Homelab Infrastructure Automation

Project Overview: A production-ready homelab environment managed entirely through Ansible automation. This project demonstrates DevOps best practices, infrastructure as code, and the ability to design and maintain complex, self-hosted infrastructure.

Objectives

1. Create a fully automated, reproducible homelab environment
2. Implement infrastructure as code principles
3. Deploy and manage self-hosted services securely
4. Demonstrate DevOps and systems administration expertise

Features

1. Infrastructure as Code:

   • Complete Ansible playbooks for setup and configuration
   • Idempotent automation for reliable deployments
   • Version-controlled infrastructure configuration
   • Reproducible environments

2. Service Management:

   • Container orchestration and management
   • Automated service deployment
   • Configuration management
   • Backup and recovery procedures

3. Security:

   • Automated security hardening
   • Firewall configuration
   • SSL/TLS certificate management
   • Access control and authentication

4. Monitoring & Observability:

   • System monitoring setup
   • Log aggregation
   • Performance metrics collection
   • Alerting configuration

Technology Stack

• Automation: Ansible
• Template Engine: Jinja2
• Containerization: Docker/Podman
• Operating System: Linux-based
• Version Control: Git for infrastructure code

Skills Demonstrated

• Infrastructure automation and orchestration
• Linux systems administration
• Container management
• Network configuration
• Security best practices
• Documentation and runbooks