The physical
setup

Every component powering the lab โ€” compute, storage, networking, microcontrollers, and specialty gear.

๐Ÿ“ Raspberry Pi 5
Server
  • CPUCortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
  • RAM8 GB LPDDR4X
  • StorageNVMe SSD (PCIe 3.0)
  • OSRaspberry Pi OS 64-bit
  • NetworkGigabit Ethernet
  • CoolingOfficial Active Cooler
  • RoleDocker host, n8n, Uptime Kuma
๐Ÿ“ Raspberry Pi 4
Secondary Node
  • CPUCortex-A72 @ 1.8GHz
  • RAM4 GB LPDDR4
  • OSRaspberry Pi OS 64-bit
  • NetworkGigabit Ethernet
  • RoleSecondary services, testing
๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Main PC
Workstation
  • RAM32 GB
  • GPUNVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
  • Storage4 TB On-Board
  • OSWindows / Linux Mint
  • UseDev, CAD, Slicing, Gaming
๐Ÿ—„๏ธ 45TB RAID Cluster
Storage
  • Capacity45 TB Raw
  • TypeRAID Array
  • InterfaceUSB / Network Share
  • UseBackups, Media, Archives
๐Ÿ’ก Lighting Cluster
Arduino / Wemos
  • ControllerArduino Uno R4 WiFi
  • NodesWemos D1 Mini V4.0 (ร—N)
  • FirmwareWLED / Custom
  • ProtocolMQTT over WiFi
  • Automationn8n + Home Assistant
โ‚ฟ Mining Cluster
ESP32
  • MinersESP32 Dev Kits (ร—N)
  • DisplayCYD (Cheap Yellow Display)
  • FirmwareNerdminer
  • ModeSolo Lottery Mining
  • PoolckPool Solo
๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ BambuLab X1C
3D Printing
  • TypeCoreXY FDM
  • SlicerOrcaSlicer
  • CADFusion 360
  • UseEnclosures, mounts, custom parts
๐ŸŒ Network
Infrastructure
  • ISPAstound โ€” Gigabit
  • UplinkGigabit Ethernet
  • TunnelsCloudflare Zero Trust
  • ProxyNginx (reverse proxy)