002 - Michael

Red for your Homelab?

May 30, 2025

Michael actually studied Animal Science, so it showcases you do not need to be in school for IT or even be in IT, to build a beautiful homelab.

I am a Cybersecurity Analyst, but did not go to school for IT or Computer Science.

Michael’s GitHub - https://github.com/yoyojacky/

Hardware

  • 4010 RGB fan and Raspberry Pi Pico (fan control)

  • Customized KeyStones for ethernet cable connection, HP MP9 mini PC ( data center

  • Running mySQL database and running a samba server for sharing the files in local network)

  • NEC MATE( Linux OS, it is a testing machine, just testing my testing code via remote SSH)

  • 2 x Intel NUC mini pc, Model NUC5i3MYHE

  • Two mini pc with a big fan for heat dissipation

    • One is running a Ubuntu 22.04 and a docker (home assistant / mqtt) docker is for the Home assistant platform, it will gather the information from my Arduino UNO R4 wifi with sensors in my basement

    • The other Mini PC running a nginx web server, it hosts my personal web page and as a docs server for my local network by using mkdocs library. and also it is an small streaming server for my local USB camera (still in processsing) and I want to build an face recognize System for my home .Unifi 7 router ap combo

Software

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • Docker

  • Home assistant

  • Samba

  • nginx

  • openCV

  • MQTT

  • MySQL database

  • mkdocs

  • fmpeg

What inspired you to build your homelab, and what’s its main purpose today?

Just want to make my home automatically and easy to assess my personal data, share pictures and videos with my family members.

What’s one part of your setup (hardware or software) that you’re especially proud of — and why?

Fan control system and home assistant part, because I designed it and print it out by using my bambu lab 3D printer P1S, and also I've built the circuit of the fan control system. and the home assistant part is my favourite parts, because it can communicate with my Adruino UNO R4 wifi board via MQTT protocol, it is fantastic, and the DeskPi rackmate T1, that's a cute desktop chassis that I ever had.

What are your next plans, experiments, or dream upgrades for your lab?

Right now, I may purchase a DeskPi rackmate TT or T0 and binding them togerther and put my Raspberry Pi 5 Cluster into it, and use them build my LLM testing service .

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