Infrastructure · Ongoing
Home Lab
A fully virtualized home lab running on Proxmox VE. Used for learning systems administration, practicing ethical hacking, self-hosting, and experimenting with enterprise networking.
Hardware
Primary Server
Mini PC
Intel Core i3, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD
Storage
NAS Array
1 TB HDD array for VM disk images and Nextcloud
Networking
Edge Device
Managed switch, pfSense VM, VLAN-tagged AP
Services
Proxmox VE
Type-1 hypervisor running all VMs and LXC containers on bare metal.
pfSense
Handles VLAN routing, firewall rules, and DNS over HTTPS.
Nextcloud
Self-hosted cloud storage replacing Google Drive for personal file sync and photos.
Active Directory
Windows Server domain controller with Group Policy, DHCP, and DNS management.
Kali Linux
Penetration testing VM in an isolated VLAN for ethical hacking tools.
Jellyfin
Self-hosted media server for personal video and music libraries.
Snapshots
Proxmox Dashboard
VM & Container management
Windows Server
Enterprise Domain Control
Active Directory
User & Policy management
Group Policy
Security configurations
Metasploit
Exploitation testing
Wireshark
Packet-level analysis
John the Ripper
Password auditing
Nmap
Network discovery
Key Learnings
Enterprise Networking
Hands-on with VLANs and DNS hierarchy. pfSense provided deep exposure to production firewall configurations.
Virtualization at Scale
Learned Proxmox VE administration including VM templates, LXC containers, storage pools, and automated backup strategies.
Active Directory & SysAdmin
Built a full Windows domain: creating OUs, users, groups, and GPOs to manage enterprise-level security and access.