Uses / setup

Not the perfect setup. The one I’ve built.

A practical inventory of the machines, tools, and self-hosted services I use every day. It changes whenever I find a better way—or break the current one.

Current setup · 2026

01 / Hardware

Four machines, distinct jobs.

Proxmox server

Compute + storage

The bare-metal core of the homelab, running virtual machines, LXC containers, and the Debian media VM.

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500
Memory: 32 GB DDR4
Storage: 2×4 TB HDD · 1 TB HDD · 256 GB M.2 · 512 GB SSD
Network: 1 GbE

Raspberry Pi 4

Always-on services

A low-power host for core network, monitoring, dashboard, and utility services.

CPU: 4-core ARM Cortex-A72
Memory: 4 GB LPDDR4
Storage: MicroSD + 500 GB SSD
Role: 12+ self-hosted apps

Windows desktop

Development + gaming

The main workstation for building software, managing the lab, and gaming.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
GPU: RTX 3060 12 GB
Memory: 32 GB DDR4
Display: 27-inch 165 Hz KOORUI

HP Spectre x360

Portable Linux

A Linux Mint laptop for college work and remote SSH access through Tailscale.

CPU: Intel Core i7-8565U
Memory: 8 GB
Storage: 1 TB SSD
OS: Linux Mint

02 / Self-hosted

The stack, grouped by purpose.

Foundation

Proxmox VEBare-metal virtualisation
DebianPlex, Jellyfin, ZFS storage, SMB shares
Docker + PortainerContainer deployment and management
NginxStatic hosting and reverse proxy

Network

Pi-hole + UnboundNetwork DNS and recursive resolution
TailscalePrivate remote access
Cloudflare TunnelPublic routing without open ports
NetAlertXNetwork presence alerts

Monitoring

BeszelMulti-host system metrics
Uptime KumaService availability
GlancesSystem overview
DozzleLive Docker logs

Everyday services

HomepageService start page
NavidromePersonal music streaming
FilebrowserBrowser-based file management
IT-Tools · UpSnap · ArcaneUtilities and device management

03 / Daily software

A deliberately small toolkit.

VS Code / AntigravityEditing and AI-assisted development

PowerShell + TeraxLocal terminal and SSH sessions

Zen BrowserFirefox-based daily browser

GitHubSource control and project distribution

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