Rate my one year old homelab.
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Yeah, it's fine ... wait, IronWolves in a living space? Paired with that acoustic desk it must be like a train yard, but with more vibrations :D.
Edit: wrote this before I saw your comment acknowledging the same.
Well, with HDD there is the noise of the drive itself (the constant one & the searches, spin-ups), and the vibrations which can get acoustically amplified. For the former you need a case, any case, maybe a case in a case (ventilated ofc), for the latter I've always (since late 90s) had my HDD on full rubber, no non-rubber connection to the case.My current NASies all use these (in desktop cases, I don't like server hardware if it isn't necessary, like with disks):
(They cost like 2 monies with shipping.)
So if going the 3D-print way, as you mentioned, I would def add the suggestion of incorporating thicc rubber pads or rubber straps into your design, like these ones (I've used them a lot decades ago, the only commercial option for silent PC enthusiasts at the time, but I've built then myself too):
(It's rigid, the disks won't fall out.)
The one is a Iron Wolf, the other is a WD Gold, both of which are ~5 years old, they were LOUD when I had a database running on them. They are now a lot quieter than my work laptop so they don't bug me anymore.
Thanks for the advice, I really like these solutions I'll definitely look into them
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And is that an Ethernet cable going into what looks like PSU? (I found the Ethernet cable you mentioned)
It looks like a PSU, but it's actually just a case for the odroid H4+
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The black box is the mini PC (note the Ethernet cable going into it) and the yellow/red/black cable is a single SATA power cable, that is daisy chained. Going from the PC to the drive and then going back to the fan control board
Edit: looks like it's actually 3 SATA cables. Not daisy chained
It's 3 SATA power cables yes, plugged into the H4+
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Depends on the drive too, I have some insanely loud Ironwolf drives and you would never guess they're from the same manufacturer as my practically silent Exos X18s.
The other HDD I have is a WD Gold, it's definitely the louder of the two, both of them are ~5 years old.
Now that I moved the databases off of them, they are quieter than my work laptop, so they don't bug me.But oh boy, it really did sound like a train yard at one point.
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It's great but that fan is an overkill.
Very much so, but I do enjoy gross overkill.
I'll build them into a future case then they won't be as overkill
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Very much so, but I do enjoy gross overkill.
I'll build them into a future case then they won't be as overkill
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!
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How it started:
I bought a MiniPC (Blackview MP-80) to run Home Assistant and some lights etc. to go with it.It's now exactly one year later this is what my setup looks like now:
BMAX B2 Pro --> Home Assistant OS
Blackview MP-80 --> Proxmox --> Nextcloud-AIO & Immich
ODROID H4+ --> Proxmox --> TrueNASHow it's going:
With the heatwave in Europe I've now installed cooling to keep my HDD's from heating up.I know it's Janky as hell, but I love it. The plan going forward is to buy a 3D Printer so that I can 3D Print a custom 10" rack, and I'll build my own cooling and temperature monitoring system with ESP32 and create a dashboard for it in Home Assistant and sorting out networking.
It's a work in progress, having a lot of fun learning and adding new things.
wrote last edited by [email protected]10/10
What's the black pcb on top of the odroid?
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What's the black pcb on top of the odroid?
Thanks!!
It's a 10 Euro fan controller, that I'm temporarily using till I can build my own with ESP32
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Thanks!!
It's a 10 Euro fan controller, that I'm temporarily using till I can build my own with ESP32
Aaah, that explains the potmeter. Thanks!
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How it started:
I bought a MiniPC (Blackview MP-80) to run Home Assistant and some lights etc. to go with it.It's now exactly one year later this is what my setup looks like now:
BMAX B2 Pro --> Home Assistant OS
Blackview MP-80 --> Proxmox --> Nextcloud-AIO & Immich
ODROID H4+ --> Proxmox --> TrueNASHow it's going:
With the heatwave in Europe I've now installed cooling to keep my HDD's from heating up.I know it's Janky as hell, but I love it. The plan going forward is to buy a 3D Printer so that I can 3D Print a custom 10" rack, and I'll build my own cooling and temperature monitoring system with ESP32 and create a dashboard for it in Home Assistant and sorting out networking.
