Summary

This folder contains various guides, learnings, and implementation details from my home server.

Introduction

TODO

Curious about the history and behind-the-scenes of how and why I care about homelabbing? TurtleNet Behind the Scenes is a good place to start!

TODOs and Season 2

A decent amount has changed about TurtleNet, and my abilities to run a server have grown even further now that I get to help run them full-time! (I can still hardly believe I actually get paid to do this, lol)

I’m currently in the process of writing TurtleNet Season 2, which will aim to replace S1 in its entirety and provide some reflections on what I’ve learned in the last few years.

Many of my early drafts and fragments will end up somewhere around here- hope you’ll enjoy and leave some feedback while they’re around!

An incomplete changelog from S1 to S2

• Using TrueNAS Scale instead of Core, which is Linux-based instead of BSD
  • Installing apps and gpu passthrough on TrueNAS
• Migrating to TailScale from ZeroTier for intranetworking
• Adding a whole bunch of new services (like isso, goatcounter, api improvements)
• Installing Proxmox Backup Server and configuring backup schedules
• Hardware network switches, home wifi setup with Ubiquiti
• Status page and alerts
• Security/DDoS protection
• UPS config and automatic graceful shutdown/startup