My Self-Hosted Home Set-Up

Introduction & Self-Hosting goals

I’ve always been a tech enthusiast with a practical, budget-conscious mindset. I love understanding how things work under the hood and building solutions from scratch.

Over the years, I have developed the self-hosted stacks presented here with a clear goal: replace dozens of paid monthly subscriptions using widely available, accessible hardware.

You can find all of my Docker Compose files and configurations in my [GitHub Repository LINK]. Below, I break down my setup and use cases so you can easily replicate or adapt them for your own needs.

If you have any questions, feedback, or improvement suggestions, feel free to reach out!

Hardware & Infrastructure Overview

Machine	Hardware	Deployed Stacks	Use Case General Description & Purpose
Cloudseb	Raspberry Pi 5	gitstack infrastack	Home central Infrastructure & Git Server Purpose: Serves as the primary home node. Runs gitstack​ (isolated for high availability) and homestack​ for general home and network services. Domain: cloudseb.com 🔗 Explore Sebsvisual Stack & Use Cases →
Sebsvisual	Raspberry Pi 5	makerstack	Photography & AI Workflow Project Host Purpose: Runs my photography portfolio, business management tools, and local AI image generation workflows. Domain: sebsvisual.com​ 🔗 Explore Sebsvisual Stack & Use Cases →
LeafyHub	Raspberry Pi 5	makerstack	Project workspace for the development of an indoor plant growing machine Purpose: Dedicated development environment containing all management services required to design and monitor my automated indoor plant-growing systems. Domain: leafynovation.com 🔗 Explore LeafyHub Stack & Use Cases →
LeafyPod	Raspberry Pi 5	leafypodstack	Edge Automation Controller – Brain of the LeafyPod Machine Purpose: Executes on the physical indoor garden hardware to control sensor logging, relay automation, and host local Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs). 🔗 View Dedicated LeafyPod Project Page →
Naseb	Custom Self-Built Ubuntu Server	mediastack	Home Media Server Purpose: Handles central media acquisition, storage processing, and high-throughput home streaming. 🔗 Explore Mediastack & Use Cases →
Synaseb	Synology NAS (DS1621+)	Synology DSM	Private Cloud & NAS Storage Purpose: Primary high-capacity storage for RAW photography archives, cold system backups, and private cloud file service on a stable hardware.
Desktop_BKK Desktop_RAY	Custom Self-Built Windows PCs (Dedicated NVIDIA GPUs)	Windows 11	Workstations & AI Compute Engines Purpose: Daily workstation setups doubling as high-performance compute nodes for local generative AI (SDXL/ComfyUI image generation workflows and Ollama LLM execution).

Raspberry Pi 5 – Material list

I mostly use Raspberry Pi 5 for my self-hosted projects, they provide the best compromise between cost and performance point of view. Aswell Raspberry Pi 5 are an energy efficient platform for keeping your services available 24/7 and keeping your energy bill low. The Raspberry Pi storage can be done on SD Card or SSD M.2 NV.Me drive, the second solution being more robust in avoiding data corruption that can happen with SD Card.

Domain Names & Ingress Routing

I manage several domain names registered through Cloudflare. Each primary domain serves a public-facing website, while subdomains (app.domain.com​) act as secure entry points for my self-hosted services, making them accessible from anywhere via a web browser.

Logo	Domain name	Purpose and Hosted content
	sebsvisual.com	Photography portfolio, print store, and entry point for photography/AI workflows.
	cloudseb.com	Documentation and blogging hub for my self-hosting journey and gateway to core home services.
	leafynovation.com	Development site for my hardware/software projects, including the LeafyPod indoor growing machine.