Lab

The lab.

This lab runs the same patterns I recommend to clients: proper BGP hub-spoke design, centralized monitoring with time-series metrics, and network automation driven by a source of truth. No shortcuts — production-grade infrastructure at a smaller scale.

AS 65010 · Core

h-srv — Services & Orchestration

Central server: HAProxy reverse proxy, Grafana + TimescaleDB metrics, NetBox (source of truth), h-cli AI engine, FRR (BGP/OSPF).

AS 65100 · 2× RTX 5090

h-oracle — AI & Knowledge Pipeline

Dual RTX 5090 (32GB each). Local LLM inference. Builds every vector database that powers h-cli's vendor knowledge.

AS 65101 · EVE-NG + GPU

h-titan — Network Simulation & Testing

EVE-NG Pro, unlimited topologies. RTX 3090 + RTX 4070 Ti for offline h-cli inference. CLOS / EVPN / MPLS fabric testing.

── Lab Topology: CLOS Fabric, gateway at spine (Exit-at-Spine) ──

           ┌──────┐   ┌──────┐
           │ SP-1 │   │ SP-2 │──eBGP──► physical network (AS 65000)
           └──┬┬──┘   └──┬┬──┘
         ┌────┘└────┐┌───┘└────┐
    ┌────┴──┐ ┌────┴┴──┐ ┌───┴───┐
    │ LF-1  │ │ LF-2   │ │ LF-3  │
    └───┬───┘ └───┬────┘ └───┬───┘
        │         │          │
      hosts     hosts      hosts

This is a homelab in name only — proper BGP hub-spoke design, source-of-truth-driven automation, and full observability, at a scale you can iterate on before it hits production.