https://blog.homestack.space/ Build logs and case studies on MikroTik RB5009 home networking behind residential CGNAT, residential solar and battery, and plug-in EV running costs. en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/solar-report/ https://blog.homestack.space/solar-report/ Seven months of real generation, self-sufficiency, battery behavior, and bill impact from a 6.5 kWp / 14.3 kWh / 8 kW system, with monthly tariff math and ROI payback. Home & Energy Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/nev-mileage/ https://blog.homestack.space/nev-mileage/ 7,234 km of odometer- and meter-tracked driving: electric-vs-fuel running cost, 66% EV usage split, combined 5.8 L/100km efficiency, and battery health. Home & Energy Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/multi-homed-ipv6-cgnat-mikrotik/ https://blog.homestack.space/multi-homed-ipv6-cgnat-mikrotik/ Run the VPS and Route64 paths at the same time under one announceable /48: own ASN, two BGP sessions, BFD on the VPS path, and RouterOS best-path selecting the active default. Infrastructure Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/vps-ipv6-cgnat-mikrotik/ https://blog.homestack.space/vps-ipv6-cgnat-mikrotik/ Equal path A: a $3/mo VPS that routes a /48 to its instance, WireGuard from the RB5009, eBGP between them. Includes Ubuntu/BIRD, VyOS, and CHR relay variants. Infrastructure Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-per-vlan-ipv6/ https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-per-vlan-ipv6/ Plumb the routable IPv6 you just stood up through to every VLAN: GUA + ULA + RA RDNSS per VLAN, IPv6 forward-chain isolation, and SLAAC anti-spoof. Path-agnostic — three per-VLAN /64 placeholders fold the /48-vs-/56 difference into one substitution table. Infrastructure Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-ipv6-failover-bgp-bfd/ https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-ipv6-failover-bgp-bfd/ Add BFD to the existing BGP session over WireGuard — fast default-route withdrawal with Ubuntu/BIRD, VyOS, or CHR relay variants. VPS path only. Infrastructure Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-home-network/ https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-home-network/ Series index: overview, topology, address plan, the VPS-vs-Route64 path-choice matrix, and the ULA-only-trusted-VLAN update that keeps streaming off the routable-IPv6 path. Start here. Infrastructure Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/converge-gpon-sfp-stick-mikrotik/ https://blog.homestack.space/converge-gpon-sfp-stick-mikrotik/ Skyworth GN630V to ODI DFP-34X-2C2 in a MikroTik RB5009: the SC/APC to SC/UPC connector gotcha, VLAN 10 DHCP handoff, and the minimum stick config that worked. Standalone — not part of the series above. Infrastructure Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-vlan-guest-iot/ https://blog.homestack.space/mikrotik-vlan-guest-iot/ Split a flat home LAN into trusted, IoT, and Guest VLANs with two UniFi APs on hybrid trunks, plus a reviewable east-west firewall. Pure IPv4 plus 802.1Q; no IPv6, no VPS. The foundation the rest of the series sits on. Infrastructure Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/encrypted-dns-stable-resolver-mikrotik/ https://blog.homestack.space/encrypted-dns-stable-resolver-mikrotik/ Resolve upstream over Cloudflare DoH and hand clients a resolver address that never changes — a locally assigned ULA over RA RDNSS. No VLANs, no IPv6 uplink; works on a flat IPv4-only LAN. Infrastructure Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/route64-ipv6-cgnat-mikrotik/ https://blog.homestack.space/route64-ipv6-cgnat-mikrotik/ Equal path B: Route64's free WireGuard /56 — a native global /64 per VLAN, nothing to operate, fast fail-to-IPv4 on outage. Single broker-managed uplink by design. Infrastructure Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/unifi-controller-routeros-containers-mikrotik/ https://blog.homestack.space/unifi-controller-routeros-containers-mikrotik/ Run the UniFi Network Application and its MongoDB on a MikroTik RB5009 as RouterOS containers — no second always-on box. USB swap, the ARMv8.0-A Mongo 4.4.18 pin, veths, memory caps, verification. Infrastructure Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/net-metering-general-trias/ https://blog.homestack.space/net-metering-general-trias/ A realistic, step-by-step account of getting a 6 kWp rooftop array approved for net metering with Meralco in Cavite — the PEE-sealed A3 SLD, the forms, the venues, the fees, and a ~50-day timeline. Home & Energy Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://blog.homestack.space/solar-application-lancaster/ https://blog.homestack.space/solar-application-lancaster/ The exact CIDC documents to prepare before installing solar panels on your Lancaster New City unit — with a copy-ready Letter of Intent template, where to submit, and how to get your gate pass on the same visit. Home & Energy Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800