My Desk Setup (2026) – Control Center
where the homelab is managed, code is written, games are played… and life gets fine-tuned every now and then 😈
Monitors (Triple 27" Setup)
🟦 Left Monitor
- HP 27" Curved Monitor (FHD, VA, 60Hz)
- resolution: 1920×1080
- panel: VA (better contrast than IPS)
- curvature: approx. 1800R
Usage:
- monitoring
- file manager
- secondary apps
🟨 Middle Monitor (MAIN)
- Samsung C27F390F 27" Curved
- resolution: 1920×1080 (Full HD)
- panel: VA
- refresh rate: 60Hz
- curvature: 1800R
- technology: AMD FreeSync
Usage:
- main workspace
- terminal, coding, server management
🟩 Right Monitor
- HP 27" Curved Monitor (FHD, VA, 60Hz)
- same specs as the left one
Usage:
- Discord
- dashboards
- services
Triple setup = more windows than mental stability 😄
🍏 Apple Zone
💻 Apple MacBook Pro 15" (2019)
- CPU: Intel Core i9-9880H (8-core, 9th gen)
- GPU: AMD Radeon Pro 560X + Intel UHD 630
- RAM: 16GB DDR4
- SSD: 512GB
- OS: macOS Monterey 12.7.6
- display:
- 15.4" Retina
- resolution: 2880×1800
- True Tone, P3 wide color
Usage:
- mobile work
- Apple ecosystem
- remote access to homelab
🧱 Apple Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010)
- CPU: 2× Intel Xeon X5670 (6C/12T each)
- RAM: 32GB DDR3 ECC Registered
- GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX RX 570 4GB
- SSD: 256GB SATA
- ⚡ Pixlas mod (custom power mod by Kozel)
- OS: macOS Monterey 12.7.6
Usage:
- macOS via OCLP
- experiments
- legacy Apple playground
Gaming PC (Main Workhorse)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6C/12T)
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
- RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16
- MB: ASUS Prime B550-Plus
- SSD: 256GB NVMe SSD (WD Blue) + 4x1TB WD Blue HDD (software MDADM RAID)
- OS: Linux (CachyOS / KDE Plasma)
Usage:
- gaming
- work
- multitasking
- infrastructure management
🔊 Audio & Voice
🔊 Speakers
- Fenda F&D F55X 2.1 Speaker System
- subwoofer + 2 satellites
- solid bass for the price
🎧 Headphones
- Superlux HD-662 EVO
- closed-back design
- good isolation
- ideal for long sessions
🎤 Microphone
- Blue Snowball Ice (USB Microphone)
- cardioid pattern
- plug & play
- voice chat / recording
🎸 Music Setup
🎸 Guitar
- Harley Benton Pro Series Electric Guitar
- 2× humbucker
- tremolo system
🔊 Amp
- Harley Benton HB-80R
- 80W combo amp
- analog sound
- no fake simulations 😏
🎮 Consoles
- 🔴 Nintendo Switch 1 OLED (modchip – Atmosphere - HUGE THANKS to KubMakCZ ;) )
- ⚪ Nintendo Switch 2 LCD (Also HUGE THANKS to KubMakCZ ;) )
Usage:
- handheld gaming
- relaxing
🧠 Raspberry Pi & Automation
- 🟩 Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Overclocked to 3GHz
Usage:
- various ARM architecture experiments
🖨️ 3D Printing
-
🖨️ Creality Ender 3 V3 SE
- firmware: Klipper
- remote control via Mainsail
- high detail printing (0.2mm nozzle ready)
-
🟩 Custom Raspberry Pi printing server (by Tušilovec)
- relays (GPIO control)
- automation
Software:
- Klipper
- Mainsail
Usage:
- prototypes
- tuning
- nerd stuff
🧾 Summary
- ✔️ triple 27" setup
- ✔️ Apple + Linux combo
- ✔️ gaming + homelab control
- ✔️ audio + music + printing
- ✔️ automation via Raspberry Pi
Cable management? a compromise.
Performance? overkill.
Setup? total control. 😎
My Homelab Rack (2026 Edition)
Yes, it generates heat.
Yes, it hums.
