Homelab Hardware

Overview

Let’s walk through the hardware I currently use to support everything running in my homelab.

In a later post, I’ll go into how the modem, switch, and operating system are configured to support all this madness 🧑‍🔬

PC specifications

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
  • Motherboard: ASRock B450M Steel Legend
  • RAM: 48 GB
  • GPU 1: RTX 2080 (8 GB)
  • GPU 2: Quadro P1000
  • Storage:
    • Main: 2 TB
    • Config: RAID 1 -> 2 × 2 TB
    • Media: 4 TB
    • Backup: 1 TB (USB)
  • OS: Ubuntu

Current tower

Previous tower

Router / Gateway

  • Device: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
    • RAM: 4 GB
    • Storage: 8 GB or 16 GB
    • OS: OpenWRT

Switch

  • Netgear GS108Ev3

Modem and switch