Suggestions for a hackerspace network
Hey!
Remember that crazy idea of buying a warehouse i opened a topic about? https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/5362/what-should-i-do-with-a-110m²-warehouse/p1
I finally bought a BIGGER ~130m² building to make a hackerspace and now I'm wondering about how to setup the network there. Ideally, the space will have some only-pay-electricity colocation space and internal services (proxmox backup server with tape backup, Proxmox VMs, nextcloud, peerbox, sbc colo, cdn, postgres database, video cards for AI/ML training... ???).
Additionally, a couple of friends with AS reached to me, wanting to do BGP and setup a small IXP over there.
My current idea is:
WAN (redundancy + load balancing):
- 2.5/1.0 gbit fiber (dynamic IP)
- Backup 5G network (up to 600mbit i believe) (dynamic IP)
- coming soon, symmetrical 10gbit network (the PoP is 800mt away, need for work to finish)
All the ISPs i use are at the Caldera/MIX-IT IXP
Networks:
- Public = 172.20.0.0/14 "public" dn42 address (no need for port forwarding, you just need to peer with dn42 to access the network from outside)
- Guest = internal ip (192.168.42.0/24) with peer isolation, firewall, also WAN is a VPN (connections do not exit from the actual WAN ip)
- Local (trusted) = 192.168.44.0/24 (or bigger) no peer isolation, exits with hackerspace dynamic IP
These will also be broadcasted via Wi-FI.
Port forwarding / reverse proxying can be done by reverse proxy in milan with static IP, port forwarding on dynamic will be enabled in local (upnp).
But...
What equipment should i use? I am experienced with Unifi and Openwrt, but I honestly haven't done much in the last 2-3 years and didn't keep up with the news. Friend suggested to use Microtik, but last time i used it I remember it was quite user-unfriendly.
What is the cool cheap and good stuff? Since the network is 2.5gbit, it would be nice to have a fast wireless. Perhaps, some hidden gem that DCs are getting rid of?
Also, is the network idea solid? Or is there something i am overseeing?
Comments
Openwrt is premium.
Easy to configure a second WAN with failover if the first dies.
As long it has a DHCP server, you can throw anything behind it as a WAN GW.
Free NAT KVM | Free NAT LXC | Bobr
you need a visit from @FlorinMarian
Add @Calin to the road-trip.
that would look like
No profit only fun
But membership fee might come with free complimentary 1u colocation 😅
The second wan still has a lot of bandwidth to spare, though, and would be a shame to only use as backup, I wonder if I should use something like https://www.openmptcprouter.com/ or I risk increasing latency or having a poorer network.
Nice congrats for the purchase!!!
I believe in the good luck. Harder than I work luckier i get.
Thanks ^^
Ironically i was in competition with a dentist, but he was on vacation and i was faster making a decent proposal to the seller
Funk the dentist hahahaha Well done! idealista.it ?
I believe in the good luck. Harder than I work luckier i get.
Nope, sadly local real estate company (they took 3k oof)
Damn that people is everywhere like mosquitoes haha
I believe in the good luck. Harder than I work luckier i get.
They also seem to not like invoices and paying taxes. Guy pushed very strongly to only have a third (!!) of the payment invoiced, and the rest as cash. Told them i won't budge and only pay if they gave me a proper proforma with vat.
Congratulations on your purchase. What you need should be based on what you wish to achieve. I would recommend a datacentre, but please keep in mind the price of electricity going up, recession, possible corrupted politicians and many other aspects which generate uncertainty for long term future.
I honestly recommend a datacentre only if you can allow DMCA content and freedom of speech. These things sell like crazy during recession periods since people will need to relieve stress. I guess this is why others were recommending advice from providers of Romania.
Anyway, congratulations and lots of success! I can't wait to see more offers posted here.
Fox can you please supply your latency to c1v DC?
Electric bill is going down in Spain at least from 0.23 euros ( winter 2022-23) per KWH i am paying 0.13 right now.
I believe in the good luck. Harder than I work luckier i get.