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My homelab from scratch (Part 4): a 5G backup with the Teltonika Altos

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In part 3, we installed and configured the whole UniFi network: the UCG Fiber as the main router, VLANs to segment things, Wi-Fi 7 with the U7 Lite. The fibre is humming, the network is tidy. But there’s one thing I haven’t dealt with yet: what happens the day the fibre goes down?

My homelab from scratch (Part 3): Installing and configuring the UniFi network

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In part 2, I laid out the target architecture on paper: UCG Fiber as the main router, the Freebox (my French ISP’s router, from Free) demoted to simply handing the network off to the UCG Fiber, VLANs to segment the network and two U7 Lite to cover the whole flat in Wi-Fi 7. The order had been placed, all that was left was to wait.

My homelab from scratch (Part 2): Rethinking the network

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In part 1 we did a full inventory of the current infrastructure. The takeaway was clear: the network is the first bottleneck. Everything runs at Gigabit, everything goes through the ISP router, no segmentation, no visibility. Before touching the homelab or home automation, we need to lay down solid network foundations.

My homelab from scratch (Part 1): Current state

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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