This post breaks down what the switch does, where it fits in a homelab build, and what you should think about before buying one. Gigabit ethernet is a bottleneck the moment you start moving large VM disk images, doing fast…
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Need more storage? These UGREEN NAS deals will solve your problem and are way easier to use than you think. A NAS is way easier and cheaper than you think, thanks to UGREEN NAS units and a great little Amazon…
This guide was first published on saurabhbhayana.com. Imagine keeping your own private ChatGPT on the laptop in front of you. No monthly bill, no client files sent anywhere. Sounds perfect, right? So why does almost nobody do it? Here…
Arrow is the first distributor to offer such a service. Arrow's managed storage services for NetApp Keystone transform storage consumption into a fully managed customer experience through: Cyber resilience and data protection services Advisory and service review capabilities A single…
Synology has spent more than two decades focused on simplifying data storage and protection with more than 14 million systems deployed and more than 500 exabytes of customer storage under management. Synology and Carahsoft Partner to Bring Enterprise-Grade Data Protection to the…
Reactive storage upgrades, driven by immediate needs rather than strategic planning, often lack a growth strategy. Consider the following progression: Two critical edge cases illustrate potential vulnerabilities in your current setup: To mitigate risks and ensure long-term scalability, implement the…
It’s wonderful to see Beelink being so bullish about NAS, and coming to market with such developed solutions. This product shows off great build quality, modularity, performance and innovation in one relatively affordable package. Beelink deserves some praise for this…
Most NAS guides send you straight to TrueNAS, Synology, or QNAP. Those are fine products, but they come with a lot of opinions baked in: proprietary package managers, web UIs you may not need, and abstractions that get in your…
You built a TrueNAS box. You set up NFS shares. Everything works. But have you actually stopped to ask why you're using NFS instead of SMB? Most homelab guides default to NFS because "it's faster" and "it's native to Linux.
Running your own servers at home: home labs, NAS boxes, Home Assistant smart homes and self-hosted media and photo apps.
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