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TorresVault Architecture Overview

This page documents the updated, high-level architecture of the TorresVault home lab as of 2026, following consolidation into the new PVE-NAS system.

Core components included:

1. High-Level Diagram

┌──────────────── Internet ────────────────┐
│ Ting Fiber (WAN1) │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────┘
│
[ WAN1 @ Port 5 ]
│
┌────────────────────────────────┐
│ UCG Max (192.168.1.1) │
│ - Router / Firewall │
│ - DHCP for all VLANs │
└─────┬───────────┬──────────────┘
│ │
VLAN 1 (192.168.1.0/24) │ │ VLAN 10 (192.168.10.0/24)
│ │
┌─────┴───────┐ │
│ USW-Lite-8 │ │
│ 8-PoE │ │
│ 192.168.1.194 │
└─────┬───────┘ │
│ │
┌───────────────────┼───────────┼────────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
[Hallway AP] [Front-end [Other wired [Downstream
192.168.1.236 devices] devices] uplinks]
(WiFi for multiple
VLANs via SSIDs)

  Hallway AP (mesh) ──► UDB Switch (192.168.1.98)
┌────────── Compute + Storage Layer ───────────┐

   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
   │                     **PVE-NAS (Primary)**               │
   │    Hostname: pve-nas                                    │
   │    Mgmt IP: 192.168.1.153                               │
   │    IPMI:     192.168.1.145                              │
   │                                                         │
   │    **Hardware**                                         │
   │      - ASRock Rack X570D4U-2L2T                         │
   │      - AMD Ryzen 7 5700G (8c/16t)                       │
   │      - 64 GiB DDR4 ECC                                  │
   │      - Boot: 2 × NVMe SSD (mirror, Proxmox OS)         │
   │      - VM Disks: 2 × 1.9 TB Samsung PM863 SSD           │
   │      - HBA: 1 × LSI (IT Mode)                           │
   │                                                         │
   │    **Disks Passed Through to TrueNAS VM:**              │
   │      - 8 × Samsung PM863 1.92 TB SSD (enterprise SATA)  │
   │                                                         │
   │    **Networking**                                       │
   │      - Dual 1 GbE                                       │
   │      - Dual 10 GbE (Intel X550) – future storage uplink │
   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
   │        **TrueNAS VM (on PVE-NAS)**                      │
   │        - Receives all 8 × PM863 via HBA passthrough     │
   │        - Will expand with future SSDs (goal: 11 drives) │
   │        - Main storage pools for:                         │
   │            - Immich                                      │
   │            - Jellyfin                                   │
   │            - Nextcloud                                  │
   │            - NPM / Web / internal services              │
   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────── Automation & Lighting Layer ─────────────┐

VLAN 60 (Torres Family Lights) → 192.168.60.0/24

    - FPP Controller: 192.168.60.55
    - Kulp controllers / smart receivers
    - WLED instances (including wled_car_warning)

==== 2. Network & VLAN Layout ====

The UCG Max serves as the router, firewall, and DHCP server for all networks.

Core UniFi Devices

Gateway

Switches

APs

VLANs

Name VLAN ID Subnet DHCP Notes
Default 1 192.168.1.0/24 Yes Infra / servers / storage
stark_user 10 192.168.10.0/24 Yes Laptops / phones
stark_IOT 20 192.168.20.0/24 Yes Low-trust IoT
guest 30 192.168.30.0/24 Yes Guest WiFi
IOT+ 50 192.168.50.0/24 Yes Trusted IoT / bridges
Torres Family lights 60 192.168.60.0/24 Yes FPP / WLED

WiFi SSIDs

SSID VLAN Bands Purpose
stark_IOT 20 2.4 / 5 GHz IoT
stark_user 10 2.4 / 5 GHz Users
stark_IOT+ 50 2.4 / 5 GHz Bridges / cameras

3. Proxmox Architecture (Updated 2026)

This replaces the old PVE1/PVE2 cluster.
You now run a single powerful PVE-NAS node.

PVE-NAS

TrueNAS VM

4. Core Services (Current Deployment)

5. Torres Family Lights

6. Future Direction (TorresVault 2.0 Roadmap)