Welcome to the ricanwarfare Labs. These are complete, step-by-step guides for building security-focused environments. Each lab is tested on real hardware and updated as tools evolve.
🏠 Homelab Foundation
Hardening Proxmox: The Complete Guide
From fresh install to production-ready. Covers:
- Repository configuration and updates
- Network segmentation (VLANs, bridges)
- MFA and access control
- Backup strategies
- Monitoring with Netdata/Grafana
Building an Active Directory Lab
Spin up a complete AD environment for offensive testing:
- Domain Controller on Proxmox
- Workstations and user simulation
- Group Policy configuration
- Common vulnerability injection (Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting)
Network Monitoring with Wazuh
Open-source SIEM for your homelab:
- Agent deployment across VMs
- Custom rules for your environment
- Dashboard configuration
- Alert tuning and false positive reduction
🔐 Security Tools
Setting up Vaultwarden (Bitwarden)
Self-hosted password management:
- Docker deployment
- Reverse proxy with Nginx Proxy Manager
- Automated backups
- Mobile app configuration
Clawd AI Assistant Architecture
How I built a hierarchical AI agent system:
- OpenClaw setup on Proxmox VM
- Subagent orchestration (Cody, Max, Molty)
- OAuth gateway integration
- Scheduled tasks and heartbeats
🧪 Offensive Labs
Kali Jump-Box: The Stealth Build
Minimal footprint, maximum persistence:
- Headless Kali on Proxmox
- WireGuard remote access
- TMux session management
- Activity logging for reporting
Detection Lab Clone
Recreate the Detection Lab environment:
- Windows Domain environment
- Attack simulation with Atomic Red Team
- Splunk/Elastic integration
- Alert validation
Coming Soon
- Purple Team Lab: Atomic Red Team + Caldera
- Cloud Security Lab: AWS/GCP attack paths
- Malware Analysis Lab: REMnux + Windows sandbox
Have a lab request? Open an issue on GitHub.