CLUSTER_MANAGEMENT // SELF_HOSTED_ENGINEERING_LAB
The Homelab Node
A controlled engineering environment for containerisation, observability, DNS security, secure ingress, automation, private utilities and continuous technical validation.
BEELINK EQR7SELF-HOSTED NODE
HARDWARE_PROFILE // LAB_NODE_01
Compact bare-metal platform
HARDWARE
Beelink EQR7 Mini PC
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
MEMORY
24 GB RAM
STORAGE
500 GB PCIe SSD
OPERATING SYSTEM
Ubuntu 24.04
PLATFORM
Docker + Portainer
SERVICE_REGISTRY // SANITISED_PUBLIC_VIEW
Container and Service Matrix
Manage entries from WordPress → Homelab Services.
SERVICE / ITEM
STATE
PURPOSE
STACK
n8n Automation Engine
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Self-hosted workflow orchestration and API integration platform.
Docker, Portainer, Persistent Volumes
Portainer
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Central container lifecycle management, stack deployment, logs, and operational visibility.
Docker, Portainer CE
Nginx Proxy Manager
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Reverse proxy and TLS termination for selected internal services.
Docker, Nginx, TLS
Uptime Kuma
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Continuous availability monitoring and incident-status visibility for lab services.
Docker, HTTP/TCP Monitoring
Pi-hole
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
DNS filtering and security sinkhole for the local network.
Docker, DNS, Blocklists
Stirling PDF
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Private local document processing without sending files to third-party services.
Docker, Local Document Processing
Heimdall
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Central application launchpad for homelab services.
Docker, Internal Dashboard
Umami Analytics
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Privacy-focused analytics for selected web properties and lab interfaces.
Docker, PostgreSQL, Web Analytics
Cloudflare Tunnel
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Outbound-only secure edge ingress without exposing inbound router ports.
Cloudflare Tunnel, Zero Trust, TLS
DuckDNS
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Dynamic DNS synchronisation for lab endpoints.
Docker, Dynamic DNS
WebCheck
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
On-demand inspection of DNS, TLS, headers, cookies, technologies, and site metadata.
Docker, Web Diagnostics
SEOnaut Technical SEO Crawler
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Self-hosted crawler for technical SEO inspection, issue discovery, and URL-level analysis.
Docker, SEO Crawler, Web Auditing
Image Compression Service
OPERATIONAL IN LAB
Local image optimisation utility for web performance workflows and content preparation.
Docker, Image Optimisation
Security Audit Stack
PLANNED
Planned containerised security validation environment for image, web, and OSINT assessment.
Trivy, OWASP ZAP, SpiderFoot
Public disclosure boundary
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