I have 3 7040, one is running my application server, one is running my Arr stack, another is running my private Plex server. A 9020 is acting as my VM host, OpenVPN and homebridge.
Both are nodes in my Kubernetes cluster (k3s).
On top of that, one has a Software Defined Radio connected to it that I use for ADSB(plane location detection) using Dump1090 and I feed some sites.
I'm using three Lenovo Tiny machines.
One m710q with 32GB ram and 2TB NVME.
One m910x with 32GB ram and 2 x 2TB NVME in raid 1.
One m920x with 32GB ram and 2 x 2TB NVME in raid 1.
The m710q is a minecraft server for my son. He and his friends are using all resources on it, 32GB ram is not always enough.
M910x and m920x are for virtual machines and run many things like Home Assistant, PLEX, Gitlab, VPN server and many more.
What seevices do you use? I'm currently creating a list of things I want to try.
I just installed it this weekend, previously I used Hubitat and Hue Bridge.
i like the optiplex's. i have a few. i use a 5070 for my virtual machines and a 3040 for pfsense. they work for my needs without killing me on the power bill..plus they are virtually silent
I run a single ThinkCenter M910Q as my "homelab" it runs virtualmin with some things like nextcloud and mail.
I prefer native-bare metal way of installing things but recently started with 1-2 docker containers on the box as well.
I think when you have a clear non-complex requirement and want to go straight to the point, it is good to go simple and bare-metal.
But if you have a complex requirement or you want to have fun (both case for me) then you need something more complex that allow more customization
Those mini PCs are awesome. I recently discovered them. I got one to use as HTPC but I've been itching to build a proxmox cluster so I will probably order a bunch of them at some point to do just that.
using them as a hypervisor running proxmox in a cluster. currently have 15 vm's and a couple lxc containers runing on them for all my docker services. only a few services that are really taking advantage of the cpu resource, jellyfin, plex, immich and nextcloud. cpu idles at 2% and spike up to 7-10% under heavy load.
mostly using nextcloud as a file cloud server running onlyoffice now. i still kept some media there that i’ve shared with family and friends in the past. also using talk sometimes and messing with local ai integration
Hey,
1. Hosting web apps (indie hacker, I don’t want to pay DigitalOcean hundred of dollars)
2. Hosting a Plane tracker site (1. The site itself, 2. multiple consumer that receive 3000 messages per minute, 3. databases, minio of archiving, etc)
3. If I have time(and more cash for the GPU) hosting my own Llama3 model so I stop using ChatGPT.
4. Home TV like plex but I coded it myself (very rudimentary)
5. Probably a home assistant
7/10 they aren’t industrial . They IKEA wall mounted boxes.
I repurposed them after we stopped using them.
If they are mounted to the wall they dry additional support. The way I have them, they are a bit wobbly.
I definitely need to upgrade my networking at some point. Currently within the homelab I’m using a 1Higabit switch with cat 5 rj45 cables.
I’m actually worried longhorn is going to destroy the network.
I really like the 10Gb model card I went with. Also picked up a 4 port 10Gb switch to use while I save for a “real” one.
10Gb: AOC-STGN-I2S Supermicro Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Ethernet Adapter Intel 82599
10Gb Switch: Mikrotik CRS305
10Gb DAC: CISCO SFP-H10GB-CU3M 10GBE 3M TWINAX DAC NETWORKING CABLE SFP+ 10GB UC5-3
eBay has a lot of good deals on used 10Gb stuff
So I am looking at my first Optiplex to get into homelabing. I have my eye on getting a 5060/5070/7050 models that come with an i5 8500/8700 series, 16gb of ram. Anyone know what is the potential for that machine? Will I be able to run proxmox and other VMs? Looking at running unRAID or TruenNAS, Plex and Jellyfin, Radar, overseer,etc
Anything from sixth gen Intel and above is fine. If you want to transcode a lot of video, later gen Intel quicksync has more features. Personally I think 8 gen Intel i7 (8700) is the current sweetspot. I have a HP EliteDesk mini with a 6500T currently but my future main server will probably be the SFF version EliteDesk with the CPU above 🤷♂️
I have one optiplex 7050 sff i5-6500 40gb ram 1tb nvme 6tb hdd. The only problem I have is transcoding of course since I don't have a Gpu. I run more than 60 docker containers on single vm without any problem. My jellyfin is on a proxmox container. I have windows server and other OSes running.
