Recently, I saw a fellow V-site user share their experience of deploying 50 services on a Mac mini, which was quite inspiring. Looking back at my own Homelab journey, I thought this would be a good opportunity to organize and summarize the various services I’m actually running at home.
Hardware#
My Homelab primarily consists of three devices.
| Model | System | Specifications | Purpose |
|---|
| Custom Server | AlmaLinux release 8.10 | i9-9900T / 32GB / 512 GB SSD | Running most services |
| Synology DSM 923+ | DSM 7.2.1 | AMD Ryzen R1600 / 12GB / 32TB HDD | Storage/backup for photos and server data |
| DigiRhino R68s | OpenWrt | RK3568 / 2GB / 12GB | Main router |
Services#
Development and Code Services#
Home Entertainment#
| Service Name | Use Case | Screenshot |
|---|
| Plex | Media center | Click to view |
| NasTool | NAS media library automation tool | Click to view |
| ChineseSubFinder | Automated Chinese subtitle downloader | Click to view |
| Jackett | BT indexer proxy, connects download tools with tracker sites | Click to view |
| FlareSolverr | Proxy service to bypass Cloudflare and DDoS protection | |
AI and Data Processing Services#
| Service Name | Use Case | Screenshot |
|---|
| Dify | AI application development platform | Click to view |
| Weaviate | Vector database, AI search | |
| Ollama | Running local AI models | |
| NewAPI | AI model interface management and distribution system | Click to view |
| LobeChat | Web AI Chat | |
Content and Knowledge Management#
| Service Name | Use Case | Screenshot |
|---|
| WizNote | Self-hosted knowledge management and note-taking system | Click to view |
| WeweRSS | WeChat public account to RSS subscription tool | Click to view |
| RSSHub | RSS subscription generator | Click to view |
| RSSHub Browserless | Headless browser service for RSSHub | |
| Ghost | Content publishing platform, blogging system | |
| Calibre Web | Online e-book reading and management platform based on Calibre database | Click to view |
| Calibre | E-book management, conversion, reading, and device synchronization tool | Click to view |
| Service Name | Use Case | Screenshot |
|---|
| qBittorrent | BT download tool | Click to view |
| Qinglong | Scheduled task management panel | Click to view |
| HomeNav | Navigation page service | Click to view |
| MyTools | Personal toolkit | |
| iPhone Backup | Backing up iPhone to NAS via Wifi | Click to view |
Network and Proxy Services#
| Service Name | Use Case | Screenshot |
|---|
| Nginx | Web server, reverse proxy | |
| Squid | HTTP proxy server | |
| SSHX | A user-friendly web terminal | Click to view |
| ACME.sh | SSL certificate automation | |
| Clash | Internet access tool | Click to view |
| DDNS | Dynamic DNS tool | Click to view |
| LDAP | Directory service/unified account | |
Voice and Interaction Services#
IoT and Smart Home#
Databases and Storage#
| Service Name | Use Case | Screenshot |
|---|
| PostgreSQL | Relational database for various self-hosted services | |
| Redis | In-memory data storage, caching | |
| Webdav | File sharing service | |
Monitoring and Operations#
