# Nuclear Lighters Lab

> 6-node Proxmox VE cluster (Netherlands + Greece) with a BGP-anycast edge across 5 countries, 13-node Kubernetes, and 60+ services — full hardware inventory and live NetBox stats.


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Homelab infrastructure under [AS214304](https://radar.cloudflare.com/routing/as214304?dateRange=52w#bgp-announcements) — a {{< lab-data key="pve-nodes" >}}-node Proxmox VE cluster across two datacenters (Netherlands + Greece), fronted by a BGP-anycast edge spanning **5 countries**, connected via IPsec site-to-site VPN over Cisco ASA pairs. Every device, interface, and cable is documented in NetBox.

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## At a Glance

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## Platform Stack

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### Compute & Orchestration

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| Virtualization | Proxmox VE 9.1 — 6-node cluster |
| Kubernetes | v1.34.2 — 13 nodes across 2 sites |
| CNI | Cilium |
| GitOps | Argo CD · Atlantis · OpenTofu |
| Storage | SeaweedFS · ZFS · Synology SHR |

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### Observability & Automation

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| Metrics | Prometheus + Thanos (cross-site) |
| Dashboards | Grafana — 5 dashboards, 63 panels |
| Logs | Loki |
| SNMP | LibreNMS — 2 instances |
| CMDB | NetBox — {{< lab-data key="netbox" >}} |
| Workflows | n8n — {{< lab-data key="n8n" >}} |
| AI Agents | Claude Code (Opus) · OpenClaw (GPT-5.1) |
| Agentic Patterns | 11/11 A+ |

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### Networking & Security

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|---|---|
| Routing | BGP anycast (AS214304) |
| VPN | IPsec site-to-site (Cisco ASA) |
| Switching | Cisco Catalyst · C1000 · CBS350 |
| Wireless | 6x Cisco AIR-CAP3702I |
| OOB | Cisco C819 LTE/4G + PiKVM |

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### IoT & Home Automation

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| Platform | Home Assistant (3-node Pacemaker HA) |
| Protocols | Zigbee2MQTT · ESPHome · Mosquitto |
| Surveillance | Frigate NVR — 8 cameras |
| Audio | Lyrion Music Server · 7 speakers |

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## Netherlands — Primary Site

**Location:** Leiden · **Internet:** 1 Gbps fiber (Freedom Internet, Genexis XGS-PON) · **Workload:** {{< lab-data section="site-intro" site="nllei01" >}}

![NL Lab](/images/nl-lab.webp)

### Compute

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### Storage

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| Hostname | Hardware | Config | Capacity | Network |
|----------|----------|--------|----------|---------|
| nllei01syno01 | Synology DS1621+ | SHR — 5x 24TB Exos X24 + cache | ~72 TB | 2x 10GbE |
| nllei01syno02 | Synology DS1513+ | SHR — 4x 14TB IronWolf Pro | ~42 TB | 4x 1GbE |

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### Network & Infrastructure

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| Role | Model |
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| Firewall | Cisco ASA 5508-X (IPsec to GR) |
| Core Switch | Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-12X48U (10G) |
| Backup ISP | Cisco ISR4321 (VDSL) |
| WiFi | 4x Cisco AIR-CAP3702I |
| AP Controller | UniFi Cloud Key G2 Plus |
| OOB | Cisco C819G-LTE + Raspberry Pi 5 |
| UPS | APC Smart-UPS SMT1500IC |
| PDU | APC Switched Rack AP7922 |
| Cooling | Blauberg TURBO-E-125 |

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## Greece — DR Site

**Location:** Thessaloniki · **Internet:** 1 Gbps fiber (Inalan, ZTE ZXHN F670L GPON) · **Workload:** {{< lab-data section="site-intro" site="grskg" >}}

![GR Lab](/images/gr-lab.webp)

### Compute

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### Storage (grskg01pve02)

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| Config | Drives | Capacity |
|--------|--------|----------|
| RAID5 | 3x 8TB WD Red Pro | 14.5 TB |
| RAID1 → ZFS | 2x 1TB Crucial BX500 | 931 GB |
| RAID0 | 1x 8TB WD Red Pro | 7.3 TB |

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### Network & Infrastructure

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| Role | Model |
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| Firewall | Cisco ASA 5508-X (IPsec to NL) |
| Switch | Cisco C1000-24T-4X-L (10G uplinks) |
| Switch | Cisco CBS350-16T-2G |
| WiFi | 2x Cisco AIR-CAP3702I |
| OOB | Cisco C819G-4G + PiKVM |
| UPS | APC Smart-UPS SMT1500IC |
| PDU | 2x APC Switched Rack AP7921 |

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## Edge Nodes

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## Summary

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**Related projects:** [Multi-Site Kubernetes BGP](/projects/multi-site-kubernetes-bgp/) · [GitOps Homelab](/projects/gitops-homelab/) · [Home Assistant HA](/projects/home-assistant-ha/) · [GPU Homelab](/projects/gpu-homelab/) · [Infrastructure Status](/status/)


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