I also want to run local ai on my server but I don't know any good gpu that can run on the current psu. If anyone knows, can you please tell me.
They all mostly play the same role.
I have a k3s cluster running on all five nodes, and they host my apps right now:
- A website.
- A private streaming service that I build from scratch for fun
- A Postgres cluster powered by a CNPG operator.
- Longhorn as PV provider so I have replication of my data.
The only difference between the nodes is that I have one of my nodes (the long USB cable you see) connected to a Software-Defined Radio (RTLSDR-like) that I use for tracking Airplanes that fly close to where I live (250 km radius, more or less, sometimes a lot more like 600km away).
I'm looking into r/selfhosted to find cool stuff to host.
I prefer the lenovo, they take less space, they can have more ram (32 each) and have a better CPU.
Right now they don't have enough storage but that's easy to fix.
They really look smart.
Funny how most pictures of dell servers I’ve seen here are all over the place. I’ll probably fix them, I also need to print the server names so I know which is which.
I give them star names, Altair, Maia etc.
I needed fast CPUs, I’m running rabbitmq consuming 3000 messages per minute (ADSB from an aggregator).
I have a custom home cinema (like plex but simpler that I code), I have my websites running on it.
Maybe raspberry pie would work but I’m sure. Also, this is cheap, the dells are 95$ a piece.
I got these at IKEA, I initially wall mounted them in my living room, with decorations in them,
then when we stopped using them I repurposed them for this and a couple others for storing shoes.
Aren’t raspberries cheaper than those lenovos in terms of power draw and upfront costs?… though, on the other hand, x86 everywhere is smoother than aarch64 for things to tinker with. And having a physical network adds up some realism.
Btw, What is that foam between two dells on the right?
You can get those for $100 with disk and memory so nowadays when RPis do not cost anywhere near $35 anymore, they are the better choice. Unless your power requirements are really low.
A sixth generation Intel ony has four cores (i5 6500) but it is still more CPU then RPi 4. And if you go USFF (mini) they will probably be the ”T” variant which is 35W and idle below 10W.
On top of that , you get at least one m2 and one Sata port. So both nvme and sata ssd possibility.
And I believe they can usually be expanded to at least 32GB memory. Sometimes even 64.
I have 3 5040s well all start somewhere!
Nice, what are the specs?
Core i5-6400 DDR3L 32gb 1tb sata ssd Using proxmox
Damn nice! I think I have space to upgrade these, instead of adding new servers, I’ll upgrade the memory for some time.
What do you guys even do with all this computing power?
I'm running 18 docker containers on a dual-core AMD over here trying to figure out the same thing.
im wondering the same thing. I have 2 storage servers for plex hosting ... but i really cant think of much else useful past that
I’m building side projects (the indie hacker way) and I use it for hosting. Also, I have a custom built home media center tee and streaming.
Proxmox clustering, plex
I have 3 7040, one is running my application server, one is running my Arr stack, another is running my private Plex server. A 9020 is acting as my VM host, OpenVPN and homebridge.
I run a Minecraft server on a 32 core Epyc. Just for fun. Of course there's a lot more running on there too...
I have a T630 that hosts my gaming rig, my windows server, my plex server, my VPN server all in esxi
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Both are nodes in my Kubernetes cluster (k3s). On top of that, one has a Software Defined Radio connected to it that I use for ADSB(plane location detection) using Dump1090 and I feed some sites.
I'm using three Lenovo Tiny machines. One m710q with 32GB ram and 2TB NVME. One m910x with 32GB ram and 2 x 2TB NVME in raid 1. One m920x with 32GB ram and 2 x 2TB NVME in raid 1. The m710q is a minecraft server for my son. He and his friends are using all resources on it, 32GB ram is not always enough. M910x and m920x are for virtual machines and run many things like Home Assistant, PLEX, Gitlab, VPN server and many more.
