# Home Lab Hardware Specifications

This section outlines the physical hardware powering my virtualization environment. It includes both compute and network components that support VM hosting, containerization, and service reliability.

#### 🖥️ Primary Host (Proxmox Node)

#### **pve** 

##### Primary Node for all Production VMs and CTs

- **CPU:** Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz (8 Cores / 16 threads)
- **RAM:** 80GB DDR4 (2x32GB & 2x8GB DDR4 UDIMM)
- **Storage:**
    
    
    - 500GB NVMe SSD (Proxmox OS + Storage)
    - 2TB NVMe SSD (Storage)
- **Network:** 1000 Mbps Ethernet NICs
- **Power Supply:** 650W Gold-rated PSU
- **Chassis:** Dell Precision 3450 Small Form Factor

#### **pve1**

##### Node for Tanium Appliance (TanOS)

- **CPU:** Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10610U CPU @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores)
- **RAM:** 64GB DDR4
- **Storage:** 500GB NVMe SSD (Proxmox OS + Storage)
- **Network:** 1000 Mbps Ethernet NICs
- **Device:** Dell Latitude 5410

#### **pve2**

##### Node for testing endpoints

- **CPU:** Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores)
- **RAM:** 16GB DDR3
- **Storage:** 500GB SATA SSD (Proxmox OS + Storage)
- **Network:** 1000 Mbps Ethernet NICs
- **Device:** ThinkPad L460

#### 🌐 Networking Equipment

- **Firewall / Router:** pfSense running on Protectli VP2410
- **Switch:** TP-Link TL-SG108E (8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch)
- **Access Point:** Ubiquiti UniFi U6-Lite (Wi-Fi 6)

#### 🗃️ Storage & Backup

- **NAS:** TrueNAS Core running on Mini-PC with:
    
    
    - Intel i5 CPU
    - 16GB RAM
    - 2x 4TB HDDs (ZFS mirror)
- **External Backup:** 2TB USB 3.0 external drive (rotated offsite weekly)

> 📝 *Note:* This setup is optimized for cost-efficiency, power savings, and scalability, allowing me to run dozens of services simultaneously in a virtualized and containerized environment.