Overview

To give you an idea of what my setup looks like, this page will explain at a high level what sort of network I have and the different pieces of hardware I'm running.

Other pages on this site will go into lots of detail of the different servers, their OS's, the applications i'm running and my networking setup.

Internet

I have an FTTP internet connection provided by "No One" here in the UK. This is provided over the "City Fibre" full fibre network. This provides me with a symmetrical gigabit connection.
My Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra is able to plug directly into the ONT.

DNS & VPN

I am currently running two raspberry Pi's which act as my DNS resolvers and provide ad-blocking through a service called Pi-Hole. They are both kept in sync with orbital-sync.

The primary Pi runs PiVPN which uses the "Wireguard" protocol and allows me to connect to my internal-only facing services from outside of my network

I have 2 main servers and an assortment of PC's, mobile phones, laptops and a gaming console.

Applications

Docker.....
Pretty much everything I host on my 2 main servers (including this site), runs in docker.

All written and configured using docker compose.

Future Plans

I do have some other, more powerful, hardware waiting to be deployed and I have plans to upgrade some of my existing networking gear.

For example, the USG I have is just about coping but I would very much like to change to a UDM Pro. I also would like to upgrade to a 2.5Gb ethernet switch so my Unifi 6 Enterprise Access Point can perform to its fullest.

There are house improvements and/or a house move on the horizon which will allow for my expansion plans to go into overdrive.

I plan on blogging the whole thing as and when it happens.