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
- TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
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 2 Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: Raspberry Pi OS
  - Pi-hole
  - Gravity Sync
  - 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
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- 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
  - Gravity Sync
  - 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
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- 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
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- 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
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- 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
  - OctoPrint Node Live Stream
  - Metrics Dashboard (octopi)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- More Details
Zero TV Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi Zero W
  - 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.
  - CMS: Bludit - v3.12.0 - Customized
  - Theme: Highway - Customized
  - Metrics Dashboard (zerotv)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
  - XDCDHM USB Charger, 60 Watt 12A 6-Port High Speed Charger
- More Details
Test Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi Zero W
  - Sandisk Ultra 8GB 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.
  - USB-A Add-on Board
  - GLCON Power Strip Tower
  - Metrics Dashboard (testpi1)
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- More Details
RetroFlag GPi Case
- 1 Raspberry Pi Zero W
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: RetroPie
RetroPie Node
- 1 Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Model B
  - Samsung EVO Plus 32GB microSDHC Card
  - Operating System: RetroPie
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router

Pi Lab (Non-Pi Servers):

Anansi Node
- Dell OptiPlex 3060 Small Form Factor
  - Intel Core i3-8100 CPU @ 3.60GHz
  - 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 3200MHz
  - Operating System: Ubuntu Server 22.04.2 LTS
  - OCZ-ARC100 240GB SSD (OS)
    - xTeVe (Docker)
    - Plex Media Server
    - Jellyfin (Backup Media Server) (Docker)
    - Tautulli (Docker)
    - Overseerr (Docker)
    - Radarr (Docker)
    - Sonarr (Docker)
    - Lidarr (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)
    - 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 4TB Internal Drive - Renewed (ST4000DM000) (Music)
  - WD Blue SN570 NVMe 1TB Solid State Drive - SABRENT NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe (Downloads)
  - WD Blue SN570 NVMe 1TB Solid State Drive (Cache - Transcodes/Usenet)
  - HDHomeRun DUAL
  - PBD Outdoor Digital Amplified HDTV Antenna
  - KVM VGA Switch
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
Overseer Node
- Dell Latitude E7470
  - 4x Intel Core i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz
  - Operating System: Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 LTS
  - 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 2133 MT/s
  - SanDisk X400 M.2 512GB (OS)
    - Nginx Proxy Manager (Docker)
    - Nextcloud (Snap)
    - Homarr (Docker)
    - Heimdall (Docker)
    - Uptime Kuma (Docker) with IFTTT Notifications
    - Speedtest Tracker (Docker)
    - Prometheus (Docker)
    - Portainer (Docker)
    - Watchtower (Docker)
  - Samsung - T7 1TB External (Nextcloud)
  - WD_Black 5TB P10-Game Drive (Backups)
  - Plugable USB 3.0 Universal Laptop Docking Station
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)
- Power:
  - CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
- Cooling: AC Infinity MULTIFAN S4 x 2
Lab Monitor Node
- Dell Latitude E6530
  - 4x Intel Core i5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHz
- 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1600MHz
  - Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04.2LTS
  - Intel 120GB SSD (OS)
  - Dell 22 Inch Monitor
  - KVM VGA Switch
- Network
  - BGW320-505 (Passthrough Mode)
  - Nest WiFi Pro - 6E - 3 Pack plus extra router
  - TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch (TL-SG116)

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