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https://lawrence.video/ Chapters 00:00 Behind the Racks: Where It All Starts 00:20 UDM Pro Beast HA Pair 01:08 Color Coded Power and the Studio Wall Pass-Through 02:14 The Low Power Box Running Most of the Lab 03:01 Rack One Front: Power Switches and UniFi Test Gear 04:00 Firewalls and VLANs 04:31 Numbered Patch Panel 05:13 Rack Studs, JetKVM, and the Ugly NAS 06:16 UPS Pro Units and UniFi 5G Backup Internet 07:26 The Side Mounted Switch 08:28 Home Assistant on PoE 09:10 The Synology NVR 09:41 Ryzen 1, 2, and 3: XCP-ng and Proxmox Lab Servers 10:16 45Drives HL15: Quiet Fans and the Air Filter 11:25 TrueNAS Mini R, UNAS Pro, and the Synology Backup Box 13:10 45Drives HL8 Media Server 14:05 Back of the Rack: Aggregation, DAC Cables, and IPMI 16:12 Velcro, Service Loops, and Ceiling Magnets 16:49 The Sticker Tour and My Old Rack Faceplate 19:10 Parts Bins and the Workbench 20:30 VLAN Layout: CG-NAT, IoT, and Labs 101 to 105 22:18 Wi-Fi Coverage and the Full Device List 22:52 Topology View and Device Tags --------------------------------------------------- Connect With Us --------------------------------------------------- + Hire Us for a project: https://lawrencesystems.com/hire-us/ + Technical questions? Ask our community: https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/ + Official Website: https://www.lawrencesystems.com/ + GitHub: https://github.com/lawrencesystems/ Support the Channel & Swag --------------------------------------------------- 💰 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lawrencesystems ►👕 Lawrence Systems Shirts: https://lawrence.video/swag/ Affiliates & Referral Links --------------------------------------------------- 🛒 Amazon Affiliate Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/lawrencesystemspcpickup 🛒 HostiFi UniFi Cloud Hosting: https://hostifi.net/?via=lawrencesystems 🛒 UniFi Affiliate Link: https://lawrence.video/unifi-affiliate 🛒 TechSupplyDirect (Code LTSERVICES for 10% off): https://www.techsupplydirect.com?aff=2 🛒 Private Internet Access VPN: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/LRNSYS Full Lab Tour 2026: Firewalls, Switches, NAS, and More

Full Lab Tour 2026: Firewalls, Switches, NAS, and More

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https://lawrence.video/ Cambium Forum Post https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/guidance-for-cnmaestro-enterprise-customers-17-sep-2026/108849 0:00 What Cloud Lock-In Actually Costs You 0:27 Cambium's Forum Post and Company Statement 0:58 Why I Passed On Cambium Years Ago 1:44 The Self-Hosted Controller Needs Their Cloud 3:14 The Question To Ask Before You Buy 3:51 Data Sovereignty and Getting Your Data Out 4:21 Enshittification and Right To Repair 5:07 Links Below The other mentioned companies https://youtu.be/1BYwcV07lwk?si=Vde1Kir5JhJPM_3L --------------------------------------------------- Connect With Us --------------------------------------------------- + Hire Us for a project: https://lawrencesystems.com/hire-us/ + Technical questions? Ask our community: https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/ + Official Website: https://www.lawrencesystems.com/ + GitHub: https://github.com/lawrencesystems/ Support the Channel & Swag --------------------------------------------------- 💰 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lawrencesystems ►👕 Lawrence Systems Shirts: https://lawrence.video/swag/ Affiliates & Referral Links --------------------------------------------------- 🛒 Amazon Affiliate Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/lawrencesystemspcpickup 🛒 HostiFi UniFi Cloud Hosting: https://hostifi.net/?via=lawrencesystems 🛒 UniFi Affiliate Link: https://lawrence.video/unifi-affiliate 🛒 TechSupplyDirect (Code LTSERVICES for 10% off): https://www.techsupplydirect.com?aff=2 🛒 Private Internet Access VPN: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/LRNSYS Cloud Managed Until It Isn't

Cloud Managed Until It Isn't

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VLOG Thursday 506: Self Hosting, Projects, & Homelab Q&A

Lawrence Systems September 17, 2026 9:23 pm

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