Introduction This is Part 1 of a series documenting my homelab networking configuration. My goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of my setup, starting with the fundamental architecture and design choices. I got into homelabbing for several reasons. Primarily, it’s a fun and engaging hobby that allows me to explore technologies I don’t encounter in my daily professional work. It also provides a controlled environment to experiment with enterprise-level tools, deepening my knowledge in my free time. This hands-on experience has been invaluable for understanding low-level concepts such as networking, virtualization, DNS, authorization, authentication, and many more. ...