my home server

Intel-NUC I5

specification

It may be small, but it delivers. - Intel I5 chip - 16gb RAM (2 x 8Gb) - 500Gb internal SSD - 2Tb usb-c external drive

base OS

• Ubuntu 20.04LTS

main applications

I use containers and love them for their reliability and ease of use.

• docker - container management software
• portainer - a great interface for managing all the individual containers
• traefik - a web traffic routing applications
• authelia - an authentication application

• tinyfilemanager - a web based file manager

• apache - my web server

• netdata - server performance data
• nodered - flexible application development environment
• mosquitto - message broker for connecting applications

my goals

• having control (understanding) of my own systems
• keep my data at home (excepting backups of course)
• have an environment that is not too complex
• keeping applications segregated to avoid internal system conflicts
• minimal changes to applications
• using trustworthy applications
• supporting and engaging with the open source community
• having an environment that essentially lives on the internet
• understanding the security measures in place and the risks involved
• monitoring the performance and traffic flow across the network
• documenting my setup and sharing knowledge

resources

Intel-nuc I5 8th generation
2x DDR4 RAM
SSD 512gb

Installation - Ubuntu OS