The Infrastructure

Resilience starts at the hardware layer. My home lab environment serves as a staging ground for testing "local-first" solutions and hardened virtualization stacks.

Compute & Virtualization

• Primary Node: Dell T3610 Workstation.
• Hypervisors: Proxmox VE and VMware ESXi for infrastructure testing and isolation.
• Operating Systems: Heavy emphasis on Ubuntu Server for local service hosting.

Local AI & Sovereignty

I prioritize self-hosted Large Language Models (LLMs) to ensure privacy and data control. My current stack includes:

• Ollama & LiteLLM: For model orchestration and API management.
• Open WebUI: Providing a secure, local interface for internal tooling.
• Models: Active testing with Gemma and Qwen for high-performance, private workflows.

Network & Security

Maintaining a secure perimeter is a continuous process. I utilize RoboShadow for vulnerability management and maintain a strict migration path toward sovereign data hosting via Nextcloud.