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Homelab Control

Control plane for distributed compute, AI inference, and automation across homelab nodes.

Status Live Environment Stack Mac Mini M4, Dell Pro Max GB10, Raspberry Pi 5, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Docker, private LAN, secure remote access
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Homelab Control

Overview

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Problem

  • Running everything on a single machine limits scalability and reliability.
  • Needed a distributed environment capable of supporting local AI inference, containerized services, automation runtimes, observability, and experimentation with distributed workflows.

Solution

  • Built a multi-node local environment that powers model serving, application hosting, operational tooling, and edge experiments.
  • Combines compact compute systems and edge devices connected through a private network with reproducible deployment patterns.

Workflow

  1. 1

    Deploy containerized workloads across nodes

  2. 2

    Coordinate automation workflows between machines

  3. 3

    Route model inference to dedicated inference hosts

  4. 4

    Monitor service health across the fabric

  5. 5

    Scale workloads by adding edge nodes

Architecture

flowchart TD Internet Router TP-Link_Switch Mac_Mini_M4[Mac Mini M4] Dell_GB10[Dell Pro Max GB10] Pi5[Raspberry Pi 5] Gaming_PC[Windows Gaming PC] Pi_Zero_Inky[Pi Zero 2 W - InkyPi] Pi_Zero_Pihole[Pi Zero 2 W - Pi-hole] Pi4_DogCam[Raspberry Pi 4B - DogCam] Internet --> Router Router --> TP-Link_Switch TP-Link_Switch --> Mac_Mini_M4 TP-Link_Switch --> Dell_GB10 TP-Link_Switch --> Pi5 TP-Link_Switch --> Gaming_PC TP-Link_Switch --> Pi_Zero_Inky TP-Link_Switch --> Pi_Zero_Pihole TP-Link_Switch --> Pi4_DogCam subgraph Control Mac_Mini_M4 end subgraph Inference Dell_GB10 Gaming_PC end subgraph Applications Pi5 end subgraph Edge Pi_Zero_Inky Pi_Zero_Pihole Pi4_DogCam end

Outcome