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Hello everyone, I currently have a basic homelab comprising of a low end NUC machine running homeassistant and a synology NAS that serves double duty of data warehousing and also hosting a bunch of other services I use via docker. This includes things like Pi-hole, portainer, *arr stack, amongst...

I currently have a Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF (Intel Core i5-4590 3.3ghz cpu (no gpu/igpu), 32gb ram) running as a Proxmox virtualization server. I also have a Synology RS822+ fileserver that also hosts Plex. I'm out of resources on the Dell, and I want to take the Plex pressure off my file server...

Hello STH, I'm looking for a free (maybe even open source) recommendation for a Software Deployment Tool. It needs to be able to manage both Windows and Linux (Debian if you need to know). I tried out Jenkins but it didn't feel very good to use. I've used Endpoint Central, but I'm afraid the...

Build’s Name: Friday (Proxmox cluster is named Jarvis so thinking of something related) Operating System/ Storage Platform: TrueNAS (core or scale, not sure which is best here) CPU: unknown Motherboard: unknown Chassis: Supermicro 847 24 or 36-bay Drives: 8-12x 16TB WD Gold HDDs + SSD pool +...

I am putting together a new system for my own homelab usage and I am contemplating a bit what drive(s?) to install proxmox on. I am going to backup the VMs regularly and the VMs themselves will run off other Intel DC SSDs I still had, but for the boot drive(s) I am a bit uncertain. I was going...

Hi, If this is wrong forum to ask this I'm sorry. I can't decide which switch should I go with. I'm total newbie in terms of networking and I want to learn something new (on a homelab level). I don't have any special requirements, but I'm planning to use pfsense/opnsense on my R220 (I did not...

i am planing to expand our servers ram, i have the following and i would like to know what model it is compatible server (dell m620 ) with 16 *16GB HMT42GR7BMR4C-G7 - SK Hynix 16GB DDR3-1066 RDIMM PC3-8500R Quad Rank x4 Module i would like to add 4 more sticks of 64 GB what more are...

Hi! I'm new to looking into hba/raid cards to expand my storage space in my desktop, can anyone recommend which card based off of which chipset should i buy just to add more drives to my desktop? I'll be using a couple of 4, 5 and 6tbs for this card. I just need my windows 10 to be able to...

I am looking at some guidance as I have been trying to upgrade to 10 Gbit network in the house and 10GBase-T does not seem to be quite ready yet. Current hardware: Quotom 355G5 (router) Nortel 5220 48P POE (flashed to avaya; used for POE and core switch) I acquired the Nortel years ago, and...

Hey, I am in for upgrading some hardware and I came to the conclusion that I need an ML training mule separated from my current workstation. Can anyone explain the advantages and disadvantages of going with eighter platform for this use-case? I am considering to run 2 1080ti as for know they...

Hello, Newbie here (don't roast me!). I am a home user looking to add more SATA drives to my desktop. In the process of searching for options, I stumbled upon these forums and now I'd like to not only solicit recommendations but also learn more about the technologies available. What I have...