kraethor@homelab:~$ neofetch
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user kraethor
os self-hosted everything
shell 30+ years network & information security
day_job security architecture & risk
night_job home-lab operator, ham operator
kernel networking · virtualization · automation · AI infra
packages proxmox, firewalls, IDS/IPS, restic, RAG pipelines, too many Pis
resolution"it's not a hobby, it's infrastructure"
kraethor@homelab:~$ ls -la ~/projects
tscan-ng/
Network security scanner that hunts plaintext authentication on the wire —
because in 2026 someone, somewhere, is still sending passwords in the clear.
Tested against purpose-built fake protocol servers in the cloud.
The offline half of the same problem: multithreaded Python that scans
PCAP files for specific protocol traffic and lists the unique TCP streams.
For when the packets are already on disk.
borg-installer/
BorgBackup deployment tooling targeting Synology NAS.
Deduplicated, encrypted, automated — backups that actually happen.
Lightweight tools for maintaining Linux systems, mostly for Raspberry Pis.
Wi-Fi survey tool on a 3.5" "Cheap Yellow Display" — ESP32 driving an
ST7796, resistive touch sharing the display's SPI bus, RSSI-graded network list with
sortable columns and calibration saved to microSD. It started on an ESP8266 and moved
because that board ran out of usable pins.
Homebrew fox-hunt transmitter for amateur radio direction-finding.
Hide a beacon, hand out receivers, watch people wander a park holding antennas.
this-server/
You're reading this off a Raspberry Pi serving 11 HTTPS sites.
It is doing its absolute best.
# more on the way — the lab never sleeps
kraethor@homelab:~$ systemctl status homelab.target ● homelab.target — The Basement Datacente Active: active (running) since foreve CGroup: /homelab.target ├─ proxmox 3-node cluster (Nortron01 · Nortron02 · Nortron03) ├─ network UniFi backbone + Firewalla edge, fully VLAN-segmented ├─ ai-core RAG + MCP bridge VM — a knowledge base, not a chatbot ├─ storage Synology NAS ×2, encrypted restic backups, offsite copy ├─ web Apache on a Pi 3B+ — 11 vhosts, Let's Encrypt, this page └─ pi-fleet 14 Raspberry Pis
# design goals: segment everything, automate everything, trust nothing
kraethor@homelab:~$ ls /srv/games
nightfall/ [ONLINE]
Nightfall — the gaming community I run.
Discord hub, self-hosted game
servers on home-lab metal, streaming, and a healthy meme economy.
Servers: Space Engineers — flagship
Nightfall Disturbia — plus Satisfactory, SCUM,
FOUNDRY, Palworld and Valheim.
factory-must-grow/
Builder-game enjoyer: Factorio, Satisfactory, Minecraft, Timberborn,
Mindustry, Space Engineers. If it has conveyor belts, I've lost a weekend to it.
tabletop/
D&D regular. Both DM and player. Multiple versions. Historic character: Gelf, a gray-skinned
half-orc receptionist (long story — see half-orc.com)
kraethor@homelab:~$ rf --scan --all-bands
ham-radio [LICENSED]
Amateur radio operator. Active with Metro Skywarn storm spotting and
a board member of the Twin Cities Repeater Club.
hardware-bench
Arduino & ESP32 builds, RF projects, HackerBox collector,
3D printing on a BambuLab P1S. Solder smoke is an aesthetic.
con-circuit
DEFCON, BSidesLV, and most of the Minnesota
security con calendar. If there's a badge that blinks, I want it.
# this one's real — type a command. start with: help