Week 8

This week we discussed cloud computing and virtualization techniques. I guess that gives me the opportunity to talk a little more about my mini homelab setup again! (I'll tie it into the topics discussed this week at the end, don't worry.) 

Since my first week blog post, I was able to add a sub panel (shown in the second image), and some dedicated outlets in the closet that I am now using for the rack, instead of having to run an extension cord from the basement under the door. 
I've added a locking L6-20R (20 amp 240V receptacle) (left) for the 240V UPS I eventually intend to get (once I feel like wasting about 700 bucks, dang those things are expensive), but I used 12-3 wire so I can easily upgrade the receptacle to L6-30R (240V 30amp) or L14-30R (Combination 240v and 120v 30 amp) if necessary.
I also added a locking L5-20R (20 amp 120V receptacle) (middle) which I am currently using for the 120v UPS in my rack, as well as a standard 20 amp receptacle for anything else I may need such as auxiliary lighting or a vacuum for cleaning. 

 


Back to the rack, I finally received the optical DisplayPort cables I was waiting for, so I was able to move my main computer down to the rack to keep the heat and noise generation out of my room.

But, you'll notice that I labelled one of the computers "ProxBox" that's the computer that I run Proxmox on. If you recognize that name, you'll realize we're finally back on track. Proxmox is a type 1 (bare metal) hypervisor that allows me to run all my virtual machines. I currently have my home VPN, a File Sharing server, two Windows 11 machines that I use for work, and a few miscellaneous Linux servers that I use for testing networking things such as reverse proxying, pi-hole which is a network based ad-blocker, and others. 

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