Self-Hosted Services in My Home Network

Hardware & Software

A Dell Wyse 3040 with the following specifications:

• CPU: Intel Atom x5-Z8350
• RAM: 2 GB
• Storage: 16 GB Flash

OS: Debian 12 (minimal, no GUI)

Debian 12

• Advanced options … enter expert graphical install
• Force grub-efi installation to the removable media path (enter in expert mode)
• Leave the root password empty; the first user receives sudo rights.
• No disk encryption
• Additional software: only ‘SSH server’ and ‘standard system utilities’

Boot issue

- Follow the instructions from [this guide](https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/linux-on-dell-wyse-3040/#boot-issues) to resolve boot issues.

Set up static IP

ip link show sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces Edit the file sudo systemctl restart networking

Set Up UFW

Set up ufw firewall with only ssh enabled

Docker and Docker Compose

https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/

Run docker as non-root: add user to docker group (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/)

sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

AdGuard

https://www.frasermclean.com/p/2024/04/secure-your-entire-home-network-with-adguard-home/

Homepage

sudo ufw allow 3000

… set up docker / docker proxy / ufw

1. Additional Configuration:
   • Configure static IP if necessary.
   • Set up any additional software or services as needed.

Planned

• Home Assistant OS
• AdGuard
  • + Snort ?
• Firewall configuration
• VLAN ?
• Backup NAS ?
• ESPhome ?
  • Weather station
• DuckDNS (dynamic dns) ?