Specs

Pi Lab is my homelab that consists primarily of Raspberry Pis. This blog is hosted on the Raspberry Pi cluster that started it all.

Pi Lab (Primary Nodes):

Load Balancer Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi 4 2GB Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - Metrics Dashboard Node 0 (pi0)
Development/Production Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi 4 2GB Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - Metrics Dashboard Node 1 (pi1)
Production Nodes
- 4 Raspberry Pi 4 2GB Model Bs
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Cards
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - Metrics Dashboards:
    - Node 2 (pi2)
    - Node 3 (pi3)
    - Node 4 (pi4)
    - Node 5 (pi5)
Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS
Webserver/Load Balancer: Nginx
SSL: Let's Encrypt
CMS: Bludit - v3.13.1 PRO
Theme: Blekathlon - Customized
Plugins: Pi Lab Plugins
Network
- BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
- Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
- TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
Live Stream: AT&T Sercomm OC432
Power:
- CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
- Anker 60W 10-Port USB Wall Charger
Cooling: C4Labs Zebra Bramble Case
More Details

Pi Lab (Ancillary Nodes):

Pi-hole Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS
  - Pi-hole
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - Metrics Dashboard (thanos)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
  - XDCDHM USB Charger, 60 Watt 12A 6-Port High Speed Charger
- Cooling: C4Labs Zebra Bramble Case
- More Details
Restreamer Node (Secondary Pi-hole)
- 1 Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS
  - Restreamer
  - Pi-hole
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - Metrics Dashboard (restreamerpi)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
  - XDCDHM USB Charger, 60 Watt 12A 6-Port High Speed Charger
- Cooling: C4Labs Zebra Bramble Case
- More Details
Node-Red Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - Node-Red
  - Metrics Dashboard (noderedpi)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
  - XDCDHM USB Charger, 60 Watt 12A 6-Port High Speed Charger
- Cooling: C4Labs Zebra Bramble Case
- More Details
Metrics Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - Prometheus - Collect and store metrics
  - Grafana - Metrics visualization
  - Metrics Dashboard (prometheus)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
  - XDCDHM USB Charger, 60 Watt 12A 6-Port High Speed Charger
- Cooling: C4Labs Zebra Bramble Case
- More Details
- OctoPrint Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS
  - Node Exporter - Expose Linux metrics: Installed to each node.
  - RPi Exporter - Expose Raspberry Pi metrics: Installed to each node.
  - OctoPrint
  - Onn Universal Wall Charger
  - Ender 3 Pro
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
- More Details
RetroFlag GPi Case
- 1 Raspberry Pi Zero W
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: RetroPie
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul

Pi Lab (Non-Pi Servers):

Anansi Node
- Aspire TC-1750-UR11
  - Intel® Core™ i5-12400 up to 4.4GHz
  - 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 3200MHz
  - Operating System: Ubuntu Server 22.04.3 LTS
  - WD Blue SN570 NVMe 1TB Solid State Drive (OS)
    - xTeVe (Docker)
    - Plex Media Server
    - Jellyfin (Backup Media Server) (Docker)
    - Tautulli (Docker)
    - Jellystat (Docker)
    - Overseerr (Docker)
    - ErsatzTV (Docker)
    - xTeVe (Docker)
    - Radarr (Docker)
    - Sonarr (Docker)
    - Lidarr (Docker)
    - LidaTube (Docker)
    - Prowlarr (Docker)
    - FlareSolverr (Docker)
    - qBittorrent / WireGuard (Docker)
    - SABnzbd (Docker)
    - Unpackerr (Docker)
    - Posterr (Docker)
    - PlexTraktSync (Docker)
    - JellyPlex-Watched (Docker)
    - Plex Exporter (Docker)
    - plex-nowplaying (Bash)
    - Jellyfin-NowPlaying (Bash)
    - Exportarr (Docker)
    - Portainer (Docker)
    - Dozzle (Docker)
    - Scrutiny (Docker)
    - yt-dlp
    - abcde
  - Syba 8 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure
  - WD_Black 12TB P10-Game Drive - Shucked (WD Ultrastar DC HC520) (Movies)
  - WD Elements 14TB - Shucked (WD140EDGZ) (Movies)
  - WD easystore 14TB - Shucked (WD140EDGZ) (TV)
  - WD easystore 16TB - Shucked (WD160EDGZ) (TV 2)
  - Seagate 2TB Internal Drive - Renewed (ST2000DM008-2FR102) (Music)
  - WD Blue SN570 NVMe 1TB Solid State Drive - SABRENT NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe (Cache - Downloads/Transcodes/Usenet)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
Optimus Node
- Dell OptiPlex 3060 Small Form Factor
  - Intel Core i3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHz
  - Operating System: Ubuntu Server 22.04.3 LTS
  - 24GB DDR4 SDRAM 2133 MT/s
  - WD Blue SN580 NVMe 1TB Solid State Drive - SABRENT NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe (OS)
    - Nginx Proxy Manager (Docker)
    - Homarr (Docker)
    - Uptime Kuma (Docker) with Pushover
    - Speedtest Tracker (Docker)
    - Prometheus (Docker)
    - Portainer (Docker)
    - Dozzle (Docker)
    - IT Tools (Docker)
    - Scrutiny (Docker)
    - Watchtower (Docker)
    - Orbital Sync (Docker)
  - Seagate BarraCuda 4TB Internal Hard Drive (Backups)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router - Wired Backhaul
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
Homelab Node
- Dell OptiPlex 3060 Small Form Factor
  - Intel Core i3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHz
  - Operating System: Ubuntu Server 22.04.3 LTS
  - 8GB DDR4 SDRAM 2133 MT/s
  - Crucial 240GB Solid State Drive (OS)
TrueNAS Node
- Dell Precision 5820
  - Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-2135 CPU @ 3.70GHz
  - Operating System: TrueNAS Scale
  - 128GB DDR4 ECC SDRAM
  - Dell 22 Inch Monitor
  - Sedna PCI Express (PCIe) SATA III (6G) SSD Adapter
  - Crucial 500GB SSD (OS)
  - Apps
    - Tailscale
    - Syncthing
  - VMs
    - Ubuntu 22.04 Server
      - Paperless-ngx (Docker)
      - Portainer (Docker)
      - Dozzle (Docker)
      - Nextcloud (Docker)
- Raidz2
- Graphics Card
  - NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3]
- Network
  - Netgear 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (GS105)
- Power:
  - 950W PSU
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS

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