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Nicholas Leone Homelab architecture
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The physical layer · infrastructure blueprint

Homelab architecture

The machines, power, storage, and network beneath the Dominion. This page documents what the infrastructure is; current assignments, migrations, and readiness live on Fleet.

Facility summaryUpdated September 2026
5Compute nodes
351 TBRaw unformatted · fleet
247TOPS · fleet aggregate
10 GbE+Core · Thunderbolt 4
Raw capacity is physical inventory, not unique stored data. RAID/ZFS copies and parity are counted in the hardware total. Current fleet assignments →
Power protectionPhysical power chain

APC Line-R 1200

Automatic voltage regulator
Capacity1200 VA / 1200 W
TypeAutomatic voltage regulator
Surge680 J · 4 outlets
RolePrimary regulator

APC Back-UPS 1500

Pure sine wave UPS
Capacity1500 VA / ~865–900 W
WaveformPure sine wave
ProtectsLeoneNAS-9 & LeoneNAS-8
Fed byLine-R 1200

APC Back-UPS ES 550

Compact UPS
Capacity550 VA / 330 W
ProtectsLeoneNAS-7 & communications gear
Outlets8 · 4 battery + 4 surge
Fed byLine-R 1200
Network topologyPhysical / logical architecture
WAN

Ubee UBC-1329

Cable modem · bridged

Edge

Firewalla Gold Pro

Primary firewall · routing · DNS · private management

Core

QNAP QSW-M408-4C

Managed 10 GbE switching · LACP

Endpoints

Servers & APs

Leone compute fleet · Netgear RAX200 · Eero Pro

Trusted LAN
Primary wired servers and workstations
Wi-Fi
Household wireless · Netgear
IoT
Isolated device mesh · Eero
Web edge
Caddy reverse proxy on core services
Core networking5 infrastructure devices
Device Segment Physical / platform role
Ubee UBC-1329 Edge Cable modem · bridged
Firewalla Gold Pro Trusted LAN Core router · DNS · firewall · segmentation
QNAP QSW-M408-4C Trusted LAN Managed core · 10 GbE · LACP
Netgear RAX200 Wi-Fi Main Wi-Fi 6 access point
Eero Pro IoT Isolated IoT mesh
Node technical dossiersStatic hardware & platform baseline

LeoneNAS-7

QNAP TS-664 · 6-bay desktop NAS

QTS 5.2

Processor

Model
Intel Celeron N5105
Cores / threads
4 / 4
Clock
2.0 GHz base · up to 2.9 GHz
Integrated graphics
Intel UHD Graphics · Jasper Lake

Memory

Capacity
32 GB
Configuration
2 × 16 GB DDR4
Type
DDR4-3200 · non-ECC

Storage

Boot / apps
2 × 1 TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe · mirrored
Data drives
5 × 16 TB + 1 × 18 TB enterprise HDD
Pool
RAID 5
Raw capacity
100 TB including boot/app NVMe

Networking / I/O

Ethernet
2 × 2.5 GbE
Aggregation
LACP supported
Expansion
1 × PCIe Gen3 ×2
USB
USB-A + USB-C

Power / baseline

Power supply
65 W external adapter
Boot resilience
Mirrored NVMe
Platform
QTS 5.2
Static technical dossier · operational assignments live on Fleet. Current mission →

LeoneNAS-8

SuperMicro SuperServer 6028U-TR4+ · 2U rackmount

Proxmox VE 9

Processor

Model
2 × Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Total cores / threads
24 / 48
Clock
2.60 GHz
TDP
135 W per CPU

Memory

Capacity
256 GB ECC DDR4-2133
Configuration
16 × 16 GB populated
Type
ECC 3DS LRDIMM

Storage

Boot
2 × 128 GB DOM · mirrored
Data drives
12 × 12 TB HDD
Raw data capacity
144 TB
Pool layout
ZFS RAIDZ2
Metadata
2 × 480 GB SSD · mirrored

Networking / management

Ethernet
4 × 10 GbE · Intel X540
Management
Dedicated 1 GbE IPMI interface
Drive bays
12 × 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA / SAS

