Secondary Categories: 02-Homelab, 02-Infrastructure

In my homelab I have a couple Dell servers and networking gear that I use for building out different network environments to for testing out pentesting techniques and tools, development, and a little about blue team tactics. I also use my server to host services that I frequently use such as Pi-Hole and Bitwarden.

Below is a more in depth view of my equipment and some of the services I host in my lab.

Server Photos

Lab Gear

Server NameEquipmentDescriptionServer Hardware
PulsarDell PowerEdge R520Proxmox Virtual Environment Ā  Ā 24 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU; 96Gb DDR3 RAM
NebulaDell PowerEdge R710Proxmox Virtual Environment Ā  Ā 16 Cores x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU ; 48Gb DDR3 RAM - Not in use
N/A Ā Linksys SRW2024 Ā  Ā Managed Switch Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 24 port 10/100/1000 Switch
N/A Ā SMC Network EZ SwitchManaged Switch Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 24 port 10/100/1000 Switch
N/A Ā Raspberry Pi(s) Ā  Ā OctoPi and MotionEyeOS Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Raspberry Pi 3 A,B+

Services

ServerServiceDescription
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Pi-Hole Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā DNS Server for blocking Ads
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Ubooquity Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā A library that holds all virtual books
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā TurnKey NFS Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Small storage for quick transfers and temp storage
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā ELK Stack Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Monitoring authentications and logs
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Wireguard Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā VPN
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Kali Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Pentesting when I dont have my PC available
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Wekan Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Manage coding projects
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Pfsense Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Used for the AD network for pentesting
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Ubuntu WebApp Ā  Ā  Ā CTFd for building out my own CTF
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Ubuntu Desktop Ā  Ā  Ā Used for development
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Windows10 Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Used for development
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Windows Server 2016Active Directory Domain Controller for pentesting
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Windows10 Client1 Ā Computer used in the AD forest for pentesting
Pulsar Ā  Ā  Ā Windows10 Client2 Ā Computer used in the AD forest for pentesting
Raspberry PiOctoPi Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Manage my 3D printer
Raspberry PiMotionEyeOS Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Network camera to monitor my servers

3D Printer

I purchased this cool little printer not to long ago and have had nothing but a positive experience from working with it. I usually just print toys for family/friends, figurines, tools, or parts I may need for electronics projects. The 3D Printer in the photo below is the Creality Ender 3 Pro

There are a few modifications that I added to my printer such as the cable chain on the back side of the printer to maintain the cords from getting tangled in the heating elements. I also added a Raspberry Pi with a camera that is running OctoPi. In the WebGUI of OctoPi I can control almost all the features of the printer plus with the added camera I can view my prints when Iā€™m away from the printer. I also added an LED light strip under the top horizontal bar to light up the print bed.

Desk and Tools

I also have a desk near by the 3D printer where I have tons of drawers all with all separated electronic parts that I either disassembled or bought in bulk online. When I have an idea I try to sketch it out and when I get back to my lab try to assemble it or draw out a PCB to test my idea out. There are a few cool little projects that I have made and would love to share more about those in later post.