The Home Lab Admin: One Dashboard for Your Entire Lab
Proxmox, Pi-hole, NAS, and more — all reachable from work, from a coffee shop, or while travelling, without a WireGuard config to babysit.
The Scenario
The Home Lab That Became a Second Job
Taran runs an ambitious home lab: a Proxmox virtualization node, a Synology NAS, a Pi-hole DNS filter, and a media server — each with its own local web interface. Every single one of these is only accessible from inside the home network. Managing them from work, a coffee shop, or while travelling requires either a WireGuard or OpenVPN setup, correct firewall rules, dynamic DNS configuration, and remembering which local IP belongs to which device. Every time the ISP changes the home external IP, the VPN breaks and needs reconfiguring.
The Challenges
When Home Lab Admin Outweighs Home Lab Fun
Every Service Lives on Its Own Local IP
Proxmox on 192.168.1.10:8006, Pi-hole on 192.168.1.20:80, NAS on 192.168.1.30:5000 — managing all of them remotely without a VPN means a different SSH tunnel command for each, every single time.
The VPN Breaks Every Time the ISP Changes the IP
A WireGuard or OpenVPN setup at home relies on a stable external IP. When the ISP rotates it, the VPN stops working and needs manual reconfiguration before any remote access is possible again.
How awaBerry Anywhere Helps
One Agent. Every Service. Zero VPN Maintenance.
awaBerry Anywhere eliminates the need for a self-hosted VPN gateway entirely. A single awaBerry agent running on one always-on device in the home lab gives access to every local service via Zero-Trust Port Forwarding tunnels. Multiple tunnels can be configured and named, so every dashboard is one click away from the awaBerry portal.
Step 1 — Install on One Always-On Device
awaBerry is deployed on the Proxmox host or any continuously running machine in the lab. One install covers access to every local service on the home network.
Step 2 — Configure Zero-Trust Port Forwarding Tunnels
Named tunnels are set up for each service: Proxmox (8006), Pi-hole (80), NAS admin (5000), Grafana (3000), Jellyfin (8096). Each is named for instant recognition.
Step 3 — Access From Anywhere
From work, Taran opens the awaBerry dashboard, clicks the Proxmox tunnel, and manages virtual machines directly in the browser — no VPN client, no manual SSH tunnel, no IP address to remember.
Step 4 — SSH for Direct Server Access
For deeper system management, the integrated SSH terminal or a native client provides full shell access to any lab machine — without exposing SSH ports to the public internet.
Step 5 — File Transfer
Large files are moved between the NAS and remote locations using the integrated file browser without saturating a VPN connection or spinning up a temporary cloud storage bucket.
Summary
A Home Lab That Is a Joy to Run.
A home lab should be a joy to run, not a second job in network administration. awaBerry Anywhere gives Taran a permanent, reliable, zero-maintenance window into every corner of the home lab — from anywhere, at any time, with no VPN to babysit.
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awaBerry Anywhere
awaBerry Anywhere is a zero-trust remote access platform that gets any device — cloud server, laptop, or SoC hardware — securely accessible from anywhere in minutes. No VPNs, no open inbound ports, no complex configuration or additional remote connection software. Works on any MAC - yes even an old Apple macbook from 2012. Works on any Ubuntu / Debian / Redhad based LINUX. Works on any Windows which supports the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Connect Devices
Flexible onboarding for any hardware — in any environment.
#Linux
#macOS
#Server
#Docker containers
#SoC devices
#True Headless Device Installation
#Windows
#Bespoke OS installation
#Shared device access
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Secure Remote Access
Full control and activation via the awaBerry web dashboard.
#Web SSH
#Anywhere Shell
#Zero-Trust Port Forwarding
#No VPN
#Remote Desktop (VNC/RDP)
#Securely Connect To Any Port
#NoOpenFirewallPorts
#Web-based file transfer
#Zero-Trust
#Web-to-local
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awaBerry Device Automation
awaBerry Automation is the combination of two tightly integrated products that together form a complete, AI-native automation platform.
#Local Execution
#Gemini CLI
#Gemini CLI GUI
#Zero Token Cost
#Agentic API
#AI-Powered Automation
#Encrypted Tunnels
#Device Fleet
#Plain English
#Scheduled Tasks
#Device-access-as-a-Service
Smart Automation Framework
Uses the Google Gemini CLI to translate plain-English instructions into executable scripts — run on your local devices on a schedule. AI tokens are spent exactly once to generate the logic; every subsequent execution costs nothing.
Read more →The Agentic API — Secure, programmatic device access
Secure, zero-trust device access as-a-service. Exposes your registered devices to programmatic access via encrypted tunnels — grant AI agents, scripts, or collaborators precisely scoped access.
Read more →The Power of Combination — Intelligence meets reach
Fundamentally different: a complete, AI-native automation platform — across every device you own, anywhere in the world.
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