multiple retention policies.

Backup System Documentation

  • Hosts - Current configuration, running services, and notes for each LXC/VM
  • Setup Guides - Chronological guides documenting how the homelab was built
  • VPS - Hetzner VPS and Pangolin reverse proxy setup

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