Homelab / Infrastructure
Self-hosted environment for testing and running services: virtualization, monitoring, VPN, DNS and access management.
Proxmox, VPN, Home Assistant, Grafana, DNS, password manager
ProxmoxVPNGrafanaDNSHA
Junior IT Specialist
Karol Borys
I work with and develop IT infrastructure: Linux/Windows systems, networking, virtualization and monitoring. On a daily basis I use Proxmox, network solutions and Microsoft 365 environments. Currently growing into a SysAdmin / IT Administrator role.
LinuxProxmoxTrueNASMikroTik10GbEVLANMonitoring
About
I work as a Junior IT Specialist, focusing on maintaining IT environments, user support and administration of systems and networking. Outside of work I run my own homelab, where I test production-grade solutions in a safe environment. I focus on automation, service reliability and good administrative practices.
Stack
Systems & servers
Linux (Ubuntu, Debian)Windows ServerProxmox (VM/LXC)TrueNASBackups & monitoring
Networking
MikroTik (RouterOS)UbiquitiVLAN10GbE networkingVPN
Automation
BashPowerShell (learning)Python (scripting)Docker / ComposeGit
Tooling
Microsoft Entra IDExchange OnlineGrafanaDNS servicesPassword managers
Projects
NAS / Storage Platform
File and backup server based on TrueNAS, used for data storage and backup purposes.
TrueNAS, ZFS, backup strategies
TrueNASZFSBackup
Internal Web Application
Internal web application with an order system and internal user currency, designed for organizational use.
Django, PostgreSQL, user roles, internal credit system
DjangoPostgreSQLWeb AppInternal Tools
10GbE Home Network
10 Gb/s home network built on MikroTik hardware, designed for fast storage and traffic segmentation.
MikroTik hAP ax3, CSS610, CRS305, VLAN
MikroTik10GbEVLANRoutingSwitching
Current focus
I focus on building stable and well-monitored services, automating repetitive tasks and further developing my system administration skills.
MonitoringBackupsNetworkingLinux adminAutomation