Raspberry Pi Lab
From a single Pi to a full home lab - the journey continues.
What started as a single Raspberry Pi running basic services has evolved into a complete home lab. I began with simple projects - Pi-hole for DNS, a basic smart home setup, and a few "why not?" experiments. But as I learned more about what was possible, the setup kept growing.
Now it's a full-fledged NAS running media servers, network-wide ad blocking, home automation, secure remote access, and automated media management. Each addition teaches me something new about networking, Docker, Linux, and system administration.
Current Home Lab Stack
Network & Security
- Pi-hole - DNS-level ad blocking
- Tailscale - Secure remote access
Media & Entertainment
- Media server
- Servarr stack (Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Prowlarr, etc.)
Home Automation
- Homebridge - HomeKit integration
Infrastructure
- Ugreen NASynC DXP4800 Plus with redundancy
- Docker containers for service isolation
- Automated backups
- Custom scripts & monitoring
The Journey
This setup represents countless hours of learning, troubleshooting, and experimenting. Every service added taught me something new - from Docker networking to reverse proxies, from backup strategies to monitoring dashboards. More services are coming soon as I continue to expand and optimize the lab.