Power / expansion

Power supplies
2 × 1000 W redundant Titanium
PCIe
Multiple PCIe 3.0 expansion slots
Cooling
4 × heavy-duty system fans
Platform
Proxmox VE 9
Static technical dossier · operational assignments live on Fleet. Current mission →

LeoneNAS-9

UGREEN NASync iDX6011 Pro · 6-bay AI platform

Proxmox VE 9

Processor

Model
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Cores
16 · 6P + 8E + 2 LP-E
Boost
Up to 5.1 GHz
Architecture
Arrow Lake-H

GPU / AI

Integrated GPU
Intel Arc Graphics
NPU
Intel AI Boost
Discrete GPU
NVIDIA A2 · 16 GB GDDR6 · PCIe Gen4 ×8
AI compute
132 TOPS scope: 96 Intel NPU + Arc + 36 NVIDIA A2 INT8

Memory

Capacity
64 GB
Type
LPDDR5X-8400
ECC
No
Upgrade path
Soldered / non-upgradable

Storage

Boot
1 TB Lexar NM790 PCIe Gen4 NVMe
Data drives
4 × 26 TB Seagate Exos CMR
Raw capacity
105 TB including boot NVMe
Bays
6 hot-swap SATA + M.2 expansion

Networking / expansion

Ethernet
2 × 10 GbE
Aggregation
LACP supported
Thunderbolt
2 × Thunderbolt 4 · 40 Gbps
GPU slot
PCIe Gen4 ×8 · NVIDIA A2 installed
Additional expansion
OCuLink
Static technical dossier · operational assignments live on Fleet. Current mission →

LeoneMini-1

Pulcro.io TurnKey Node · compact mini-PC

Proxmox VE 9

Processor

Model
Intel Core i3-1215U
Cores / threads
6 / 8
Boost
Up to 4.4 GHz
Base power
15 W

Memory

Capacity
24 GB
Type
DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM
ECC
No

Storage

Primary
512 GB NVMe
Secondary
256 GB M.2
Installed total
768 GB NVMe

Networking / I/O

Ethernet
1 × GbE
Wireless
Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
Display / USB
USB-C with DisplayPort alt mode + USB

Power / baseline

Adapter
19 V / 65 W
Platform
Proxmox VE 9
Form factor
Approx. 5 × 5 × 1.7 in
Static technical dossier · operational assignments live on Fleet. Current mission →

LeoneMini-2

GMKtec NucBox K13 · ultra-compact AI mini-PC

Proxmox VE 9

Processor

Model
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Cores / threads
8 / 8
Boost
Up to 4.8 GHz
Architecture
Lunar Lake · Series 2

GPU / AI

Integrated GPU
Intel Arc 140V
NPU
Intel AI Boost NPU4
AI compute
115 TOPS combined NPU + GPU
Media engine
Hardware AV1 encode / decode

Memory

Capacity
16 GB
Type
LPDDR5X-8533
Upgrade path
Onboard / non-upgradable

Storage

Primary
1 TB PCIe 4.0 ×4 M.2 NVMe
Expansion
1 × open M.2 2280 slot
Drive bays
M.2 only

Networking / power

Ethernet
1 × 5 GbE
Wireless
Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
USB4
2 × 40 Gbps
Power
120 W external adapter
Static technical dossier · operational assignments live on Fleet. Current mission →
Accelerator & storage summaryStatic inventory
A2NVIDIA 16 GB · LeoneNAS-9
132TOPS · LeoneNAS-9 scope
115TOPS · LeoneMini-2 scope
247TOPS · fleet aggregate
AI figures are published by scope so node capability is not confused with fleet aggregate. Subject Host mission →
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Operational boundaryBlueprint / assignment split

This page stops at the physical and platform baseline. Current missions, readiness, contingency relationships, and maintenance posture are maintained on Fleet. Completed work, operational change history, and planned migrations are maintained on Dashboard.

Current assignments → FleetChanges & roadmap → Dashboard
Manual override · lockedLeoneNAS-9
The blueprint is public.
The management plane is not.