#Hackintosh #Optiplex project is on hold yet again for the dumbest reason.
This display only has one #Displayport port and I need a mini displayport to #VGA adapter if I want to keep using it with my laptop.
This is the only major complaint I have with dailying old tech; needing ten-thousand adapters for e v e r y t h i n g .
At least it's all #repairable, though.
"Alrighty! The fidget spinner has been properly greased and is ready to go once more. Now, what do I work on next?"
...says the void-aberration staring down an #Optiplex they planned to turn into a #hackintosh ages ago but never gave their self the time to do so.
Fixing up two old Dell Optiplexes
I started a #HomeLab recently for fun 🤦♂️
I'm having a ball because it's the ultimate expression of my life: I do what I feel like.
I've been very luck how close I've been able to live that, with some limits obvs. But here it's just an expression of me for nobody but me.
PS it helps that I married the perfect woman.
If you've read this far I would like your suggestions for how I should incorporate my *very* old (90's) tower PC alongside pre-owned Dell #OptiPlex nodes running #Proxmox.
@whereistheline Oh, right. Wasn't aware of that approach, thanks.
What's the min and ideal resources for your VMs? So far I have one Dell #Optiplex i5 8GB node (#Proxmox host) and another for PBS but I intend to add one or two more for capacity and auto-migration.
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Gestern wurde ein von mir heroisch ein Mini PC vor dem #eschrott bewahrt.
#optiplex 7060, Intel i5-8500t, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD
Er wird als #homeserver knechten 😁
Avui tocava una mica de manualitats amb el casolab. Us deixo a Pixelfed com avança la cosa.
https://pixelfed.social/p/maquinari.cat/955455107072707604
#catala #casolab #homelab #sai #ups #salicru #pyle #informatica #servidor #Dell #Optiplex #pixelfed
El casolab agafa forma! Així està el meu armari rack. Avui que he tingut una estona he col·locat el SAI i les lleixes. He endreçat una mica tot el cablejat i els dispositius. L'ordre és temporal i anirà canviant a mesura que vagi ampliant amb els altres dispositius que afegeixi. Falta NAS, switch, rúter neutre, més servidors petits i un de més gran que contingui GPU per fer tant transcodificació com IA. Tinc el SAI al voltant del 10-15% de càrrega. Un dia he de fer proves per veure que hi tinc connectat i el temps que triga a descarregar-se. La idea és monitoritzar amb NUT i aplicar uns scripts per anar apagant dispositius en ordre. Pas a pas. Molt content amb la feina d'avui. #catala #casolab #homelab #sai #ups #salicru #pyle #informatica #servidor #Dell #Optiplex
I am soooo impressed with #HomeAssistant. Adding a Glow #SmartMeter CAD to my non-standard #HomeLab just works (following the below tutorial).
I have HA talking to Glow using #MQTT:
- Glow connected to mobile hotspot
- Router connected to mobile hotspot
- Dell #Optiplex (#Proxmox VE with HA in a VM) wired to router
- Laptop wired to Router for access to HA dashboard to do the config
I'm not where the meter is so can't check that part yet, but HA is talking to #GlowCAD.
I'm planning three-ish Del #OptiPlex nodes running Proxmox VE including a #Proxmox Backup Server.
Most of my work is done elsewhere so I'd like to be able to use the above #HomeLab as a remote #backup server, mainly for my #Linux laptop, but perhaps also #Android phones and my SO's Windows laptop.
Any thoughts on architecture: hardware and software, client and server?
I like the idea of #rclone backup on the laptops but not sure about the server side, or mobiles. All ideas appreciated.
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