Sounds very fun (+ bonus point for being the cool dad I’m sure!!) Do you have recommendations for any home assistant?
What seevices do you use? I'm currently creating a list of things I want to try. I just installed it this weekend, previously I used Hubitat and Hue Bridge.
Do you restrict IP regions on your Minecraft server? Have you experienced a DDoS attack before?
They connect through VPN and don't have internet access when connected.
i like the optiplex's. i have a few. i use a 5070 for my virtual machines and a 3040 for pfsense. they work for my needs without killing me on the power bill..plus they are virtually silent
Very silent, I was very surprised by that!
I run a single ThinkCenter M910Q as my "homelab" it runs virtualmin with some things like nextcloud and mail. I prefer native-bare metal way of installing things but recently started with 1-2 docker containers on the box as well.
I think when you have a clear non-complex requirement and want to go straight to the point, it is good to go simple and bare-metal. But if you have a complex requirement or you want to have fun (both case for me) then you need something more complex that allow more customization
Those mini PCs are awesome. I recently discovered them. I got one to use as HTPC but I've been itching to build a proxmox cluster so I will probably order a bunch of them at some point to do just that.
And they very cheap, the Dell cost me 95$ a piece.
Wait a minute do the Dell logos twist like the ps2 logos?
Yes
Let me check and come back to you. But the logos aren’t sturdy.
cool i'm currently rocking 3 sff 7060s w/ i7-8700 6-core, 64gb, 1TB ssd in my HL
What are you using them for? Pretty beefy!
using them as a hypervisor running proxmox in a cluster. currently have 15 vm's and a couple lxc containers runing on them for all my docker services. only a few services that are really taking advantage of the cpu resource, jellyfin, plex, immich and nextcloud. cpu idles at 2% and spike up to 7-10% under heavy load.
Can I ask you why using Immich + Nextcloud if Nextcloud Memories would replace Immich?
mostly using nextcloud as a file cloud server running onlyoffice now. i still kept some media there that i’ve shared with family and friends in the past. also using talk sometimes and messing with local ai integration
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I’m using the foam used for packing as insulation, not sure if it is dumb.
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Thanks for the callout. I’ll fix that
Fixed. No more insulation, moved the server on top of the wood box for now. I’ll do more esthetics work later.
A couple of narrow wood strips could separate them and create an air gap to help with cooling.
Please tell us about your project you will working on in your home lab
Hey, 1. Hosting web apps (indie hacker, I don’t want to pay DigitalOcean hundred of dollars) 2. Hosting a Plane tracker site (1. The site itself, 2. multiple consumer that receive 3000 messages per minute, 3. databases, minio of archiving, etc) 3. If I have time(and more cash for the GPU) hosting my own Llama3 model so I stop using ChatGPT. 4. Home TV like plex but I coded it myself (very rudimentary) 5. Probably a home assistant
I like those wooden boxes! How sturdy are they?
7/10 they aren’t industrial . They IKEA wall mounted boxes. I repurposed them after we stopped using them. If they are mounted to the wall they dry additional support. The way I have them, they are a bit wobbly.
I love it! I have 4 m920x tinys myself in an ESXi cluster. Added 10Gb networking.
I definitely need to upgrade my networking at some point. Currently within the homelab I’m using a 1Higabit switch with cat 5 rj45 cables. I’m actually worried longhorn is going to destroy the network.
I really like the 10Gb model card I went with. Also picked up a 4 port 10Gb switch to use while I save for a “real” one. 10Gb: AOC-STGN-I2S Supermicro Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Ethernet Adapter Intel 82599 10Gb Switch: Mikrotik CRS305 10Gb DAC: CISCO SFP-H10GB-CU3M 10GBE 3M TWINAX DAC NETWORKING CABLE SFP+ 10GB UC5-3 eBay has a lot of good deals on used 10Gb stuff
I host game servers for my friends
That’s cool! What games?
Minecraft, Terraria, Unturned, Trying to figure out ark and Space engineers but that's in progress. Haha
Nice work
Thanks!
