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 give a tour of my homelab and talk about how I automate parts of my Homelab using Ansible. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com/ 2nd Channel: null Homelab equipment (some links are affiliate links): - StarTech.com 25U open frame rack: https://amzn.to/3SdJdb1 - Neat Patch 2U Cable management unit: https://amzn.to/3SeorIf - TRENDnet 24-port keystone patch panel: https://amzn.to/3ScFfzg - TRENDnet shielded RJ45 keystone jacks: https://amzn.to/3Tkt8le - Monoprice Cat6A SlimRun patch cables: https://amzn.to/3s6ZW55 - QNAP 20-port PoE++ 10 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps switch: https://amzn.to/3TbIFDv - MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN 10 Gbps Cloud Router Switch: https://amzn.to/3TwgGyf - Home Assistant Yellow: https://www.crowdsupply.com/nabu-casa/home-assistant-yellow - ASUSTOR Lockerstor 6 Gen2 AS6706T NAS: https://amzn.to/3EQF7Cm - ASUSTOR Lockerstor 4 AS6604T NAS: https://amzn.to/3eEXvnh - 45Drives Storinator XL60: https://www.45drives.com/products/storinator-xl60-configurations.php - MyElectronics.nl Mac Studio rack: https://www.myelectronics.nl/us/mac-studio-empower-station-rack-mount-19-inch.html - NavePoint 2U rack drawer: https://amzn.to/3g82ugq - Tripp Lite Isobar 12-outlet rack PDU: https://amzn.to/3SeRpHI Mentioned in this video: - Ansible for DevOps: https://www.ansiblefordevops.com/ - Get a free ebook copy! https://www.jeffgeerling.com/ansible-2022 - Rack upgrade video with my Dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvr1mKs1UjE - PetaPi - Petabyte Raspberry Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBnomwpF_uY - Internet Monitoring Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIUc4C4TXog - All-SSD Edit NAS build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvE4HNJZeIg - Monitoring my ASUS router with Prometheus and Grafana: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/monitoring-my-asus-rt-ax86u-router-prometheus-and-grafana - Backup Pi / My Backup Plan: https://github.com/geerlingguy/my-backup-plan - Drupal Pi: https://github.com/geerlingguy/drupal-pi - Raspberry Pi Dramble cluster: http://pidramble.com/ - Raspberry Pi NVR (Network Video Recorder): https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-nvr - Pi-VPN: https://pivpn.io/ - Mac Development Ansible Playbook: https://github.com/geerlingguy/mac-dev-playbook - Pi Router: https://github.com/geerlingguy/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