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This site documents the key pointers noted during my journey into self-hosting. The technologies covered include Proxmox, Docker, Git, GitHub and Markdown.

Products​

The Proxmox repository stores a collection of scripts created during the process to simplify both setup and maintenance.

proxmox/
├── apps/       # One-click installation scripts (inspired by tteck).
├── docker/     # Ready-to-run docker compose files.
├── docs/       # Documentation and notes.
├── old/        # Superceded scripts.
├── tools/      # One-click tool scripts for specific task.

Hardware​

The current Proxmox homelab runs on ThinkStation P3 Ultra with:

  • CPU Intel i7-14700.
  • RAM SK Hynix 32GB DDR5-SODIMM 5600MTs ECC HMCG88AGBAA095N (max).
  • ⭐ RAM SK Hynix 32GB DDR5-SODIMM 5600MTs ECC HMCG88AGBAA095N (max).
  • SSD M.2 NVME 1.00TB zfs (max 4TB).
  • SSD M.2 NVME 4.00TB ext4 Lexar NM790 (max).
  • ⭐ SSD 2.5 SATA 7.68TB (max).
  • ⭐ GPU NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20GB GDDR6.

Essentials​

Some essential configurations at initial setup:

PVE Subscription​

Configures no PVE subscription prompt and repositories
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://github.com/therepos/proxmox/raw/main/apps/tools/fix-pvenosub.sh)"

Networking​

etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface enp3s0 inet manual
auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
    address 192.168.1.XXX/24
    gateway 192.168.1.1
    dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
    bridge-ports enp3s0
    bridge-stp off
    bridge-fd 0
iface enp4s0 inet manual
iface wlo1 inet manual
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 8.8.8.8              # ideally router IPv4 DNS uses the same nameservers
nameserver 8.8.4.4
Install ifupdown2
apt update && apt install ifupdown2 -y

Cloudflared​

  • Cloudflare > Networks > Tunnels > Install and run a connector.
  • Install a service.
  • systemctl restart cloudflared to refresh cache.

Tailscale​

Install Tailscale for LAN access
curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
tailscale up --accept-dns=false
Reloads network configurations
ifreload -a                     # without rebooting, or
systemctl restart networking    # reboots
Verify configuration
ping google.com

Administration​

Install Filebrowser
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://github.com/therepos/proxmox/raw/main/apps/installer/install-filebrowser.sh)"
Install Webmin System Administration
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/tools/addon/webmin.sh)"

License​

This work is licensed under MIT.

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