apalrds adventures | Home Network / Homelab Tour! | State Of The Homelab 2022 @apalrdsadventures | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
I always love a good Home Network / Homelab tour, so to celebrate the holidays, I'm showing off mine! Hopefully you can get some ideas for your own unique setup, and feel free to chat with me if you have any questions about how I do things.
My Discord Server, where you can chat about any of this:
discord.gg/xJsaEukAr4
If you find my content useful and would like to support me, feel free to here: ko-fi.com/apalrd
My Label Maker: amzn.to/3PPFxfO
My Networking Equipment:
- Mikrotik CRS328-24P-4S+RM Big Switch (My favorite):
MT product page: mikrotik.com/product/crs328_24p_4s_rm
On Baltic Networks: balticnetworks.com/products/mikrotik-crs328-cloud-router-switch-24-gigabit-ethernet-ports-4-sfp?_pos=1&_sid=f214557bb&_ss=r
- D-Link DGS-1100-16 Smart Switch (Not my favorite):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3Vr4Oyk
- Protectli FW4B firewall
Protectli product page: protectli.com/product/fw4b
On Amazon: amzn.to/3WB1IZf
- OPNsense software
opnsense.org
- TP-Link Omada EAP225 access point (There are newer models now):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3jcaVZF
- TP-Link Omada EAP235-Wall access point (There are newer models now):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3YMmtDw
- TP-Link Omada EAP225-Outdoor access point (There are newer models now):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3jqb0Jy
My Proxmox Server:
- AMD Ryzen 5 2400G APU
- Asrock A300 DeskMini
- 16G DDR4-2666 (SODIMM)
- 500G SATA 2.5" SSD
My TrueNAS server:
- Embedded Motherboard (CPU soldered)
- 2x 6TB spinning disks in ZFS mirror
- 1x 5TB spinning disk as separate ZFS pool
- 250GB OS drive
- PicoPSU power supply
My Workstation:
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Asrock X399 Taichi motherboard
- 64G DDR4-3000
- Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX5700XT GPU
- Asus XG-C100C Multi-Gig (2.5/5/10G) Ethernet Card
- Samsung 970 Evo NVMe SSD
My Testbench:
- AMD Ryzen 5 3400G APU
- Asrock B450M Pro motherboard
- 32G DDR4-2666
- Western Digital 500G SATA SSD
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - THE RACK
06:21 - A note about critical infrastructure
09:01 - THE SHELF
12:16 - THE BOXES
13:00 - THE MESS
13:31 - THE OPEN TEST BENCH
14:46 - THE LAUNDRY ROOM IDF
16:08 - THE WIFI
16:41 - THE WORKSTATION
Some links to products may be affiliate links, which may earn a commission for me.
I always love a good Home Network / Homelab tour, so to celebrate the holidays, I'm showing off mine! Hopefully you can get some ideas for your own unique setup, and feel free to chat with me if you have any questions about how I do things.
My Discord Server, where you can chat about any of this:
discord.gg/xJsaEukAr4
If you find my content useful and would like to support me, feel free to here: ko-fi.com/apalrd
My Label Maker: amzn.to/3PPFxfO
My Networking Equipment:
- Mikrotik CRS328-24P-4S+RM Big Switch (My favorite):
MT product page: mikrotik.com/product/crs328_24p_4s_rm
On Baltic Networks: balticnetworks.com/products/mikrotik-crs328-cloud-router-switch-24-gigabit-ethernet-ports-4-sfp?_pos=1&_sid=f214557bb&_ss=r
- D-Link DGS-1100-16 Smart Switch (Not my favorite):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3Vr4Oyk
- Protectli FW4B firewall
Protectli product page: protectli.com/product/fw4b
On Amazon: amzn.to/3WB1IZf
- OPNsense software
opnsense.org
- TP-Link Omada EAP225 access point (There are newer models now):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3jcaVZF
- TP-Link Omada EAP235-Wall access point (There are newer models now):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3YMmtDw
- TP-Link Omada EAP225-Outdoor access point (There are newer models now):
On Amazon: amzn.to/3jqb0Jy
My Proxmox Server:
- AMD Ryzen 5 2400G APU
- Asrock A300 DeskMini
- 16G DDR4-2666 (SODIMM)
- 500G SATA 2.5" SSD
My TrueNAS server:
- Embedded Motherboard (CPU soldered)
- 2x 6TB spinning disks in ZFS mirror
- 1x 5TB spinning disk as separate ZFS pool
- 250GB OS drive
- PicoPSU power supply
My Workstation:
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Asrock X399 Taichi motherboard
- 64G DDR4-3000
- Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX5700XT GPU
- Asus XG-C100C Multi-Gig (2.5/5/10G) Ethernet Card
- Samsung 970 Evo NVMe SSD
My Testbench:
- AMD Ryzen 5 3400G APU
- Asrock B450M Pro motherboard
- 32G DDR4-2666
- Western Digital 500G SATA SSD
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - THE RACK
06:21 - A note about critical infrastructure
09:01 - THE SHELF
12:16 - THE BOXES
13:00 - THE MESS
13:31 - THE OPEN TEST BENCH
14:46 - THE LAUNDRY ROOM IDF
16:08 - THE WIFI
16:41 - THE WORKSTATION
Some links to products may be affiliate links, which may earn a commission for me.
