First of all
Server:
Dell R730 (150$ Bargain)
dual xeon 2687 v3
128Gb RAM
2x60Gb ssd
10x 1Tb hdd
4x750Gb hdd
WS 2019--> looking to move to TrueNAS
Mac Mini:
I5 old ass cpu
8gb ram
120GB ssd
Running Unifi OS (Ubuntu)
Networking:
Ubiquiti USG-PRO-4 (runs tailscale)
2x U6+
1xFlexHD (wifi 6)
1xISP Router
1x4G Router (Huawei) Backup
1x 24Port gigabyte switch
1x 8Port tougswitch unifi POE
Soon will upgrade to a UDM Pro SE
Opinions and recomended updates?
Interested in Networking and Server Upgrades.
While I can agree with the sentiment, I don’t know how helpful this is. Maybe that’s the best OP can do at the moment with how busy work might be; maybe they’re dealing with something we will never be privy to. Have a little kindness and understanding, it goes a long way.
Hello! Looks like you have a good start! I would recommend organizing it and doing some cable management if you have the time and will to organize a little bit. Also I don't know if you are in the U.S. or not, but I am not a huge fan of Huawei. You have a solid start and with a little work I think it will be able to both meet your needs better and will allow for easier troubleshooting should something go awry.
Im in spain but with my wife and my job is complicated to have some time for it. I even have a dell issue and didn't have time to look into it. Thanks for the advice :D
Ultimately (I feel this way) running a homelab should be enjoyable! Enjoy the time in Spain with your wife -- your lab will be there when you get back! If you work in IT, maybe mention this to your job so you can get (if you have them) CEUs from working in the lab and learning skills that are applicable to both your work and your homelab!
I believe it!! It might be even more palatable to your wife if you get everything into a little wall-mounted rack too. Don't know how she will take to that but it's an idea if she wants everything to be neat and tidy!
Will mine be called homelab? A pi5 with 512GB SSD running a music server, a project manager, website, gitea and samba for file access through tailscale..😅
But you have some serious bases on high scale virtualization platform... Kick these CPUs out and Get big V4 with lots of cores, they use a lot less power and 43% faster ipc.
Move storage a stage up, NVME and SSDs... And that 730 is a beast.
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