AORXI Homelab
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Orientation guide for the AORXI homelab documentation: what this site covers, how it is organized, and where to go next.

AORXI is a two-site private cloud built on Proxmox, OPNsense, WireGuard, Netgear 10 Gb switching, and (planned) Kubernetes — documented here so any engineer can understand the full design from first principles without asking anyone.

What This Site Covers

The docs cover every layer of the homelab: physical hardware and cabling, VLAN and IP design, OPNsense and WireGuard configuration, Proxmox cluster setup, Ceph storage at Site B, ZFS and Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) at Site A, DNS, and the Kubernetes/OpenShift plans. Reference pages collect all IP tables, port maps, and decisions in one place.

How to Navigate

PageWhat you will find
How It Fits TogetherBird's-eye view of both sites: topology, inter-site link, and how each layer connects
Design PrinciplesThe hard architecture rules that cannot be violated and the reasoning behind them
GlossaryEvery hostname pattern, product name, VLAN name, and acronym used on this site

Main Documentation Sections

  • Architecture — two-site model, site roles, and topology diagrams
  • Networking — IP addressing, VLAN reference, WireGuard, DNS, and addressing convention
  • Hardware — per-site inventory, NIC allocation, RAM, and storage
  • Switching — Site A and Site B port maps, switch roles, and operations
  • OPNsense — migration phases and UniFi handoff
  • Compute & Storage — Proxmox clusters, ZFS, Ceph, and PBS
  • Kubernetes — planning and machine network allocation
  • Platform Services — DNS VMs, certificates, Kafka, and container infra
  • Operations — IPMI/KVM, build phases, and current build state
  • Reference — IP tables, port tables, hardware BOM, and decisions log

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