ruben.dev // booting up The Netherlands

Hey,
I'm Ruben

IT enthusiast from the Netherlands — learning by doing.
I run my own Proxmox homelab, build websites as a hobby, and I want to rent out Minecraft servers in the future on my own hardware.

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8.x
Proxmox VE
100%
Self-Hosted
3 Plans
MC Hosting
7
Active Projects
ruben@proxmox-homelab:~
bash 5.2
ruben@proxmox:~$ whoami
ruben — beginner IT enthusiast from the Netherlands
ruben@proxmox:~$ cat /etc/motd
• Hypervisor: Proxmox VE 8.x on own hardware
• Network: Tailscale mesh VPN + Gigabit LAN
• Philosophy: Learning by doing — breaking & building better
ruben@proxmox:~$ help
Type commands: skills, vms, specs, mc-plans, projects, contact, clear
ruben@proxmox:~$
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About Me

My background in IT, learning philosophy, Linux, virtualization, and networking skill meters.

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02

Proxmox Lab

Proxmox VE 8.x node specs, running KVM VMs & LXC containers, Tailscale mesh, and network plan.

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03

Minecraft Hosting

Server rental plans (Starter, Pro, Modded from €3/mo) & Blox Engineering SMP Create mod server.

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04

Projects & Work

7 active & in-progress projects: Core Node, Blox SMP, Tailscale mesh, VLAN segmentation, and more.

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No Cloud. Own Hardware.

I host my services on physical hardware at home with Proxmox VE 8.x. Everything runs isolated in lightweight LXC containers and KVM virtual machines, connected with Tailscale mesh VPN without exposing open ports to the raw internet.

Debian & Ubuntu server environments
Uptime Kuma monitoring service active
Future Minecraft hosting infrastructure in development
Homelab Status Snapshot ALL SYSTEMS OK
mc-server-01 (KVM) RUNNING
monitoring (LXC) RUNNING
web-host (LXC) RUNNING
test-lab (KVM) OFFLINE
nginx-proxy (LXC) PLANNED
pihole-dns (LXC) PLANNED