## Start tossing my homelab

> Initial reason

I wanted to start tossing `homelab` because the cost of cloud servers is relatively expensive, as an individual user, in the absence of a business model, I wanted to save as much budget as possible, using open source github works to build services for their own use.

After learning about `frp`, an open source intranet penetration tool, I tried it and found that it can be very good against the interference of broadband operators and idle, the home of various laptops/hosts and other non-dedicated server hardware to use effectively.

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## Host and configuration

> Purchased 3 mini-hosts for around $145

Home mac mini and desktop host, are productivity tools, can not be used as a server, and professional servers, and power and noise problems, so focus on the `mini pc`:

- cpu performance can be used on the line,

- Memory is best > 16gb

- Hard disk capacity is best 512gb

In China's e-commerce sites, there are many years of such mini pc, I bought a total of 3 units, the table is organized as follows:

| website       | brand         | image                                                                                                                     | price | amazon price | aliexpress price |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------ | ---------------- |
| Xiaomi Youpin | `Ningmei`     | <img src="https://hackrobot-1258475618.cos.ap-shenzhen-fsi.myqcloud.com/202209041500584.png" title="" alt="" width="197"> | 174$  | TRIGKEY 199& |                  |
| KYOTO         | `konka`       | <img src="https://hackrobot-1258475618.cos.ap-shenzhen-fsi.myqcloud.com/202209041502087.png" title="" alt="" width="202"> | 145$  | KAMRUI 199$  | GK3V 125$        |
|               | `Zero Moment` | <img src="https://hackrobot-1258475618.cos.ap-shenzhen-fsi.myqcloud.com/202209041504005.png" title="" alt="" width="212"> | 159 $ | Beelink 239$ | Belink 249$      |

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## openwrt router

Router purchased an openwrt router from the Chinese e-commerce site `Taobao`: . `gl-inet`'s `sft1200` travel router

<img src="https://hackrobot-1258475618.cos.ap-shenzhen-fsi.myqcloud.com/202209041520749.png" title="" alt="" width="170">

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## Server deployment

For the linux server, I choose a web control panel: 'aapanel'[^1], which is the international version of the Chinese company 'pagoda panel'

At some point in the future, I will definitely replace it, after all, there may be privacy issues, or other indescribable monitoring

![](https://hackrobot-1258475618.cos.ap-shenzhen-fsi.myqcloud.com/202209041517846.png)

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## Build a wordpress blog

> Documenting the process of building and using homelab

I bought the domain name: homelabbity.org from `namecheap`, and then did the following:

- dns pointed to `cloudfare`

- Apply ssl certificate: `Let's Encrypt`, to encrypt the site

- Self-hosted wordpress: download zip file, run/proxy with `php+nginx

- Choose a suitable blog theme

- Install seo plugin

<img src="https://hackrobot-1258475618.cos.ap-shenzhen-fsi.myqcloud.com/202209041526134.png" title="" alt="" width="244">

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## Finally

![](https://hackrobot-1258475618.cos.ap-shenzhen-fsi.myqcloud.com/202209041529285.png)

It's fun to be able to access servers in other countries, and your own home server, via ssh at any time 🙃