Problem
Need a reliable homelab that hosts home automation, media services, and developer tooling while keeping IoT devices isolated and secure.
Approach
- Use Proxmox VE for virtualization and container management.
- Use Ubiquiti UniFi for routing, VLANs, and Wi‑Fi with clear segmentation.
- Host Home Assistant and edge services in containers with reverse proxy and TLS.
- Use WireGuard for secure remote access with strict ACLs.
Result
Stable homelab with automated backups, segmented network, and secure remote access. Developer-friendly environment for experimentation without impacting production IoT devices.
- Uptime: >99.9% for key services
- Automated backups to NAS using scheduled snapshots
- Zero-trust remote access via WireGuard
Tech Stack
Proxmox, LXC/KVM, Docker, Home Assistant, Ubiquiti UniFi, WireGuard, Nginx reverse-proxy, OpenMediaVault
