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{{define "meta-desc"}}About Ridgway Systems — a personal OpenBSD homelab project.{{end}}
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<img src="/static/img/avatar.svg" alt="Ridgway Systems" class="about-avatar">
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<h1>About</h1>
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<div class="prose">
<p>
Ridgway Systems is a personal homelab project built entirely on OpenBSD. The goal is to self-host
as many services as practical on owned hardware, with a focus on simplicity, security, and
understanding every layer of the stack.
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<p>
This site documents the build — hardware choices, configuration decisions, and things learned
along the way. If you're setting up your own homelab or migrating to OpenBSD, hopefully something
here is useful.
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<h2>Why OpenBSD?</h2>
<ul>
<li>Security-first design. <code>pledge(2)</code> and <code>unveil(2)</code> are excellent.</li>
<li>Clean, minimal base system. No surprises.</li>
<li><code>pf(4)</code> is the best firewall I've used.</li>
<li>Documentation is thorough and accurate. The man pages are genuinely good.</li>
<li>Deliberate, careful development. The OpenBSD team doesn't chase hype.</li>
</ul>
<h2>What's Running</h2>
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See the <a href="/infrastructure">infrastructure page</a> for the full hardware and service list.
Briefly: a SuperMicro 1U as the firewall/router, a Dell R720 as the primary server, and a
Dell R710 for backup and game servers. Everything is managed with Ansible.
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<h2>Can I see the Ansible playbooks?</h2>
<p>
Eventually. The playbooks are on the <a href="https://git.ridgwaysystems.org">Gitea instance</a>
(private for now while things are in flux). Plan is to open them up once they're in a state
I'm not embarrassed by.
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<h2>Contact</h2>
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<li>Email: <a href="mailto:bridgway@ridgwaysystems.org">bridgway@ridgwaysystems.org</a></li>
<li>Gitea: <a href="https://git.ridgwaysystems.org">git.ridgwaysystems.org</a></li>
<li>Mastodon: <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@blake" rel="me">@blake@bsd.cafe</a></li>
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