ghislain fonji
Nov 2 · 1 min read

Every IT personel needs a Good Homelab

When building a home lab I suggest the following equipement(s) and software(s):-

1-Router: Lay your hands on an Asus router and flash it AsusWRT by Merlin to setup quick access to the Multinet. Get a decient network appliance such as these from Aliexpress and install OPNsense. In my opinion is cheaper than a Cisco or Juniper router.

2-Storage server: Qnap is my go to machine if you don’t what to “dirty” your hands. If you could lay your hands on these from Supermicro and install FreeNAS or Napp-It; you would certainly love it.

3- Switch: A Mikrotik switch such as these will suffice. These would assist in practicing how to segment the network with VLANs across multiple networks and or dumb switch.

4- Wireless Aps: Use at least 2 of these from Unifi. Why because we get to configure these with a software define controller and are cheaper and easier to configure than going the Mikrotik route.

5- Others: There are other great equipements and softwares but the above 4 mentioned would be a great start.

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