After a long wait, ... Its here #JetKVM #KVM #homelab

Brainstorming a bit more on the Minilab power distribution

* I already have what I need for wall power bricks to power things with 3 bricks + splitters
* Fewer than that could be tricky
* I dove into researching various chassis mount PSUs (Mean well LRS-100-12 for example)
* I don't see an advantage to them over the current bricks+splitters unless I do something else with it
* I could as a relay on the input for input redundancy
* or double it up and add a relay on the outputs, I just don't know yet if I need any other protections on such a setup for PSU redundancy
#HomeLab #MiniLab

So, the next thing up for the minirack: getting the Proxmox node networking setup. I think this should be perfect for the Minisforums MS-A2 servers that are on the way... #homelab #minirack #networking #qnap

Cluster Rebuild Project: MiniLab Edition

Ok looks like all 5 systems+switch is pulling 140W, but nearly 60W is the system with the GPU (and half of that is the GPU itself) so not too bad.

It will creep up a little bit as I move over a few more drives

Getting the whole thing under 200w seems like a stretch unless I make some big changes to the NAS plan #HomeLab #MiniLab

Ok #homelab fam. I have about 10-15 years of #selfhosted hard drives. I need to make them unreadable before it recycle them. As I retired systems I took the chassis to my county’s tech waste disposal place. But I kept out the hard drives figuring I would eventually dispose of them properly.

They’ve got sensitive data on them (email, documents, etc). I realistically don’t have any way to power them up to wipe with something like dban or shredos. What can I do using tools I’m likely to have around the house or in my garage (eg I do NOT own a drill press) that can render them unreadable?

How do I wreck them quickly and easily and still make them sorta recyclable/disposable?

I suppose now that my #homelab is mostly in a stable place wrt my #kubernetes migration I should start documenting.

I'm kinda embarrassed about some choices though. For example, I don't have a CI/CD pipeline at all. I have everything pinned to latest and have keel.sh running in auto update mode.

I'm using Helmfile but just from my laptop.

I haven't written any abstractions at all. Just plain YAML copypasta everywhere.

To ubiquity or not to ubiquity! That is the question

Before I send it to Goodwill, I have a #free #intel i7 with 7GB RAM and 256 NVMe computer to give away. Nothing fancy, but could work great as a first #homelab so let me know if you are interested in the #pdx #portland #beaverton area

Cluster rebuild project: Minilab Edition

Ok, back to looking at power supplies. Currently power is very not redundant and that makes me feel uneasy when moving from "real" rackmount systems.

The main elements of the rack are:

4x odroid (11-20V)
1x core ultra (12V)

CRS310 (18-57V)
RB5009 (24-57V)

All have 5.5mm plugs for power and power bricks. I'm powering the odroids and switch off of one 90W PSU and a distribution board

Looking back at my notes on building a mini rack ATS im thinking I was going in the right direction but I had stopped short.

If I can find a big enough chassis I could include a 12V PSU (Mean Well LRS-150-12, RPS-300-48 or similar?), or use two depending on which side of the relay I put it on

Annoying a pre-built chassis that I drill out holes for is not as easy to find and getting one made by the likes of proto case would be quite expensive



#HomeLab #MiniLab

Betreibt jemand seine #Nextcloud im #Homelab von zu Hause über Wireguard auf einem VPS für seine mobilen Endgeräte erreichbar?
Falls ja: Gibt es für sowas Einrichtungs-Tuts?

Did somebody try installing a different OS on a #UGREEN NAS? From what I can see it's a conventional x86 mainboard with a hidden SSD slot for the operating system. UGOS also seems to be Linux with an UI and Docker.

Is it possible installing a conventional Linux OS on it?

What ars you using to track work items for your #homelab? I keep a simple kanban board with labels with standard columns for backlog, priority, in-progress, completed.

What are you using?

New #homelab Python meme incoming

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1klrw9l/got_an_alert_that_just_my_2nd_cpu_temps_were/

Hoy he descubierto lo que podría ser la mejor web para los amantes del #selfhost. Además de tener un catálogo inmenso de aplicaciones para instalar en tu #HomeLab, tiene noticias, blog, newsletter, recomendaciones semanales... ¡de todo!

Se trata de https://selfh.st y si os gusta este mundillo es un "must-have". Se encuentran aplicaciones muy curiosas e interesantes, de manera mucho más sencilla que buscando por Github.

Podéis seguir el sitio en Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/selfh.st

Y al creador en #Mastodon:
@shollyethan@fosstodon.org

#Selfhosted #Local #Hosting #Storage #Apps

i am once again asking for recommendations for a rack-mounted ATX chassis

#selfhosting #atx #homelab

@nextcloud posting about why their Android app was forced by #google to remove the ability to auto-upload all files. I'll be switching to the F-droid version to gain this functionality back. #HomeLab #FOSS #degoogle

"As your experience with the Nextcloud Files app for Android has worsened, we wanted to share the background. Google has revoked a critical permission to sync all files. Despite multiple appeals since mid-2024, Google has refused to reinstate it, forcing us to limit file uploads for millions of users."

"Despite multiple appeals since mid-2024, Google has refused to reinstate the permission, blocking automated Nextcloud file uploads for millions of users."

"To make it crystal clear: All of you as users have a worse Nextcloud Files client because Google wanted that. We understand and share your frustration, but there is nothing we can do."

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-android-file-upload-issue-google/

Ok so the GPU is in the new core ultra system

Some numbers:

* 16w before adding the GPU
* Up to 24ish when shutting down a VM worker and idle GPU, still not bad
* I saw around 50W when hitting the GPU with everything, vs the poweredge running 120W-150W
* GPU temps, 90C

not bad at all ....

.... Wait. Hmmm.

​​ ok so gonna shut down GPU tasks till I get a fan with more static pressure
#Homelab #Kubernetes

Load Balancing in #Proxmox Clusters? #ProxLB just got released in version 1.1.2. Let's make the switch to #opensource together!

Now, focusing on power management for nodes (like DPM) & auto node security patching :)

So my #homelab #k3s cluster suffered an outage I've been trying to recover from since yesterday.

The outage itself started 4 days ago, and I discovered it when I couldn't get back into the house:

#HomeAssistant was unresponsive and I couldn't open my garage door.

To make for "one of those mornings" I then also couldn't unlock my front door **with my keys**. No electronic locks involved, no keys behind the door...

The lock itself would unlock but the door latch wouldn't open.

Yeah. Fun.