Phase 1 of the DNS-redundancy cleanup (keep NetBird, collapse toward one zone) — the safe, mesh-independent half: - Every homelab LXC now resolves via Technitium (192.168.8.2). Fixed 8 boxes on a dead resolver (.180), the router (.1), or Tailscale MagicDNS (100.100.100.100): 101,102,104,105,106,114,119,126. - Removed the redundant /etc/hosts auth/mcp/secrets overrides (Technitium returns identical-or-better answers); disabled hubris-hosts-override. - Net effect: on-prem DNS (LXCs + household via Fritz!Box->Technitium) is now NetBird-independent, so dropping the managed zone later can't break on-LAN resolution. Phases 2-4 still pending. Tailscale decommissioned (was legacy/being-phased-out): - Removed from the 6 LXCs still running it (101,103,104,105,114,119): logout, disable tailscaled, apt purge, state cleared. - inventory.yaml: dropped tailscale from accepted + all mesh blocks; regenerated hosts/*.yaml (also pruned orphan authentik/claudio-bot). - Tightened secrets-issuance MESH_SUBNETS: removed the now-vestigial Tailscale CGNAT range 100.64.0.0/10. - Updated narrative docs (mesh, dns, network, README, AGENTS, agent-enrollment, homelab-context, 105-apps, 107-dns). Live infra changed on the fleet + Mac; this commit records the docs/inventory. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Network
Physical and logical network topology for the homelab.
Why
The homelab runs on a dedicated internal subnet (192.168.8.0/24) isolated from the main household LAN (192.168.178.0/24). Isolation is enforced at Proxmox: LXC/VM traffic is bridged only on the internal vmbr0 bridge; Proxmox routes packets out to Fritz!Box via vmbr1. The main LAN cannot reach homelab services directly without a Fritz!Box static route (which is configured to allow inbound).
Fritz!OS 8.x does not support second IP networks on LAN ports, so Proxmox (hubris) acts as the subnet router rather than the Fritz!Box.
Hardware
| Device | Role |
|---|---|
| Fritz!Box 7590 | Main router / ISP gateway (192.168.178.1) |
| SODOLA 5-Port 2.5Gbit Managed | Homelab switch — flat L2, all ports native |
| hubris (Proxmox) | Subnet router — routes between 192.168.8.0/24 and 192.168.178.0/24 |
Topology
ISP
└── Fritz!Box 7590 (192.168.178.1)
│ static route: 192.168.8.0/24 → 192.168.178.10
│
└── SODOLA 5-Port 2.5Gbit
├── Port 1 uplink → Fritz!Box LAN
├── Port 2 hubris eno1 → vmbr1 (192.168.178.10)
├── Port 3 [device]
├── Port 4 [device]
└── Port 5 spare
hubris internal bridges:
vmbr1 192.168.178.10/24 eno1 (uplink, DHCP-reserved) gateway 192.168.178.1
vmbr0 192.168.8.77/24 no physical port (internal)
192.168.8.1/24 alias — LXC default gateway
├── all 16 LXCs
└── HAOS VM
Subnets
| Subnet | Gateway | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
192.168.178.0/24 |
192.168.178.1 |
Household LAN — laptops, phones, Fritz!Box DHCP |
192.168.8.0/24 |
192.168.8.1 (Proxmox vmbr0 alias) |
Homelab — all LXCs and VMs |
DHCP
- Household (
192.168.178.x): Fritz!Box built-in DHCP. Proxmoxvmbr1has a reservation: MAC84:47:09:6b:e7:58→192.168.178.10. - Homelab (
192.168.8.x): Technitium on CT 107 at192.168.8.2. Range192.168.8.241–192.168.8.254, gateway192.168.8.1, DNS192.168.8.2.
Static IPs span .101–.239 (all LXCs, VMs, and workstations). DHCP pool narrowed to .241–.254 (2026-06-03) to avoid overlap and IP conflicts.
DNS
Split-horizon DNS for *.hubris.network served by Technitium on CT 107 at 192.168.8.2:53. See dns.md for full detail.
Routing
Proxmox has net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 (already enabled by PVE). Packets from LXCs on vmbr0 destined for the internet exit via vmbr1 → Fritz!Box. Fritz!Box masquerades all outbound WAN traffic. Fritz!Box has a static route (192.168.8.0/24 → 192.168.178.10) so return traffic reaches the LXCs.
No NAT on Proxmox — traffic flows without double-NAT.
Remote access
- NetBird mesh — the remote-administration path. Authenticated via Authentik on the VPS.
- Tailscale (the previous overlay) was decommissioned 2026-06-21. See mesh.md.
Related
- DNS — split-horizon config and entry list
- Ingress — public entry points via VPS traefik
- Mesh — NetBird VPN overlay
- hosts/hubris.md — Proxmox host (vmbr0/vmbr1 config)
- CT 107 — dns — Technitium DNS + DHCP server
Changelog
2026-06-17 — Fritz!Box DNSv4 server set to Technitium (192.168.8.2)
Household LAN clients (192.168.178.x) now resolve *.hubris.network to LAN IPs. Configured in Fritz!Box at Internet → Filter → DNS Server → DNSv4 Server → "Use other DNSv4 servers" → Preferred = 192.168.8.2. No per-device or Netbird setup needed.
Previous pool .100–.240 overlapped with all static LXCs/VMs ( .101–.239), creating IP conflict risk (DHCP could hand out an IP that a static service expects). Shrunk pool to .241–.254 via Technitium API. No services re-IP'd. 11 stale DHCP leases in .101–.110 will expire naturally. Open: ZimaOS (VM 100) holds DHCP lease .103 but inventory expects .195 — needs static IP set inside VM. See plan.
2026-06-02 — Executed migration; Proxmox as subnet router
Fritz!OS 8.x does not support second IP networks on LAN ports, so the final design uses Proxmox as the router: vmbr1 (eno1 → SODOLA → Fritz!Box) is the uplink at 192.168.178.10; vmbr0 is a portless internal bridge with 192.168.8.1 alias as the LXC gateway. Technitium DHCP enabled for 192.168.8.100–240. Caddy service unit was missing and recreated. See migration plan.
2026-06-01 — Initial network doc; Slate AX retired; SODOLA switch added
Replaced the GL.iNet Slate AX sub-router with the SODOLA 5-Port 2.5Gbit managed switch. Eliminated double-NAT. See migration plan.