Yes, it was totally worth it. 😈
🔝 TOP – Network & Control Layer
🌐 Router
- 🟦 Mikrotik RB750Gr3 (hEX)
- main router for the entire network
- NAT, firewall, routing, VLANs
- small, inconspicuous king of the whole infrastructure
🍏 Apple Lab
- Apple Mac Mini (2011)
- 💾 16GB RAM (DDR3)
- ⚡ 256GB SSD
- 🧪 macOS Monterey 12.7.6 via OCLP
Usage:
- testing macOS on unsupported HW
- Apple experiments
- debugging OCLP madness
🔀 Core Switch
- 🟨 Mikrotik CSS326-24G-2S+RM
- 24× Gigabit Ethernet
- 2× SFP+
- main rack switch
🧩 Patch Panel
- 🔌 24-port Patch Panel (keystone)
- structured cabling
- finally something that looks professional 😄
🔁 Secondary Switch
- 🟥 Cisco Catalyst 3750G
- enterprise dinosaur :t_rex:
- port expansion
- L3 capabilities (if ever needed)
📦 Storage / Misc Zone
💿 Disk Graveyard
- random HDDs of various capacities
- testing / backups / mess
- classic "it might come in handy someday" section
🧱 Disk Shelf
- 🟫 HP StorageWorks MSA50
- SAS disk enclosure
- currently idle (waiting for a comeback)
Compute & Storage Servers
🤖 AI Server (future)
- 🟦 Dell PowerEdge T620
- CPU: 2× Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (Ivy Bridge-EP, 12C/24T each)
- RAM: 32GB DDR3 ECC Registered
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
- drives: some SATAs
Usage:
- 🤖 AI / LLM experiments (planned)
- GPU compute
- future beast
💾 Backup NAS
- 🟩 Synology RS2212+
- RAM: 4GB DDR3
- drives:
- 4× 3TB
- 4× 1TB
- RAID: SHR2
Usage:
- 🔁 main NAS backups
- 🧱 redundancy (because data is sacred)
💀 Dead / Idle Server
- ⬛ Dell PowerEdge R720
- CPU: 2× Xeon E5-2690 v2 (10C/20T each)
- RAM: 118GB DDR3 ECC Registered (~1600 MHz)
- drives:
- 320GB SATA
- 940GB SAS
- OS: Proxmox VE 9.1.5
- Currently unused
💀 Dead / Idle Server
- ⬛ HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8
- currently gutted
- waiting for its resurrection arc
🧠 MAIN Virtualization Server
- 🟦 Dell PowerEdge R720
- CPU: 2× Xeon E5-2690 v2
- RAM: 96GB DDR3 ECC Registered
- storage:
- 2× 120GB SAS RAID-1 (OS)
- 3× 931GB SAS RAID-5 (Data-LXCs)
- 1× 1TB SATA RAID-0 (Data-K8s)
- 2× 600GB SAS RAID-1 (Data-ISOs)
- 3× 500GB SATA RAID-5 (Backup-LXC-VM)
- OS: Proxmox VE 9.2.10
Usage:
- main VM host
- 🧠 core infrastructure
- ⚙️ production services
💀 Dead / Idle Server
- ⬛ Dell PowerEdge R420
- CPU: Xeon E5-2430L v2 (low power)
- RAM: 24GB DDR3 ECC
- drive: 1TB SATA
- currently unused
💀 Dead / Idle Server MAIN Virtualization Server
- ⬛ Dell PowerEdge R620
- CPU: 2× Xeon E5-2630L v2
- RAM: 96GB DDR3 ECC Registered
- storage: currently empty
- currently unused
💽 MAIN NAS (the real storage beast)
- 🟫 Supermicro chassis + Dell Precision T1650 guts
- CPU: Intel Core i3 (3rd gen, Ivy Bridge)
- RAM: 8GB DDR3
- storage:
- 9× 4TB Dell Certified SAS
- RAID 6
Usage:
- 🗄️ main data storage
- 📦 high volume data
- 🔁 network sharing
⚡ Power Layer
🔋 UPS
- 🟥 APC Smart-UPS RT 2000
- power outage protection
- keeps this whole circus alive
🧱 Bottom Section (Tower Gang)
🔥 Host Machine
- MC-Servers Host
- CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K
- RAM: 32GB DDR4
- storage:
- 250GB SATA SSD
- 512GB WD NVMe
Usage:
- 🧑💻 work
- 🎮 occasional compute
- 🧪 testing
💤 Backup Server (idle)
- Dell XPS 8300
- CPU: Intel Core i7 (2nd gen, Sandy Bridge)
- RAM: 12GB DDR3
- storage:
- 120GB SATA
- 1TB SATA
Usage:
- 💾 Proxmox Backup Server
- currently idle
🧨 Bottom Beast (unused… for now)
- Dell Precision Rack 7910
- CPU: 2× Xeon E5-2697 v3 (Haswell-EP)
- RAM: 64GB DDR4 ECC
- storage: some drives
Usage:
- unused for now
- potential for absolute mayhem 🔥
🧠 What runs on it?
- 🐧 Linux everywhere (Debian, Proxmox, experiments)
- 🐳 Docker
- Virtualization (KVM / Proxmox)
- 📡 network services
- 🔁 backup systems
- 🪙 crypto node
- 🤖 AI (soon™)
🧾 Summary
- ✔️ personal mini data center
- ✔️ enterprise HW at home
- ✔️ absolute control over data
- ✔️ ideal playground for skill building
- ❌ electricity bill is better left ignored 💀
"Why do I have it?"
Because I can.
