Seeing as I created this community it seems only fair that I kick it off with details of my Mini Lab!! LOL
Instead of them just sitting on top of each other I took inspiration from another user and built a custom rack using 2020 aluminium extrusion and 3D printed parts.
These are the specs of the servers
Make
Model
CPU
RAM
HDD 1 (OS)
HDD 2 (Storage)
Installed OS
Dell
Optiplex 7060
Intel i7-8700T
24Gb
240GB SSD
500GB M.2
Proxmox (Holden)
Dell
Optiplex 7050
Intel i5-7500T
16GB
240GB SSD
500GB M.2
Proxmox (Nagata)
Dell
Optiplex 7050
Intel i5-6600
8GB
240GB SSD
500GB M.2
Proxmox (Kamal)
Dell
Optiplex 7050
Intel i5-7500T
16GB
240GB SSD
500GB M.2
Proxmox (Burton)
Dell
Opitplex 3050
Intel i5-7500T
8GB
500 HDD
500GB M.2
Proxmox Backup Server
Pictures - https://imgur.com/a/d950ydM
You can see most of the services I'm running in the Proxmox cluster screen shot, but I'm also running these in the CT called "docker-test"
Docuwiki
Heimdall
Homeassistant (test env)
Nextcloud (test env)
Nginx Proxy Manager
Portainer
Overseer
Pi-Alert
Uptime Kuma
My "Holden" node currently has nothing running but I intend to use this node for Plex and the *arr's suite using my TrueNAS as storage for the movies & TV shows instead of the local storage.
I also have a a Dell Wyse 3040 that I've installed Proxmox on and this runs my instance of OpenVPN when I 'm away on holiday so that I can shutdown all the servers but still VPN home.
Also, it's quite heavy so I've had to relocate it from on top of a utility room wall cupboard as I wasn't convinced the cupboard brackets would support the cupboard, it's contents and the server rack!! LOL
Hi there! I’ve just bought 2 7060 SFF, hoping to get another one soon to get a pool going, I was attempting to install a NVME M.2 SSD but it’s not being recognised by the motherboard, I’m wondering if the m.2 drives you installed were they SATA or NVME? Did you have this issue?
Hi, I'm sure they are NVME. I think they are Seagate units. I didn't use brand new ones, they were recycled from old workstations. I just reformatted them and installed them. Sorry I couldn't be more help 😕