A hands-on infrastructure playground — VLANs, virtualization, self-hosted services, and a whole lot of troubleshooting. Built to learn. Kept running because it's fun.
All self-hosted, containerized where possible — managed through Dockge and proxied via Nginx Proxy Manager.
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Nginx Proxy Manager
Reverse proxy for all internal services with SSL termination via Let's Encrypt. Click to preview →
Reverse Proxy · SSL
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Dockge
Docker compose stack manager with a clean UI. Manages all containerized services. Click to preview →
Docker · Compose
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Cloudflare Tunnel
Secure public exposure of selected services without opening inbound firewall ports.
Zero Trust · CDN
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WireGuard
VPN server for secure remote access into the homelab from anywhere.
VPN · Remote Access
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Hyper-V Cluster
Two-node Hyper-V Failover Cluster with StarWind vSAN for HA lab workloads.
Virtualization · HA
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NAKIVO Backup
VM backup and replication protecting Hyper-V and Proxmox workloads.
Backup · Replication
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Filebrowser
Self-hosted web file manager for browsing, uploading and managing files on TrueNAS. Click to preview →
File Manager · NAS
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Nextcloud
Private cloud storage for files, contacts and calendar sync — self-hosted alternative to Google Drive.
Cloud Storage · Sync
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Obsidian (Self-hosted)
Personal knowledge base with self-hosted sync for notes and documentation across devices. Click to preview →
Notes · Knowledge Base
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Reactive Resume
Open-source resume builder with a modern UI, multiple templates, and PDF export — fully self-hosted.
Self-hosted · Resume
About
The Person Behind the Rack
I'm Abdel, a Network Engineering Technology graduate from NAIT (April 2026), based in Edmonton, Alberta. I built this homelab as an extension of my studies — a real environment to break things, fix them, and learn what textbooks can't teach.
From deploying a two-node Hyper-V failover cluster to migrating from FortiGate to UniFi and debugging inter-VLAN routing at 11pm — the lab has taught me more than any certification prep ever could.
I speak English, Arabic, and French, and I'm currently looking for my first full-time IT role in help desk, deskside support, or networking. If you're hiring, let's talk.
