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Home Devices

Devices served by homelab services.

Household Members

Label Role
Owner Admin / homelab operator
Family A Spouse
Family B Family member
Family C Family member

Mobile Devices (4)

Device Owner OS Homelab Services
Samsung A16 Owner Android Tailscale, Vaultwarden, Jellyfin, ntfy, HA Companion
Google Pixel 6 Family A Android Vaultwarden, Jellyfin
iPhone 14 Pro Max Family B iOS Vaultwarden, Jellyfin
Samsung A16 Family C Android Vaultwarden, Jellyfin

Apps to install

  • Tailscale (Owner only - admin)
  • Bitwarden (all - password manager)
  • Jellyfin (all - media streaming)
  • ntfy (Owner - notifications)
  • Home Assistant (Owner - home automation)

Computers (4)

Device Owner/Use Specs Homelab Services
MacBook Air M1 Owner (main) 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Tailscale, dev work
MacBook Pro Mid 2012 Family A Pre-retina Pi-hole DNS, Jellyfin
Lenovo ThinkPad X240 Tinkering i7, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD Lab experiments
Acer C720 Tinkering 2GB RAM, 128GB SSD Lab experiments

Tinkering ideas

  • ThinkPad X240: Linux desktop, Docker experiments, portable dev box
  • Acer C720: Install Linux (GalliumOS/ChromeOS Flex), lightweight tasks

Entertainment (2)

Device Year Platform IP MAC Homelab Services
LG Smart TV UM7100PSA 2021 WebOS 192.168.0.51 74:40:be:da:6f:10 Jellyfin, Pi-hole DNS, HA
Apple TV 4th Gen 32GB 2016 tvOS 26.3 192.168.0.50 d0:03:4b:4b:24:91 Jellyfin (via Infuse), Pi-hole DNS, HA

DHCP: Static reservations in OPNsense (outside pool range .100-.250)

Jellyfin clients

  • LG TV: Native Jellyfin app (WebOS)
  • Apple TV: Infuse or Swiftfin app

Audio (2)

Device Year Notes
Yamaha RX-V671 2012 AV Receiver, 7.1 channel
Infinity Speakers + Subwoofer 2012 Home theater speakers

Setup: TV → Yamaha RX-V671 → Infinity Speakers


Office (2)

Device Year Connection Notes
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 ~2016 WiFi (5c:b9:01:56:34:58) Printer
Brother ADS-1700W 2021 WiFi Document scanner

Service Access Matrix

Service Owner Family A Family B Family C TV/AppleTV
Tailscale
Vaultwarden
Jellyfin
Home Assistant
HA Companion
Pi-hole DNS
ntfy
Frigate

Network Assignment

Network Devices
Management (VLAN 1) MacBook Air, ThinkPad, C720
IoT (VLAN 10) Cameras (see hardware.md)
Guest (VLAN 20) Visitor devices
Default Phones, TV, Apple TV, Printer, Scanner, Family A's MacBook

Note: Family devices stay on default network with Pi-hole DNS. Only admin/tinkering devices need Management VLAN access.


DNS (Pi-hole)

All home devices use Pi-hole for:

  • Ad blocking
  • Tracking protection
  • Local DNS resolution (*.cronova.dev)

Configure via OPNsense DHCP → DNS Server: 192.168.0.10


Device Summary

Category Count
Mobile 4
Computers 4
Entertainment 2
Audio 2
Office 2
Total 14

Excludes homelab infrastructure (documented in hardware.md)