About Ben's Cloud
Welcome to Ben's Cloud, a unified ecosystem built to host, manage, and showcase a variety of self-hosted services and personal tech projects.
This platform serves as a central hub for my development environments, system documentation, and self-hosted applications, all running out of a dedicated home laboratory environment.
The Tech Stack & Ecosystem
The core philosophy behind this network is complete data ownership and leveraging the power of open-source software. The infrastructure relies heavily on a stable Linux ecosystem and modular containerization.
- Infrastructure & Virtualization: Managed backend infrastructure using robust virtualization tools (
virt-manager, Cockpit) to segregate services cleanly. - Containerization: Utilizes Docker to deploy, isolate, and scale lightweight applications efficiently.
- Networking: Secured and interconnected via Tailscale, ensuring seamless access across environments without exposing unnecessary attack surfaces.
Core Services Hosted Here
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Gitea | Self-hosted Git service for version control and repository management. |
| Leafwiki | Centralized knowledge base for system administration and documentation. |
| Grav | Content management and frontend publishing. |
Purpose & Goals
This environment is continuously evolving. It functions both as a highly stable production environment for daily workflows and a sandbox for testing new deployment strategies, automation scripts, and open-source software.
Looking for the code? You can explore the underlying repositories, deployment scripts, and public projects directly on my self-hosted git instance at git.bens-cloud.com.
