Start small. Leave room to grow.
The most useful first lab is one you can understand and recover. Decide what it should do before deciding how much hardware it needs.
Read the field notePractical ideas for your homelab. Thoughtful hardware, clear blueprints and the help to bring it all together.
A collection taking shape around useful parts for networking, remote access, storage and a more organised lab.
Four-port concepts for a dedicated router, with the exact CPU, NIC chipset and storage selected before release.
A shortlist of compact managed switches, with VLAN capability and port configuration checked per model.
IP-KVM sourcing candidate for remote display, keyboard and recovery workflows.
Understand the architecture. Follow a clear path. Know how to check it and how to recover it. Practical packages are in preparation in German and English.
BLUEPRINT / 001Your first useful lab. With a plan for what comes next.
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BLUEPRINT / 002A place for work. A place for guests. A place for IoT.
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BLUEPRINT / 003A copy is useful. A recovery you understand is better.
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BLUEPRINT / 004Make the home smarter. Keep the setup understandable.
Explore the conceptStart with the decisions that make a system easier to build, maintain and understand.
The most useful first lab is one you can understand and recover. Decide what it should do before deciding how much hardware it needs.
Read the field noteA VLAN is a tool. The useful decision is which devices should communicate, and why.
Read the field noteA successful job log is a useful signal. The practical question is whether the right data can return in a form you can use.
Read the field noteStart with a field note or blueprint overview. See the purpose, the prerequisites and the decisions before you choose the parts.
Field notesFind equipment and digital packages in one place, with clear scope and availability.
ShopBring Xtechnic into the project when you need help with design, installation or a problem that will not quite go away.
ServicesIdeas & blueprints on .net
Hardware & packages in the shop
Planning & implementation on .ch
Network planning, homelab setup, smart home and everyday IT. Build it yourself, or bring us in where it helps.
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