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pki-x
An enterprise-grade security lifecycle orchestration platform for managing certificates, CAs, and PKI infrastructure.
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Hearty
A food and symptom journal built for neurodivergent people. Voice-first, zero-friction logging with AI-powered pattern detection.
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Spectral
A privacy-focused email automation assistant with configurable LLM integration. Your inbox, on your terms.
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resrc
A community resource directory that helps people find local social services — food banks, shelters, healthcare clinics, and more.
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HP Z2 G9 Workstation
This primarily serves as a local code repository and docker host
Containers:
Virtualization Hosts
I have three Simplivity Omnicube nodes (Dell R730xd’s) which I have elected not to use in a hyperconverged fashion. These give me a large playground in which I can run practically anything.
Click here to see photos of the server rack!
Host 1 — VMware ESXi
SimpliVity Omnicube · Dell R730xd
- 2× Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4
- 24× DDR4 DIMM slots (max 768 GB)
- Up to 24× 2.5" drive bays
- 10GbE networking
- iDRAC remote management
Host 2 — Hyper-V
SimpliVity Omnicube · Dell R730xd
- 2× Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4
- 24× DDR4 DIMM slots (max 768 GB)
- Microsoft Server + Hyper-V
- Hosts pfSense + RouterOS VMs
- iDRAC remote management
Host 3 — KVM / Proxmox
SimpliVity Omnicube · Dell R730xd
- 2× Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4
- 24× DDR4 DIMM slots (max 768 GB)
- Open source hypervisor (TBD)
- iDRAC remote management
Cluster totals: 218.4 GHz compute · 2.2 TB RAM · 35 TB storage · GbE + 10GbE
Network Gear
MikroTik hEX
Physical Router
- 880 MHz dual-core (MT7621A)
- 256 MB RAM · 16 MB Flash
- 5× Gigabit Ethernet
- RouterOS v7
- 8W max power
Virtual Routers
VMs on Hyper-V
- pfSense — FreeBSD firewall/router
- MikroTik RouterOS VM
- Full firewall + routing stack
- VLAN segmentation
GbE Switches
Access + Distribution
- Ubiquiti USW-48G · 48× GbE + 4× SFP
- 104 Gbps · 77 Mpps · 16K MAC
- Cisco Catalyst 3560G-48TS · Layer 3
- 48× GbE + 4× SFP · 32 Gbps
DNS
Filtering + Authoritative
- Pi-hole ×2 — ad/tracker blocking
- Technitium DNS Server
- Redundant resolver setup
Dell PowerConnect 8132
10GbE Core Switch
- 24× 10GbE SFP+
- 1× expansion module slot
- 640 Gbps switching capacity
- 960 Mpps forwarding rate
- 128K MAC table · Layer 3
Wireless
WiFi Infrastructure
- Cisco 2504 WLC — up to 75 APs
- 4× GbE · 500 Mbps throughput
- Cisco Aironet WAPs — 802.11n/ac
- TP-Link Deco mesh APs
Cisco ASA 5520
Hardware Firewall
- 4× Gigabit Ethernet + 1× Mgmt
- 450 Mbps firewall throughput
- 225 Mbps 3DES/AES VPN
- 280K concurrent sessions
- 750 IPSec VPN peers · 2 GB RAM
EVE-NG
Network Simulation
- Emulated Virtual Environment NG
- Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto images
- Full topology design & testing
NAS
Synology DS412+
4-Bay Desktop NAS
- Intel Atom D2700 2.13 GHz dual-core
- 1 GB DDR3 (upgradable to 4 GB)
- 4× SATA II HDD/SSD bays
- Max 16 TB raw capacity
- ~205 MB/s read (RAID 5)
- 2× Gigabit Ethernet
- RAID 0/1/5/6/10
Synology RS814+
4-Bay 1U Rack NAS
- Intel Atom CE5335 2.13 GHz dual-core
- 2 GB DDR3 (upgradable to 4 GB)
- 4× SATA II/III bays (exp. to 8 w/ RX410)
- Max 32 TB w/ expansion unit
- ~330 MB/s read throughput
- 4× Gigabit Ethernet
QNAP TS-421
4-Bay Desktop NAS · 9 TB
- Marvell 6282 2.0 GHz single-core
- 1 GB DDR3 RAM
- 4× hot-swap SATA bays
- 9 TB installed
- 2× Gigabit Ethernet
- 2× USB 3.0, 2× eSATA
Netgear ReadyNAS RN626X
6-Bay Rack NAS · 8 TB
- Intel Xeon D-1521 2.4 GHz quad-core
- 8 GB DDR4 ECC RAM
- 6× hot-swap SATA/SSD bays
- 8 TB installed
- 2× Gigabit + 2× 10GbE LAN
- Max 72 TB raw capacity
Note: Storage calculations above don’t include networked storage. These four NAS devices represent another 31 TB that I use for backup and personal use.
Projects and Practice
Things I’ve tinkered with — and counting. There’s always more.
…and plenty more that don't make the list.
Client Devices
Thanks for taking the time to check out my home test lab!