Step CA Tutorial: Build a Self-Hosted Certificate Authority & Master PKI for Your Homelab (Part 1)

In this video, we kick off Phase 1 of building a secure homelab by setting up a self-hosted internal Certificate Authority (CA) using Step CA by Smallstep. This is Part 1 of the series, where we break down everything you need to know about SSL, PKI, TLS handshakes, and how to take full control of your own internal trust chain. JOIN/FOLLOW --------------------------------------------------- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/FbTeKZeUsA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koromatech/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@koromatech Twitter: https://x.com/koromatech Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koromatech/ Subscribe to Newsletter: https://koromatech.com/newsletter/ SUPPORT --------------------------------------------------- Buy Me Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/koromatech Amazon Storefront: https://amzn.to/4qfvgLT TIMESTAMPS/CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro & What We’re Building 3:05 - Understanding PKI? (Public Key Infrastructure Explained) 7:25 - Setting Up the Container in Proxmox 18:29 - Installing Step CA and Step CLI 34:26 - Creating a Secure Systemd Service for Step CA 42:48 - Enabling and Starting Step CA as a Service 45:20 - Final Thoughts & What’s Next in Part 2 RESOURCES / LINKS: --------------------------------------------------- Blog Post: https://koromatech.com/master-ssl-pki-in-your-homelab-build-a-self-hosted-ca-with-step-ca-phase-1-part-1/ https://youtu.be/RowP7GIey9A https://youtu.be/EABJ5_PEFGg https://youtu.be/HJHOkZb1bQQ KEYWORDS & TAGS --------------------------------------------------- #StepCA #SelfHosted #CertificateAuthority #PKI #SSL #Homelab #CyberSecurity #ServerSecurity #DevOps #Automation #QuietEngineer #ITInfrastructure “Build a Self-Hosted CA with Step CA: Master SSL Certificate & PKI in Your Homelab (Phase 1, Part 1)” “How to Build Your Own Certificate Authority with Step CA | Homelab PKI Setup” “Step CA Tutorial – Create a Self-Hosted Certificate Authority for SSL in Your Lab” “Setting Up Step CA: Build and Manage Your Own PKI (Phase 1, Part 1)” “Homelab Security 101: Build a Self-Hosted CA with Step CA” “Generate and Manage SSL Certificates Locally Using Step CA” “Create a Private PKI Infrastructure for Proxmox and Internal Apps” “Step-by-Step: Build a Self-Hosted Certificate Authority with Step CA” “Secure Your Homelab with Step CA | DIY SSL Certificate Authority Setup” “Quiet Engineer Log – Step CA Explained: Self-Hosted SSL & PKI (Phase 1, Part 1)”