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Title: Home lab setups - what are you running?
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Home labs are one of the best ways to actually learn networking and security hands-on. Share what you've got running.

My current setup:
  • Mikrotik hEX router - running RouterOS, configured VLANs for IoT, trusted, and guest networks
  • Unmanaged TP-Link switch for the wired side
  • Proxmox box on old Optiplex 7050 - running pfSense VM, a few Debian VMs for services, and a Kali VM for playing around
  • Pi-hole on a Pi 4 for DNS filtering
  • Wireguard VPN for remote access

Considering adding an IDS (Suricata on pfSense) and a SIEM (probably Wazuh or Graylog) but I keep talking myself out of the complexity.

What does your home lab look like? Also curious what people use for remote access - Wireguard, Tailscale, ZeroTier?
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Home lab setups - what are you running? - by Zero Two - 06-21-2026, 09:42 AM

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