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    New HomeLab server

    Hello, I have a Microserver Gen8 - it's runing ESXI with Pfsense, Home assistant, OMV6 and RHEL9 for containers E3-1230 v2 16 RAM ECC (it's the maximum) 4x4TB WD RED NAS I'm running everything in one and only server, if something goes wrong, well no internet, nothing. I wanted to buy a 2nd...
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    Replacing redundant 3U PSU with ATX or SFX PSU

    I'm looking for a chassis to host a homelab server. Because the server will be in my office I'm aiming for quiet as possible, so I want to replace the redundant 1U PSUs with something quieter. I think I've seen replacement brackets for blade style PSU that can convert a 2U or 3U into a ATX or...
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    Should i made a i3 12th gen server for home plex and data backup ?

    So i have a i3 12100 pc in spare and i am thinking of making it a NAS and Plex Server for home. PC Spec: I3 12100 8GB 3200Mhz DDR4 (Single Channel) Gigabyte h610m Antec Atom 450 PSU PowerX M.2 240GB SSD (Currently i don't have HDD but i will buy it for server) I am thinking of using truenas...
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    Recommended platform for a home server

    Hey, Not sure if this is the correct forum, but the CPU and MOBO are a big part of the question... I'm looking to buy a home server to installed with proxmox to cover the following needs: pfsense unifi NAS plex home assistant And have two leading candidates, both with pros and cons: HPE...
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    Affordable little Xeon workstation

    Hello I currently have an Asus P8C-WS with an Ivy Bridge E3-1245 v2 Xeon. It is currently serving as a hackintosh. No sleep, no hibernate, must be forced to power off. But otherwise quite nice. It has 24 GB ECC RAM, but OS X has no MCE support for the chipset. Has seen very little use since...
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    Advice needed for first home storage rack server - 2 options!

    Background I've been a lurker on STH and found various posts most helpful. However, I currently own four HP Microserver N54L home servers with 4x4TB HDD in each unit and it's now time to purchase more HDDs. Moving forward & Budget I've decided it's best to move over to a 3 or 4U unit and put...