in·vir·tu·ate: to endow with
virtuevirtualization
What is Invirtuate?
Invirtuate specializes in solutions for commodity hardware. Guestlet is a virtualization platform that is built for small businesses and enthusiasts. Guestlet started as a homelab, but has evolved into a private cloud. Mountlet is an open source server rack solution for commodity hardware such as ATX motherboards, Raspberry Pis, and MiniPCs.
We breathe life into old hardware. We believe that old hardware should not be thrown away or sit on a shelf. Instead, it should be racked and turned into a hypervisor for compute workloads. To learn more about this vision read our origin story.
Below, you will find some of our solutions and recent engineering blog posts. We also regularly publish to our Engineering blog.
Our solutions
Guestlet: A virtualization platform
Guestlet is a virtualization platform built on commodity hardware that supports software defined storage, VPC networking, and object storage.
Mountlet: Open source server racks for commodity hardware
Mountlet is an open source server racks, chassis, and accessory designs project. It focuses on commodity hardware such as Raspberry Pis, MiniPCs, and ATX motherboards.
Weblet: A Content Management System (CMS)
Weblet is a hardened Content Management System (CMS) that has built-in SEO, theming, and performance and security optimizations.
Synthlet: A synthetics monitor
Synthlet is a synthetics monitoring tool that supports various checks.
Recent blog posts
How to recover from an unsuccessful OPNsense 26.7 upgrade
August 3, 2026 by J. Wubben
How to recover from an unsuccessful upgrade of OPNsense 26.7. The day was saved by a clean installation with automated firewall rules deployed through the development API.
Mountlet: How to build a Raspberry Pi Cluster
July 27, 2026 by J. Wubben
How to build a low-cost Raspberry Pi cluster for your own private cloud.
Mountlet: How to assemble a MiniPC in a 1U Chassis for a Server Rack
July 20, 2026 by J. Wubben
Step by step instructions on how to assemble a MiniPC for racking in a Server Rack by transfering it from its stock case to a 1U Chassis.
Mountlet: Prototyping the first ATX Chassis and Server Rack
July 13, 2026 by J. Wubben
From paper to steel, how the first ATX/mATX Server Chassis and Rack were prototyped.
Observations of Login Activity in an SSH Honeypot
June 15, 2026 by J. Wubben
Using an SSH Honeypot, I determine which user accounts attackers try to compromise, their traffic patterns, and which countries these attackers reside from.
ElPatrono1337 (color1337) cryptomining attack
June 1, 2026 by J. Wubben
ElPatrono1337 (color1337) cryptomining malware targets Linux systems, attempts to cryptomine and spread itself like a worm by bruteforcing SSH accounts. It managed to compromise one of my nodes which resulted in me having to act fast to contain it.
Weblet: Using media queries to improve mobile user experience
May 18, 2026 by J. Wubben
Using CSS media queries and Bootstrap breakpoints to create an improved mobile user experience.
Origin of Invirtuate
Updated July 27, 2026 by J. Wubben
Our origin story; why we were founded and what we do.
Guestlet: A virtualization platform built with open source technologies
April 27, 2026 by J. Wubben
Guestlet is a virtualization platform built with open source technologies including Linux, QEMU/KVM, PostgreSQL, and Prometheus.
Weblet: A security focused CMS
April 5, 2026 by J. Wubben
Weblet is built from scratch as a hardened CMS. It has an integrated WAF, no database, and metrics and observability for real time visualization.
