Homelab Tour! And how I automate it with Ansible

Homelabs can be great fun. But how do you take care of device configuration, backups, testing, patching, upgrades, and hardware replacement? Well, I use Ansible wherever I can to make sure the boring parts of homelab ownership are automated. In this presentation, originally delivered at AnsibleFest 2022 in Chicago, I’ll talk about how I automate parts of my Homelab using Ansible. Support me on Patreon: Sponsor me on GitHub: Merch: 2nd Channel: Homelab equipment (some links are affiliate links): - 25U open frame rack: - Neat Patch 2U Cable management unit: - TRENDnet 24-port keystone patch panel: - TRENDnet shielded RJ45 keystone jacks: - Monoprice Cat6A SlimRun patch cables: - QNAP 20-port PoE 10 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps switch: - MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S IN 10 Gbps Cloud Router Switch: - Home Assistant Yellow: - ASUSTOR Lockerstor 6 Gen2 AS6706T NAS: - ASUSTOR Lockerstor 4 AS6604T NAS: - 45Drives Storinator XL60: - Mac Studio rack: - NavePoint 2U rack drawer: - Tripp Lite Isobar 12-outlet rack PDU: Mentioned in this video: - Ansible for DevOps: - Get a free ebook copy! - Rack upgrade video with my Dad: - PetaPi - Petabyte Raspberry Pi: - Internet Monitoring Pi: - All-SSD Edit NAS build: - Monitoring my ASUS router with Prometheus and Grafana: - Backup Pi / My Backup Plan: - Drupal Pi: - Raspberry Pi Dramble cluster: - Raspberry Pi NVR (Network Video Recorder): - Pi-VPN: - Mac Development Ansible Playbook: - Pi Router: #homelab #ansible Contents: 00:00 - Homelabs 00:26 - My homelab 02:06 - Three purposes 02:40 - “I’ll never fill up this rack“ 04:58 - What’s in my rack? 07:32 - No manual drudgery 08:41 - Ansible projects 11:09 - Much to do 12:24 - Why we homelab