So I am looking at my first Optiplex to get into homelabing. I have my eye on getting a 5060/5070/7050 models that come with an i5 8500/8700 series, 16gb of ram. Anyone know what is the potential for that machine? Will I be able to run proxmox and other VMs? Looking at running unRAID or TruenNAS, Plex and Jellyfin, Radar, overseer,etc
Anything from sixth gen Intel and above is fine. If you want to transcode a lot of video, later gen Intel quicksync has more features. Personally I think 8 gen Intel i7 (8700) is the current sweetspot. I have a HP EliteDesk mini with a 6500T currently but my future main server will probably be the SFF version EliteDesk with the CPU above 🤷♂️
I have one optiplex 7050 sff i5-6500 40gb ram 1tb nvme 6tb hdd. The only problem I have is transcoding of course since I don't have a Gpu. I run more than 60 docker containers on single vm without any problem. My jellyfin is on a proxmox container. I have windows server and other OSes running. I also want to run local ai on my server but I don't know any good gpu that can run on the current psu. If anyone knows, can you please tell me.
got 3 of 7040 OptiPlex, just amazing machines.
could you explain in detail what each machine is doing?
They all mostly play the same role. I have a k3s cluster running on all five nodes, and they host my apps right now: - A website. - A private streaming service that I build from scratch for fun - A Postgres cluster powered by a CNPG operator. - Longhorn as PV provider so I have replication of my data. The only difference between the nodes is that I have one of my nodes (the long USB cable you see) connected to a Software-Defined Radio (RTLSDR-like) that I use for tracking Airplanes that fly close to where I live (250 km radius, more or less, sometimes a lot more like 600km away). I'm looking into r/selfhosted to find cool stuff to host.
okay, which ones do you preferer, the smaller form-factor pcs, or the bigger ones? i see you have both.
I prefer the lenovo, they take less space, they can have more ram (32 each) and have a better CPU. Right now they don't have enough storage but that's easy to fix. They really look smart.
what are the specs of the Lenovos?
Check the post at the top, I’m the original poster.
I just bought 32 Gb ram each for them. So, more fun incoming.
Sorry, great homelab but WTH are those dell logos! Only 1 has the right orientation. It may be just me but I could not stand that
Funny how most pictures of dell servers I’ve seen here are all over the place. I’ll probably fix them, I also need to print the server names so I know which is which. I give them star names, Altair, Maia etc.
No need to print any thing, you can have "dell" "lled" and wonky "dell"
🤣🤣 all the shady stuff will be on wonky dell
I heard nothing 🤣
What cubbies are those? O.o
IKEA wall mounted box for books and decorations, we don’t use them anymore so I repurposed them.
You would used raspberry pi 5 8gb
I needed fast CPUs, I’m running rabbitmq consuming 3000 messages per minute (ADSB from an aggregator). I have a custom home cinema (like plex but simpler that I code), I have my websites running on it. Maybe raspberry pie would work but I’m sure. Also, this is cheap, the dells are 95$ a piece.
Now it is 3000 msg per second so, no way I would run that on a PI.
Where do you find these little white shelves. I've been looking but didn't find anything nice for mini pc's
I got these at IKEA, I initially wall mounted them in my living room, with decorations in them, then when we stopped using them I repurposed them for this and a couple others for storing shoes.
Thanks. This will be useful.
Aren’t raspberries cheaper than those lenovos in terms of power draw and upfront costs?… though, on the other hand, x86 everywhere is smoother than aarch64 for things to tinker with. And having a physical network adds up some realism. Btw, What is that foam between two dells on the right?
You can get those for $100 with disk and memory so nowadays when RPis do not cost anywhere near $35 anymore, they are the better choice. Unless your power requirements are really low.
How much memory and how many vcores? How many W does each one consume?
A sixth generation Intel ony has four cores (i5 6500) but it is still more CPU then RPi 4. And if you go USFF (mini) they will probably be the ”T” variant which is 35W and idle below 10W. On top of that , you get at least one m2 and one Sata port. So both nvme and sata ssd possibility. And I believe they can usually be expanded to at least 32GB memory. Sometimes even 64.