Ridgway Systems
A homelab built on FreeBSD — from firewall to git server.
A self-hosted infrastructure project running entirely on FreeBSD. This site documents the build: hardware decisions, network configuration, service deployments, and everything learned along the way.
What's Running
SuperMicro 1U
Firewall • Router • VPN • Reverse Proxy
OPNsense • pf • relayd • WireGuard
Dell R720
Primary Server
Gitea • Web • Mail • Monitoring • Chat
Dell R710
Backup • Game Servers
DNS • Linux VMs • Secondary services
Desktop
Daily Driver • Ansible Control
Development • Playbook management
Recent Posts
- 27 March 2026 Why I Upgraded srv02 from Xeon X5560s to X5690s
- 17 March 2026 Why I Moved fw01 from OpenBSD to OPNsense
- 11 March 2026 Setting Up pf with VLANs
- 11 March 2026 ridgwaysystems.org is live
- 5 March 2026 The Hardware: What's in the Rack