I’m new to this, and having a lot of fun.

I started with the Blackview MP80 running Ubuntu(Minecraft server on docker and Home Assistant in a VM)

Then I bought the BMAX for 82€ and moved HA on to it so I can wipe the MP80 and play around with Proxmox and Nextcloud erc without breaking my home automations.

Yesterday I got the Hardkernel H4+ with 16gb ram and 2x 6TB 2nd hand commercial grade HDD’s (testing them now, 3 month guarantee)

Looking forward to setting up ZFS pools for the first time, ans probably move my Nextcloud AIO over to the TrueNAS app

  • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    11 days ago

    Welcome to the most frustratingly satisfying journey you’ll ever untertake. Next thing we’ll see is the lights dimming when you reboot your server(s).

    • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      5·
      11 days ago

      I can’t imagine why anyone would put themselves through the insane amount of effort it takes to figure this stuff out and set everything up. Yet I love it, just want to keep tinkering and doing more

      • Bronzie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        Yeah it makes no sense, yet it’s so much fun when stuff finally works like it should!

        Everybody loves using Jellyfin at home, but they think I’m mad for spending countless hours setting up everything the first time, then a second time to improve, then a third time as I migrated HW.

        Keep having fun with it mate! The possibilities are endless

  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    11 days ago

    Strap them onto a scrap piece of wooden board for stability. You could then hang the board vertically to save space.

    This sort of metal strapping works great:

    • unphazed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 days ago

      Hid a pc into a bar of my mobile home this way. All parts were either screwed into plywood or strapped with zip ties. I hated the wasted space. It had a 24x28" space with no door (Fixed with a scroll saw, magnetic close, and some hinges). I added a very small plywood shelf for DVDroms and usb drives, and just attached the board to the inner wall. Used a hole saw on the tabletop for I think 2" (just big enough for a VGA connector, and ran all the cords into the cabinet. Worked well, then I moved into an actual house. Still loved it more than apartment life. Coolest part was no one ever saw the door unless I showed them (which was great cause that cut was waaaaavy)

      • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        11 days ago

        Did it have a spinning hard drive? I shudder to think what happens to it in a mobile home. After just a few years, all my posessions were finely sandpapered on the outside.

        • unphazed@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          9 days ago

          A mobile home doesn’t really mean mobile always. In this case, just moved from one area to another. A trailer home. Wasn’t bad either, 16x60, insulation sucked though. I had industrial laminate from an old shoe store, copper pipes, landlord let me keep a 20x20 yard and 400x20 garden, for $100/month (8 yrs ago). Paid $3k to buy it preowned, 2k to move, and about $500 in cleaning and repairs (floor and various things were free sourced mostly), sold it after 6 years for $3k with no cost to move it again.

          • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            9 days ago

            insulation sucked though

            Always a problem with mobile homes.

            Paid $3k to buy it preowned, 2k to move, and about $500 in cleaning and repairs (floor and various things were free sourced mostly), sold it after 6 years for $3k with no cost to move it again.

            Very similar story to my last one. I get nostalgic sometimes - a converted UPS van painted red, wood paneling & wood furniture on the inside, a wood burner, solar panels on the roof…

            • unphazed@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              8 days ago

              Worst part was after we stripped the carpet and bleached the shit out of it (dog urine). Saw a tiny bug scirry across the floor. Little did I know it wasthe beginning of a war against german cockroaches. It ended with gel bait on every wall, and 10 fog bombs (for my home size it whould have been 5) to nuke the bastards into oblivion. 4 damn months with those fuckers.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
    31·
    11 days ago

    2x 6TB 2nd hand commercial grade HDD’s

    wow. I was wondering what these five inch tanks were. Haven’t seen one in a while.

    Also spinning drives should be stored either horizntally or vertically for all their life.

  • GetAwayWithThis@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    12 days ago

    How’s your Nextcloud holding up now? I am undecided between a separate host vs the Truenas app. I heard that the TN app likes to break on update but I didn’t have the time nor infrastructure to test it thoroughly yet.

    • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      1·
      12 days ago

      Currently I have Nextcloud-AIO running on proxmox in a docker LXC and it’s been great, very stable and I like the setup. It’s also officially supported by Nextcloud.

      I’m considering moving it over to TrueNAS but I need to look at the Pros and Cons, it would be nice to have everything in one place, but that also comes with drawbacks and risks.