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2200 LXC Containers on a Mini PC!

klivan — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 03:25:10 +0000

There is a new great youtube video from VirtualizationHowto where he’s using GEEKOM AE7 AI Mini Computer with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Processor and 96GB DDR5 RAM (didn’t know they support 96GB!) to run as many LXC containers as possible.

You need to see that cool trick they are using to run that many LXC Containers: they virtualize Proxmox inside Proxmox, and on each of the nexted Proxmox they pin up a lot of LXC Containers. Super cool and super interesting. Enjoy!

By the way, if you haven’t seen a previous video 250 Virtual Machines on a Proxmox Mini PC from the same channel, check it our as well!

Minisforum MS-01 -> NAS

klivan — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 03:59:32 +0000

I’ve been looking for an ideal Homelab server for a while. Something that’s not too big but not too simple, something that can power many VMs in my Proxmox but does not sound like a jet engine. Something that could be potentially used even in the apartment and is not too noisy and big. Ideally, I would like to install something with more than 64GB of memory and add more than 2 SSDs.

Recently I found a device that has a lot of these qualities: Minisforum MS-01. It has a decent 13th Core i9 13900H Processor with 14C/20T, 24MB Cache, up to 5.4GHz, and can have up to 64 GB of DDR5 memory officially (and looks like it’s possible it can support 96GB unofficially, unconfirmed). Also, it has 2x 10Gbps SFP+ and 2x 2.5G RJ45 (one of which can be used as IPMI for remote management). Also, you can install up to 3x M.2 NVME SSDs (one of which could be U.2 NVME SSD). This looks almost perfect, but for some reason, I am still not convinced. Maybe if I get at least one more NVME, it would be an easier choice for me. And today, I found an interesting video from NASCompares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDzL2mxYcY, where he showcases an official (not yet released) upgrade card for this mini PC, which can transform 3xM.2 NVME into 6xM.2 NVME. Pretty exciting solution, and I’m waiting to see this in store.

NASCompares about Minisforum Official MS-01 6x M.2 SSD Upgrade Card

Another great review of MS-01 (without the 6xSSD card) from Hardware Haven on YouTube

Hardware Haven

CrowdStrike Outage: Video Explanations

klivan — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:55:36 +0000

As you probably heard, a massive global outage affected many Windows machines last Friday. I know it’s not too related to self-hosting, but I get a feeling that most people in this community would like to keep an eye on things like this.

The outage was caused by software from CrowdStrike. And to get more info on what exactly happened, we curated a list of videos with explanations from different YouTubers we like:

Great video from Fireship:

Fireship

Dave from Dave’s Garage

The Primagen

After we published this blog post, Fireship published a new video with more detailed information on what exactly happened and also gave a few theories about why it might have happened:

Fireship

Building a 4-Bay NAS Using A Raspberry Pi 5

klivan — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:09:00 +0000

I recently stumbled upon Michael Klements‘s YouTube channel and a video showing how he built a 4-Bay NAS using Raspberry Pi 5.

The device looks really cool, especially with a 3D-printed enclosure Michael designed and printed. For this built you’d need:

Raspberry Pi 5
PENTA SATA HAT Expansion Board
Raspberry Pi 5 Active Cooler
4 x Crucial MX500 500GB SSD drives (or you can even go for 4x2TB drives, if you want more disk space)
and a few other smaller things, like screws and a 32GB SanDisk MicroSD Card

Please watch the full video for detailed instructions on how to build a NAS yourself. Enjoy!

Building a 4-Bay NAS Using A Raspberry Pi 5 by MichaelKlements

New UniFi Cloud Gateway Max

klivan — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:16:50 +0000

UniFi just started selling its new Cloud Gateway Max, an awesome device that can help you move your Homelab to the next level.

Gateway features a 2.5 GbE WAN port and 4 2.5 GbE LAN ports, one of which is also remappable to WAN so that you can configure your internet with failover and/or load balancing. According to Ubiquiti, it’s also capable of 1.5 Gbps IDS and IPS throughput and has an onboard NVMe SSD for UniFi Protect.

You can configure your device to have a range of Site-To-Site VPNs; it can serve as a VPN server and client with a Policy-based WAN and VPN routing.

We’ll try to write a review when we get our hands on this device, but for now you can check out video reviews from some well-known YouTubers:

My new favorite Unifi product – Cloud Gateway Max from Raid Owl

Unifi Cloud Gateway Max : The next best home and small business gateway from Mactelecom Networks

To get your Cloud Gateway Max, go here: https://amzn.to/42TSdeb

This Homelab setup is my favorite one yet.

klivan — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:17:16 +0000

A new video from Dreams of Autonomy explains how to set up a 3-node Kubernetes cluster. The tutorial is packed with really cool ideas and information, including how to install NixOS, Kubernetes, distributed storage Longhorn, Kubernetes ingress and load balancer, and so much more!

After watching this video, you’ll want to start experimenting with Kubernetes yourself.

Go and watch this cool video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yplBzPCghA

If you want to build a similar setup, you can pick up your hardware here:

This Homelab setup is my favorite one yet by Dreams of Autonomy

The introduction to Docker video I wish I had

klivan — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:30:18 +0000

On Typecraft.dev’s YouTube channel, there is a great video about Docker called “The introduction to Docker video I wish I had.” The video is relatively short but packs a lot of helpful information on how to use Docker in the most effective way.

Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud7Npgi6x8E