Proxmox running Xpenology gave me the best of both worlds for my home NAS
…same underlying OS as my home lab?" That's when I did some experimenting. Synology is a NAS safe heaven It's the Apple for network storage Don't let the fear…
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Most networking equipment isn't exactly designed to be user-serviceable, but the Unifi Dream Machine Pro Max was a little easier to disassemble than most. Honestly, I feared the worst when I looked down the hard drive bays and saw the cooling fans buried at the bottom, but they were attached to a plastic vent that came out after four screws were undone, so that was a pleasant surprise. The worst part was routing the Noctua fan cables back to the headers, as the sleeve around the cables made it a little tricky, so I had to go inside the venting area instead. And the plug needed a little trimmin
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I run my own DNS at home now, and Pi-hole isn't the one I'd recommend anymore
3d agoMy home lab sounded like a jet engine until I stopped ignoring this one thing
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1w agoMost home servers are wildly overbuilt, and the N100 proved it to me
…A compact N100 system can disappear into a cabinet or sit near networking gear without making itself known. That matters more than it sounds, because the best home server setup is usually…
I don't use Tailscale or Nginx to access my home lab remotely, here's what I use instead
…Sign in to your XDA account One of the most useful services to any home labber is a VPN , so that you can access your home network from anywhere and browse as…
I ditched physical monitors for KVM-over-IP, and my server closet actually looks clean now
…network stack. The point isn't what that Fingerbot is currently attached to, but the number of different things I can use it for as my needs change. It's fantastic to…
I stopped digging through storage boxes after deploying this self-hosted inventory tool
…an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. Sign in to your XDA account Building a home lab is an…
A used workstation costs less than a new GPU, but it pays for itself in ways gaming hardware never will
…HBAs and network cards, more bays for more disks. A gaming GPU contributes to none of that. Related I almost bought a used Nvidia Tesla GPU for my home lab, then I…
I added a second Ethernet port to my NAS and finally stopped fighting network slowdowns
…All that to say that these network inconsistencies are what made me explore how I could maximize the network capabilities of my NAS, and it's what led me to plug in…
This new feature in TrueNAS 26 makes accessing files easier than ever
…Sign in to your XDA account Drop a question about the best Network-Attached Storage distribution in a home server forum, and you’re bound to hear the name TrueNAS pop up…
I gave my NAS a job Synology never advertises, and now it runs my house
…Home Assistant, reaching for a Raspberry Pi is the obvious solution. I did too, but the NAS is already on, is designed to be reliable, and is connected to my network. My…
I stopped trying to replace my Nvidia Shield and built something better instead
…02 / 8 NAS Basics What does NAS stand for in the context of home networking and storage? A Network Attached Storage B Networked Audio System C Network Access Server D Node Aggregation…