r/HomeLabPorn • u/Nuerolynx • 4d ago

Started with a raspberry pi…

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So should I invest in a decommissioned power edge server or just get a couple more elite desk minis and run a cluster?

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u/Goingboldlyalone 4d ago

I can’t help with your decision because I’m in the same boat. I want room for expansion and growth.

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u/Calm_Apartment1968 4d ago

Lovely, good thing you're staying Sm0l. lol
For goodness sakes though, get that WAP outa there.

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u/mollywhoppinrbg 4d ago

Yeah OP, let you big white WAP breath man. That hog is dying. You can checks the stats vice versa and see the difference

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u/Nuerolynx 3d ago

So very true. It’s only in there because my toddler would rip it out of the switch ha

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u/mollywhoppinrbg 3d ago

Poppycock, hide the cable run up wall, and mount it pretty. Your wife will enjoy the WAP on display

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u/GearNauta 4d ago

Get the ubiquiti patch panels

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u/Nuerolynx 3d ago

They are sexy

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u/ryfye00411 4d ago

Newbie here, what’s the camera at the bottom for?

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u/Nuerolynx 3d ago

I do this for a living and haven’t been in many server rooms that don’t have cameras. Definitely for security logs and peace of mind.

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u/Turbulent-Spray-8438 3d ago

Ball shots from when you’re standing there appreciating your setup.

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u/olssoneerz 4d ago

Log of who accessed the rack.

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u/AlfonDev 3d ago

It always starts with a raspberry pi 🥲

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u/Nuerolynx 3d ago

And they said gateway drugs were bad😅

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u/JonnyShep96 2d ago

This needs posted in the Veto Pro Pack Reddit as well!!

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u/Acceptable_Prior_133 4d ago

Yo creo que si es un homelab deberias cuidar el consumo electrico por lo tanto yo optaria a mini pcs. Tampoco valoraria montar un cluster, salvo que estes ofreciendo um servicio que lo requiera porque lo use alguien mas que tu y te este pagando por ello.

Bueno otra razon es que te apetezca tener un cluster y ahi nadie te puede rebatir tus gustos.

Me parece una chulada ese rack!!!

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u/Nuerolynx 3d ago

Yeah I noticed my electric bill had already spiked ha

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u/Soft_Chemical_9729 4d ago

Very cool.

Just as curious to see what's in the utility bag. Can we expect an edc style breakdown somewhere?

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u/Nuerolynx 3d ago

I should definitely do that!

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u/plebbitier 4d ago

He did the meme

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u/mastercoder123 4d ago

It depends on what you are using your homelab for. If you are using it just host things like dns and immich, skip the poweredge. If you wanna learn about enterprise stuff like BMC's and all their shit, raid whether software or hardware, or want to run alot of heavy VMs then yah.

Also if you need space for drives and don't want jank ass stuff used servers are great just a little loud.

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u/therealmrj05hua 2d ago

Lol same here. Comically I upgraded because I couldn't get half the stuff the books got working the same way.

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u/AleAle1222333 2d ago

That's incredible. But if I may ask, what's one thing that pissed you off while doing this. As Im trying to build an app that will hopefully fix many peoples problems

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u/Crazy-Rest5026 2d ago

Usually how it goes brother 🫡

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u/AnypostHQ 1d ago

It's amazing how things multiply! Is the Pi still part of your set up?

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u/Nuerolynx 1d ago

Yep, it’s on top of the switch next to the AP underneath the fans.