Hey everyone! I hope you’re doing great.

I’ve been running a home lab, and one thing has been super frustrating: configuring multiple devices repeatedly, installing OSs, and moving USB drives around. So, I came up with an idea that I think could help a lot of people in the homelab community.

I’m planning to create an application where you can **model your system** and **deploy it to hardware using PXE + Ansible**. The goal is to make setting up devices much faster and less painful.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

* A web app with commonly used applications and tools (still has some bugs I’m fixing).
* A visual canvas to design your network topology.

Here’s where I need help:

* I need to understand PXE better and figure out how to deploy OSs efficiently to real hardware.
* Currently, it’s mostly theoretical. I’m thinking Docker images + DHCP/TFTP protocols might be a solution, but I haven’t implemented it yet.

I want this to be fully **open-source**, and I’d love any advice, ideas, or contributions. Since I’m a student, my time is limited, so collaboration would be amazing.

If anyone has experience with open-source projects, PXE booting, Ansible automation, or just wants to help a fellow homelabber, your input would be super welcome!

GitHub (work-in-progress): [https://github.com/HalimACeylan/Homelab-Studio](https://github.com/HalimACeylan/Homelab-Studio)

try it : [https://halimaceylan.github.io/Homelab-Studio/](https://halimaceylan.github.io/Homelab-Studio/)

Thanks for reading, and I’m excited to see what we can build together!

Building an Open-Source Tool for Home Lab Automation – Looking for Help!