My setup
The equipment I use today at home and in the cloud. The story of how I got here is in From K6-2 to homelab, and the configuration, defined as code, is in the public version of my infrastructure repository, ansible-homelab.
Servers
Main server
NAS and containers · Unraid Unleashed
- Jonsbo N2 case
- CWWK CW-ADLN-NAS NAS motherboard (mini-ITX), with 6 SATA ports and 4× 2.5 GbE ports
- Intel N100 processor
- 32 GB DDR5-4800 memory (Crucial, SO-DIMM)
- 20 TB array: 2× WD Red 4 TB and 2× HGST Ultrastar 6 TB, plus 1× WD Red Plus 6 TB for parity
- Cache on 2× Toshiba XG6 512 GB NVMe
- Appdata on a Kingston DC600M 480 GB SSD
- USB boot drive
Backup server
Backup of the most important data · Unraid Starter
- BeTop NAS case for two 3.5" HDDs (mini-ITX)
- ASRock motherboard (mini-ITX)
- Intel Celeron J4005 processor
- 8 GB DDR4-2400 memory (2× 4 GB)
- 2× 2 TB HDD (Seagate IronWolf and WD Red)
- WD Green 240 GB SSD
- USB boot drive
Workstations
Desktop
Translation and development
- Black Lazer3D L27 case, with a Tuya Wi-Fi switch to turn the machine on remotely
- Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX motherboard (mini-ITX)
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600G processor
- 32 GB DDR4-3200 CL16 memory (Corsair Vengeance LPX, 2× 16 GB)
- Kingston KC3000 512 GB NVMe SSD (system), Kingston A400 960 GB SSD, and WD Blue 1 TB HDD
- Cooler Master 550 W SFX power supply, 80 Plus Gold, modular
- Microsoft Windows 11 Professional (x64)
Kamrui E3B Mini PC
Portable machine · Translation and development
- AMD Ryzen 5 7430U processor
- 16 GB DDR4-2666 memory (JUHOR, 1 of 2 slots)
- XPG Gammix S11 Pro 256 GB NVMe SSD (system) and AirDisk 512 GB SSD (data)
- Wi-Fi 6
- Microsoft Windows 11 Professional (x64)
Network and power
TP-Link HX220 router
Router, behind the ISP's modem
- Home Wi-Fi and internet access
LIANGUO switch
Wired network
- 8× 2.5 GbE ports, unmanaged
- 1× 10 Gb SFP+ slot
TS Shara UPS 1200 VA
Power
- Pure sine wave, line-interactive, dual voltage, rackmount (2U)
- 1200 VA (600 W), 8 outlets, and two 7 Ah batteries
- Connected via USB to a Raspberry Pi, which alerts the other machines through NUT
Pis and KVMs
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2 GB)
DNS, UPS, and VPN
- AdGuard Home (primary)
- NUT server and PeaNUT dashboard
- Tailscale subnet router
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Backup DNS
- AdGuard Home (replica)
- NUT client
Sipeed NanoKVM Mini
KVM
- Remote access
Sipeed NanoKVM USB
KVM
- Direct local access over USB, no network needed
Cloud
Oracle Cloud
1 control/dev node and 1 for personal services
- 2 ARM VMs (Ampere), with 2 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM
- 200 GB of storage
Netcup
Production services
- 1 AMD64 VPS, with 4 vCPU and 8 GB of RAM
- 256 GB of storage
Updated September 29, 2026.