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.
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