Servers

A summary of my current infrastructure: The lab is a mix of enterprise virtualization, efficient mini-PCs, dedicated firewall hardware, and various Single Board Computers (SBCs). It scales from a massive 72-vCPU dual-Xeon Proxmox node down to low-power ARM boards, covering virtualization, network security, unRAID storage, and lightweight container duty.

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Heavy Servers

Kaiser (Proxmox Virtualization)

The heavy lifter of the lab, providing massive compute for VMs and containers.

• Node: kaiser
• OS: Proxmox VE 8.4.16 (Linux 6.8.12)
• CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 @ 2.30GHz (36 Cores / 72 Threads)
• RAM: ~125 GiB
• Motherboard: INTEL X99

Nyx (Unraid Storage & Compute)

Dedicated to storage management and heavy workloads on Unraid.

• Node: nyx
• OS: Unraid 7.2.0
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (8 Cores / 16 Threads)
• RAM: ~125 GiB
• Motherboard: ASRock X570 Steel Legend

Murad (pfSense Firewall)

The gateway, handling routing, firewall rules, and local networking.

• Node: murad
• OS: pfSense 2.8.1-RELEASE (FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G (6 Cores / 12 Threads)
• RAM: ~32 GiB
• Storage: 809 GB (ZFS)

Khan (Debian Mini PC)

A compact Beelink node for lightweight, always-on services.

• Node: khan
• OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13
• CPU: Intel Celeron N5105 @ 2.00GHz (4 Cores / 4 Threads)
• RAM: ~15 GiB
• Motherboard: AZW U59 (Beelink)

Forsaken (Legacy Node)

An older box still pulling its weight on Debian Bookworm.

• Node: forsaken
• OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12
• CPU: Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz (2 Cores / 2 Threads)
• RAM: ~15 GiB
• Storage: ~457 GiB (Hitachi 500GB HDD)

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Single Board Computers (SBC) & Micro PCs

Intel NUC

A robust micro PC for general x86 applications.

• CPU: Intel Celeron J3455 (4 Cores / 4 Threads, 1.5-2.3 GHz, 10W TDP)
• RAM: 16 GB DDR3L SO-DIMM
• Connectivity: GbE LAN, Intel Wireless-AC 3168, HDMI 2.0 (4K@60)

ZimaBoard 432

A hackable x86 single board server ideal for network appliances.

• CPU: Intel Celeron N3450 (4 Cores, 1.1-2.2 GHz, 6W TDP, Fanless)
• RAM: 4 GB LPDDR4
• Storage & Ports: 32 GB eMMC, 2x SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 2x GbE LAN

Orange Pi 3B & CM4

ARM-based boards running solid Rockchip processors.

• SoC: Rockchip RK3566 (4x Cortex-A55 @ ~1.8 GHz)
• RAM: 4 GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4X

Orange Pi Zero 2W

A tiny ARM board for lightweight tasks.

• SoC: Allwinner H618 (4x Cortex-A53 @ ~1.5 GHz)
• RAM: 1 GB