u/Overall_Annual_9623

Hey r/homelabindia,

Finally got my 24/7 self-hosted setup to a place I’m really happy with and wanted to share the architecture. I’ve been focusing heavily on eliminating local network bottlenecks and properly tiering my storage, compute, and AI to 10GbE.

I’ve attached the topology diagram. Let me know what you think, what you would change, and rate it out of 10!

Here are the specs:

🌐 Networking (The 10GbE Backbone)

• Switch: TP-Link TL-SX1008 (8-Port 10G)
• Router: TP-Link Archer BE900 (Wi-Fi 7 - BE24000)
• Note: All critical nodes and my main client PCs/laptops are hooked up via 10GbE adapters.

💻 Compute & Servers

• The Workhorse: Lenovo Legion Tower 5 (AMD Ryzen 7 5700G). Handles all my 24/7 web services and doubles as a gaming server. Hooked up with a TP-Link TX401 10G card.
• The AI Brain: NVIDIA DGX Spark with 128GB RAM. This is my dedicated node for local AI inference and running Ollama models.

💾 Tiered Storage

• Hot Storage (10GbE): Asustor Flashstor 6. Packed with NVMe drives for blistering fast VM storage and quick file transfers across devices.
• Cold Storage (1GbE): WD My Cloud EX4100. High-capacity HDD storage used strictly for automated daily/weekly backups.

⚡ Power & Survival

• UPS: A Good UPS powering all 24/7 devices.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!