- I got free networking gear from a very nice person (basically all Ubiquiti stuff here)
- I've been interested in self hosting before building this
- I hosted Plex on an old Dell laptop as my first homelab-esque project
- I wanted to learn new things related to networking and operating more complex systems
- Virtual machines (Proxmox), Docker (SoonTM), General Linux knowledge etc...
- I need more storage / backups for my files and media
- I like doing cool things with hardware
- Getting the Lenovo MiniPC to work as a NAS with a HBA and replacing fans on a network switch is really cool in my opinion
- I've got inspired by:
- Rack: Digitus DN-19 09-U-EC
- Ubiquiti Networking:
- Router: USG-3P
- Cloud Key: UCK-G2-Plus
- Access Point: UAP-AC-IW-Pro
- Switch: US-L2-24-PoE (2x Noctua NF-A4X20 PWM fan replacement)
- Camera: G3-Flex
- Lenovo M720Q MiniPC (Running Proxmox -> TrueNAS Scale, 1x Noctua NF-A4X20 PWM fan powered with USB placed to front)
- 3D Printed 8x 3.5" Drive Rack with 3D printed 2.5" to 3.5" drive holders (5 HDD, 2 SSD)
- 250W ATX PSU with adapters
- Cooling: 2x Arctic P12 PWM PST fans
- Wired network: GbE
- Wireless network: WiFi 5