Homelab

Overview A small but practical homelab running on repurposed enterprise hardware. Primary uses: learning, testing security tooling in a controlled environment, and running self-hosted services that I actually use day to day. Hardware Host Specs Role Dell OptiPlex 7060 i7-8700, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD Proxmox hypervisor Raspberry Pi 4 4 GB RAM DNS, monitoring Unmanaged switch 8-port gigabit Core switching The OptiPlex was an eBay find — small form factor, low idle power draw, and enough headroom to run several VMs concurrently without thermal issues. ...

April 1, 2025 · 2 min · Ben Riley