homelab

I decided to convert my gaming rig into a virtualization server using proxmox.

status (2024-06-25) #

Everything is setup and working really well. I knew GPU passthrough was going to be challenging but I eventually got it to work after about 8-hours of trial-and-error.

Overall really excited about having a system and UI dedicated to virtualization. I plan on distro-hopping a lot more now that it's trivial for me to spin up new VMs.

I'll keep updating this post with more status updates.

Here's a pic of my rack:

current (gaming) #

• ARRIS SURFboard SB8200 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem
• Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 4
• UniFi Switch 8 60W (US-8-60W)
• UniFi nanoHD Internal AP (x2)
• APC UPS 1500VA UPS Battery Backup
• Synology 2 bay NAS DiskStation DS220+ (8TB)
• gaming pc

next (virtualization) #

• ARRIS SURFboard SB33 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem
• 15U Server Rack
• 1U vented shelf
• 1U Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 4
• Rack mount kit for router
• 1U UniFi Switch 8 60W (US-8-60W)
• Rack mount ears for switch
• 1U 24-port patch panel
• 4U virtualized server
• UniFi nanoHD Internal AP (x2)

VMs #

• headless dev (alpine)
• gpu passthrough (archlinux)
  • services
    • media (jellyfin)
    • llm (ollama)
• nas (debian+zfs)
  • services
    • backup (borg)

LXC Services #

• git server (with bind mount to nas)