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// merox.dev

Sysadmin
with a "rack"
in the corner.

I'm Robert — 10+ years of Linux, self-hosting, and infrastructure. Cybersecurity background.
Still satisfying when it all just works.

Robert Melcher
TIMIȘOARA, RO · AVAILABLE
// homelab

The Rack

A full breakdown of my homelab in 2026 — Proxmox cluster, Talos Kubernetes, GitOps with Flux, and every service running in the rack.

proxmoxkubernetesflux
// recent writing

homelab pfSense Boot Troubleshooting

Three separate failures from a single accidental reboot — CAM disk detection delay, serial console locking the keyboard out, and NIC enumeration mismatch. Documented as it happened.

May 03, 2026 read →
// Career Path
2016 University
2018 Netex
2020 Atos
2022 Forvia

Working on interesting infrastructure? Let's compare notes.