Decided it was time, after an extremely (not) long wait since my first build, and upgraded my networking to ubiquiti with the udm pro as my router, the usw pro max 24 Poe for switching, and the u7 lite as my ap.

I feel like this was definitely the right move, especially since I was coming from in-modem routing and a 10 year old gigabit switch

Everything else in the rack is the same as in my first setup (link to post in comments)

Let me know what you think!

Have a great day

My old rack was a 12U metal cabinet from Lande but I grew out of it. (Second image) I needed a 3U media server to fit in somehow but did not work. The 18U cabinets were going for quite the price and they were ugly at the same time. Decided to build my own after someone gifted me an old rack case. It was really run down so I gave it a space themed paint job.
About the cabinet:
Top and bottom is made of kitchen counter chipboard with walnut veneer, frame is 70x70mm pine, mesh is 1mm laser cut mesh. Door is magnetic. It has no handle as I have small kids. I'm opening it with a stronger fishing magnet.

Setup is relatively simple, I have the unifi stack with USG, USW and 4 APs.
PC is Ryzen 3400G clocked down. I have 16Tb storage. 8Tb personal, 8Tb downloads
I'm running unraid and hosting all the typical stuff people host: arr stack, plex, immich etc.

What did you all start with?

1st gen threadripper 1920x 64g ram 4060 gpu 4 nvme drives 2 sata ssds 8 sas drives

Unraid as the OS. Array will hold 28tb Pool 2.5tb

Primary use is frigate, with gpu processing via ollama. Secondary: NAS, media server

In many ways it's over kill, and in others it's got a lot of gravity.

Learned alot over the last couple weeks, started with no knowledge, still a noob though. Feel free to give feedback (positive or roasting)

What can I do with it? I wanna put these in my homelab. Minecraft.

I recently bought 2 of these hard drives for 50$ each. Plan is to use them in my computer for the time being, and later move them into a NAS (i dont have one yet). Sadly, up until i opened the first package, i did not know that there are more connector types other than SATA, and now I am stuck with them not being able to use them. Upon some basic research I found out these might be SAS connectors, however the pictures I see online have shorter connectors and I dont think will fit these drives.

What do I still need to buy in terms of boards and cables to use them in a regular home pc?

After researching minimal, fanless NAS hardware with a small footprint, I chose the Fujitsu Futro S940 for my first DIY NAS project.

This is my last setup after trying different cables, connectors, and SSD holders. I managed to install two 2.5-inch SSDs and upgraded the system with 2x 16GB of RAM. I was hoping to fit more 2.5 SSDs but it seems not doable.

I curious to read your comments or suggestions for improvements specifically on cable management or ways to install SSDs even better.

Has anyone else worked with the Futro S940 for similar projects?

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to setup caddy as reverse proxy to access different services (HomeAssistant, ActualBudget, etc) on my LAN using domain names. No external access.

Currently Caddy is installed on Proxmox in an unprivileged LXC (Community Plugin) with the extra Cloudfare module. My other services are also on the same Proxmox host#1 and in another Proxmox host#2 in the same LAN.

Cloudfare account is setup, domain bought from Namecheap but configured to use Cloudfare DNS.
API token created with the respective permissions:
- All zones - DNS:Edit

SSL/TLS Encryption mode: FULL

Here the DNS records pointing to Caddy's IP:

https://preview.redd.it/2nwk41tuqtse1.png?width=1704&format=png&auto=webp&s=0d46471d8411d5745424f6db86e13db0d822bbe1

Here the CaddyFile:

{ # acme_ca https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory acme_ca https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory } *.mydomain.com { # Set this path to your site's directory. root * /usr/share/caddy # Enable the static file server. file_server tls { dns cloudflare {env.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN} } @app1 host ha.mydomain.com @app2 host budget.mydomain.com handle @app1 { reverse_proxy 192.168.178.151:8123 } handle @app2 { reverse_proxy 192.168.178.170:5006 } } 

When I access those handles, it takes me to a blank page.

I don't see any obvious error in the logs.
how should I proceed troubleshooting?

Do you see any error in the caddy file?

Hi guys. I currently have the above setup in my home lab and loving it. The only issue I have is that I am running out of storage. I have the on board M.2 slot filled, a PCIe M.2 carrier card which gives me 2 more slots and 1 sata SSD plugged into the board.

For anyone familiar with this box knows the cable that comes with it has one sata power plug and one mini sata for the disk drive. Is there such a cable that allows for 2 sata power connectors instead? I have no need for the disk drive.

In HPs wisdom they have made the 6 pin on the board proprietary meaning a normal splitter that comes with every new PSU does not fit

I was planning to purchase this lot to use some items myself and resell the rest.

I am in the process of building up my home lab. The first step is to set up a NAS. I have installed UnRAID 7.0.1(chose it over TrueNAS) on a fanless HP T638 Thin Client PC (J4125, 24GB RAM,128GB SSD), which I have been testing for a while. I have a whole bunch of media on fifteen 2.5" external drives (ten 1 TBs and one each of 500 GB and 2TB). I plan to set them up under UnRAID. I plan to use my Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock for connecting the five storage drives and the one parity drive. The cache will be set up on the internal M.2 SATA SSD setup as a striped ZFS pool. The NAS will be shared with my main PC through a Gigabit connection. New media will also be added to the NAS from my main PC over a Gigabit. I do. I have a Lenovo M710s planned as my Proxmox Host, which is now serving as my main machine while my actual main PC is under service. I plan to get started on my homelab journey and learn along the way with your advice.

1️⃣ Planned UnRAID Storage Configuration
I’m considering setting up five single-drive pools in UnRAID, each as a single ZFS-striped volume using additional 2.5" SATA hard disks. These drives would be connected over USB 3.0 (via a powered ThinkPad Dock) as part of an UnRAID array, with one parity drive and four storage drives. Based on this setup, do you see any potential issues or optimizations I should consider?

2️⃣ Performance & Reliability Considerations
Would this configuration still allow me to fully leverage ZFS caching (24GB of RAM), protection against bit rot, UnRAID’s flexibility (for easy drive expansion), and the convenience of USB for effortless migration between systems?

3️⃣ Migration to Lenovo ThinkCentre M710s
Does it make sense to transition to my Lenovo system, given my plan to run a Proxmox instance for experimenting with Immich, pfSense, Home Assistant, and other services? I’d prefer to keep my NAS separate, but I also noticed that while Proxmox correctly detects the Intel iGPU, UnRAID does not. Any insights on why this might be happening or how to resolve it?

4️⃣ Network Bottleneck vs. Storage Upgrades
Since my network is capped at gigabit speeds (125 Mbps), would transitioning from USB to SATA be primarily a reliability-focused move rather than a performance one? Considering my setup—ZFS ARC caching, UnRAID parity, shared USB 3.0 read speeds, and an M.2 SATA cache—does this seem sufficient for now?

The Newborn warrior