About
Servy is my home server that hosts all my self-hosted home services. It used to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux as its hypervisor, but now runs Proxmox VE.
Additionally, it’s used as a test server for my projects before I deploy them to the cloud. For example, it also hosts a three-node Kubernetes cluster for staging any projects.
Specifications
I needed the server to be economical as possible but with as much computing power as possible to support all the testing and sandboxing I had planned for it. I decided to go with decommissioned server parts as they offered the best performance per dollar.
| Component | Model |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon E5 2670v2 |
| Motherboard | JGINYUE X79 LGA 2011 |
| RAM | 32GB 1600MHz ECC DDR3 |
| HDD | 1TB Western Digital Blue |
| SSD | Silicon Power P34A60 256GB |
| PSU | Cooler Master MWE500 |
Services
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| Tailscale | VPN overlay to securely tunnel into my home network e.g. myself or an external server running Uptime Kuma |
| Adguard Home | Internal home DNS and network-wide adblocker |
| SMB Share | NAS for storing my files and hourly Time Machine backups |
| Kubernetes Cluster | Three-node staging environment for production projects |
| GitLab Runners | Self-hosted runners for GitLab CI |
For all services’ live status updates, visit status.pierreccesario.com
Achievements
- Administration of Type 1 hypervisor (Proxmox)
- Deployed and maintained self-managed Kubernetes cluster
- Set up and configured internal home networking for all services
- Deployed guests for remote access development