Home Lab
The MRDTech home lab is a production-style environment used for infrastructure operations, monitoring, security, automation, recovery testing, and self-hosted services.
Monitoring Stack
| Component |
Address / Port |
Purpose |
| NOC Dashboard |
10.10.10.237:9900 and 10.10.10.237:9969 |
Primary visual monitoring dashboards for infrastructure and service health. |
| Wazuh |
10.10.10.233 |
SIEM / endpoint monitoring / security event collection. |
| CrowdSec |
4 engines |
Behavioral detection and remediation across Docker, Wazuh, and Proxmox. |
| mrdtech-237 |
10.10.10.237 |
CrowdSec engine on primary Docker host. |
| mrdtech-76 |
10.10.10.76 |
CrowdSec engine on secondary Docker / backup host. |
| wazuh-233 |
10.10.10.233 |
CrowdSec engine on Wazuh VM. |
| proxmox-251 |
10.10.10.251 |
CrowdSec engine on Proxmox host. |
| Uptime Kuma |
10.10.10.237:3661 |
Uptime, certificate, and service availability monitoring. |
| Portainer |
10.10.10.237:9005 |
Docker management and remote endpoint control plane. |
| Proxmox Backup Server |
10.10.10.77 |
VM backup and restore platform. |
AI Agent Setup
| Component |
Details |
| Agent |
Hermes / Gilfoyle |
| Host |
VM 108 at 10.10.10.234 |
| Role |
Infrastructure automation, monitoring, deployment, documentation, and troubleshooting assistant. |
| Model |
gpt-5.5 |
| Integrations |
CLI, SSH, Portainer API, Proxmox API, Wazuh/CrowdSec checks, GitHub workflows, Telegram integration. |
| Repository |
https://github.com/mdziegiel/hermes-agent-setup |
Gilfoyle is used to perform controlled infrastructure work: pulling code, rebuilding containers, checking health endpoints, updating WikiDocs, validating CrowdSec/Wazuh/Proxmox state, and reporting real command output instead of making optimistic noises.
Core Services
| Service |
Purpose |
| Proxmox |
Virtualization platform for MRDTech VMs. |
| Docker |
Self-hosted applications and tools. |
| WikiDocs |
Documentation and restore notes. |
| Nginx Proxy Manager |
Reverse proxy and TLS routing. |
| Cloudflare |
DNS, WAF, tunnels, and edge controls. |
| AdGuard / Unbound |
DNS filtering and recursive resolution. |
| QNAP NAS |
Shared storage and backup targets. |
| Home Assistant |
Home automation and integrations. |
Operating Principles