007 - the Uli

Uli is an IT Consultant in Germany

June 01, 2025

Uli works as an IT Consultant, consulting in IT infrastructure and network, with a focus on IT Security.

Hardware

Firewall:

  • FortiGate 40F

  • Gateprotect FW-7543 (OPNsense Box)

Server:

NUC10i7FNH2

  • i7-10710U

  • 64gb ram

  • 1tb nvme

  • 256gb sata ssd

  • USB-C to RJ45 (1Gbit)

  • LACP with onBoard 1Gbit Nic

  • USB-C to RJ45 (2,5Gbit)

  • DAC to TrueNAS Server

Patch Pannel:

  • 24Port Cat7

Storage Server:

  • 1x Jonsbo C6 Mesh

  • 2x Inter-Tech ST-5255 (5x 3.5 inch HDD cage)

  • 5x Toshiba Cloud-Scale Capacity MG10ACA 20TB

  • 4x Seagate ST16000NM001G Exos 16TB

    • LSI AVAGO SAS 9305-16i HBA 16-Port SAS 12Gb/s

    • Crucial P3 Plus nvme SSD 500GB

    • SanDisk SATA SSD 2TB

    • Intel Core i5-12400

    • Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 16GB

    • ASRock Pro RS Intel B760M

    • 500 Watt be quiet! System Power 9 CM

    • 10Gtek 10GbE PCIE -> Connect with DAC to MikroTik Switch

    • Noctua NH-L9i-17xx

    • Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM

UPS (behind the TrueNAS Server):

  • Eaton 3S 700 DIN - 3S700D

Modem:

  • FRITZ!Box 6591 Cable Modem

Wlan:

  • UAP-AC-Lite

  • UAP-Pro

Software:

  • Proxmox VE 8.4

  • Windows VMs and Linux VMs with:

    • Veeam Backup & Replication with S3 Object-Lock offsite backup

      • DockerContainers: NGINX / Immich / Home Assistant / AdGuard / Nextcoud / Guacamole / Jellyfin / Mailcow / Veeam / Paperless NGX / Unifi Controller / Minecraft Server / Satisfactory Server / Wordpress / Grafana / InfluxDB / vaultwarden / authentik / gitea

  • TrueNAS scale 25.0

  • OPNsense 25

    • WireGuard / OpenVPN / IPv4 + IPv6 firewalling and routing / NAT

  • FortiOS 7.4

    • IPsec / IPv4 + IPv6 firewalling and routing / NAT

  • RouterOS 7

    • Switching

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

it started with Nextcloud and Mailcow hosting for the family because I didn't want to store my data with goolge or other providers. mainly for playing around with new technologies like kubernetes / vxlan / sdn ...

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

The TrueNAS Server! It is the latest purchase and replaces two old QNAP NAS systems. 10G for the first time :)

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

bigger rack and 3x Node Proxmox Ceph Cluster for HA

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