About

Built for control.
Designed for family.

Zylstra Industrial Group is a self-hosted homelab running on Proxmox, serving our family with private, secure, and reliable digital infrastructure.

Philosophy

Why self-host?

In a world where cloud services come and go, and privacy is increasingly commodified, we chose to take control. Every service we run is one less dependency on a third party.

Our infrastructure runs on a Proxmox virtualization cluster, containerized with Docker, and reverse-proxied through Traefik with automatic SSL. Authentication flows through Authentik for centralized, secure access.

It is not just a server. It is a learning platform, a family project, and a statement about digital autonomy.

Tech Stack

VirtualizationProxmox VE
ContainerizationDocker + Compose
Reverse ProxyTraefik v3
AuthenticationAuthentik SSO
SSL CertificatesLet's Encrypt (auto)
MonitoringHomepage + Watchtower
FrontendNext.js 14 + Tailwind
Capabilities

What we run

01

Reverse Proxy & SSL

Traefik handles all routing with automatic Let's Encrypt certificates.

02

Single Sign-On

Authentik provides centralized authentication across all services.

03

Photo Management

Immich delivers self-hosted Google Photos-like experience with ML.

04

Media Streaming

Plex serves our personal media library to any device, anywhere.

05

Home Automation

Home Assistant orchestrates smart home devices and automations.

06

Automated Updates

Watchtower keeps containers current with scheduled update checks.

Creative

Ziimanzii Art Gallery

Beyond infrastructure, this server hosts Dad's art portfolio — a digital space for paintings, digital art, mixed media, and experimental pieces.

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