Hi,
I've been reading a lot of threads, blogs and posts about how to build your own home lab, specially and specifically the network, which seems to be the stepping stone.
One thing that I miss from all of them is the order of choosing components. I mean, there is a detailed list of all the hardware and the justification of why it was chosen, but never saw an explanation of the order and why.
So, for all of you that have the homelab build up/planned:
Which was the starting point?
Did you planned it from the outside to the inside (like ISP conn -> router -> switch...whatever), or did you build it around a central piece (like building all around a main server/nas/filer)?
Did you have an self imposed restriction, aside from budget constraints?
Thanks for your time and comments.
Edit: Typo
I've been reading a lot of threads, blogs and posts about how to build your own home lab, specially and specifically the network, which seems to be the stepping stone.
One thing that I miss from all of them is the order of choosing components. I mean, there is a detailed list of all the hardware and the justification of why it was chosen, but never saw an explanation of the order and why.
So, for all of you that have the homelab build up/planned:
Which was the starting point?
Did you planned it from the outside to the inside (like ISP conn -> router -> switch...whatever), or did you build it around a central piece (like building all around a main server/nas/filer)?
Did you have an self imposed restriction, aside from budget constraints?
Thanks for your time and comments.
Edit: Typo
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