Home Network 2.0

After a few years, it’s time to create a new diagram of the actual Home Network 2.0 setup.

Router
Router
Reverse Proxy
Reverse Pr…
VPN Server
VPN Server
Password Manager
Password M…
RPi5 Server
RPi5 Server
NextCloud
NextCloud
Home Assis…
RPi5 Server
RPi5 Server
Blog Prod
Blog Prod
Blog Staging
Blog Stagi…
RPi3 Server
RPi3 Server
RPi4 Server
RPi4 Server
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The following products are used in that setup:

Router

  • The Router is a standard AVM FritzBox Router with a few Port Forwarding Rules

Proxy Server

  • All Software on the Proxy Server is running in a docker container
  • The Reverse Proxy is realized with the Nginx Proxy Manager
  • As a VPN Server, the WireGuard Software is used
  • As Password Manager, the bitwarden Software is used in the self-hosted mode

Cloud Services

Web Server

  • All services are running in docker containers
  • WordPress Blog Production System with database and application
  • WordPress Blog Staging System with database and application

Home Automation

  • Home Assistant Software for
    • Lights
    • Heating
    • Switches for blinds, power, etc.
    • Soil sensors
    • Solar power sensor
    • Temperature & Humidity Sensors
    • Battery statistics from multiple devices
    • Smartwatch statistics
    • Car statistics and control (heating)
    • Raspberry Pi Statistics
    • MQTT Broker