Home server

The home server configuration project is designed to simplify the setup, management, and maintenance of a personal home server.

Table of Contents

1. Zeus
2. Charon
3. Hades
4. Orpheus

Zeus

TP-Link Archer AX53 Router

• Configuration
  • Contact your ISP to change your ip from ipv6 to ipv4.
  • Set Port Forwarding 51820 UDP -> Charon (WireGuard connection)
  • Set DHCP IP Reservation for clients.
  • Configure Dynamic DNS and obtain external domain using TPlink DDNS service.

Charon

HP T620 - CPU: AMD GX-217GA, RAM: 4GB, DISK: 16GB eMMC

• Installation
  • Perform clean installation of Debian 12 Bookworm.
  • Execute bootstrap.sh.
• Services
  • Pi-hole - Inserts curated blocking lists, configured to use Unbound as a DNS resolver.
  • Unbound - Configured according to pi-hole documentation.
  • Pivpn

Hades

Lenovo M900 Tiny - CPU: Intel I5-6500T, RAM: 16GB, DISK: 256GB NVME + 480GB SATA SSD

• Installation
  • Perform clean installation of Proxmox Virtual Environment
  • Execute bootstrap.sh
• Services
  • Enable No subscription repositories.
  • Disable no active subscription notice.
  • Delete local-lvm and resize local.
  • Clear and connect second drive.

Orpheus

Raspberry Pi Zero W - DISK: 4GB microSD

• Installation
  • Prepare SD card using rpi-imager with Raspberry Pi OS (Legacy, 32-bit) Lite
  • Execute bootstrap.sh.
• Services
  • Set default audio device to usb stereo system.
  • Disable energy saving on Wi-Fi card.
  • Install NQPTP and Shairport-sync