It's a work in progress, having a lot of fun learning and adding new things.
Lol, brilliant.
At first you are thinking "this is going to be so nice and compact and tidy" and then....
Love it though
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How it started:
I bought a MiniPC (Blackview MP-80) to run Home Assistant and some lights etc. to go with it.It's now exactly one year later this is what my setup looks like now:
BMAX B2 Pro --> Home Assistant OS
Blackview MP-80 --> Proxmox --> Nextcloud-AIO & Immich
ODROID H4+ --> Proxmox --> TrueNASHow it's going:
With the heatwave in Europe I've now installed cooling to keep my HDD's from heating up.I know it's Janky as hell, but I love it. The plan going forward is to buy a 3D Printer so that I can 3D Print a custom 10" rack, and I'll build my own cooling and temperature monitoring system with ESP32 and create a dashboard for it in Home Assistant and sorting out networking.
It's a work in progress, having a lot of fun learning and adding new things.
Nice setup. I also started with a mini PC but couldn't find a reasonable way to add drives, how are yours attached? In general I would love to find some reasonable prices DAS/JBOD options
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Nice setup. I also started with a mini PC but couldn't find a reasonable way to add drives, how are yours attached? In general I would love to find some reasonable prices DAS/JBOD options
Thanks.
ODROID allows 4 drives with sata, it's a really nice solution.You could attach even more with using nvme
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Yeah, it's fine ... wait, IronWolves in a living space? Paired with that acoustic desk it must be like a train yard, but with more vibrations :D.
Edit: wrote this before I saw your comment acknowledging the same.
Well, with HDD there is the noise of the drive itself (the constant one & the searches, spin-ups), and the vibrations which can get acoustically amplified. For the former you need a case, any case, maybe a case in a case (ventilated ofc), for the latter I've always (since late 90s) had my HDD on full rubber, no non-rubber connection to the case.My current NASies all use these (in desktop cases, I don't like server hardware if it isn't necessary, like with disks):
(They cost like 2 monies with shipping.)
So if going the 3D-print way, as you mentioned, I would def add the suggestion of incorporating thicc rubber pads or rubber straps into your design, like these ones (I've used them a lot decades ago, the only commercial option for silent PC enthusiasts at the time, but I've built then myself too):
(It's rigid, the disks won't fall out.)
Hi, which is the name of this kind of cases? I'm looking a similar way in order to add an external HDD on my local server which is a Lenovo Thinkcentre SFF, so with 3 disks of space (1 hdd 3.5" + 1 2.5" + 1 nvme). Thanks!
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If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!
There's nothing that could possibly go wrong with this strategy.
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Hi, which is the name of this kind of cases? I'm looking a similar way in order to add an external HDD on my local server which is a Lenovo Thinkcentre SFF, so with 3 disks of space (1 hdd 3.5" + 1 2.5" + 1 nvme). Thanks!
wrote last edited by [email protected]The key search words in your (Chinese? better than rewarding Amazon with even more extra fees) store of choice I wound suggest:
3.5" to 5.25" Internal Hard Disk Mount Rubber
But don't get the ones where the inner mount (of the 3.5" drive) is the same piece or bolted/screwed into the outer mount (5.25").
The ones in my pic have fairy big rubber nips in between (each secured on both sides), 4 at the bottom (that support the weight of the disk too), and two on the sides.
Also such 5" brackets you can mount anywhere rally, even on the outside of the case, lol.
In one case without the 5.25" bays (at my parents, quick job) I mounted two disks on such mounts on that metal mesh between the PSU compartment and the main compartment. -
How it started:
I bought a MiniPC (Blackview MP-80) to run Home Assistant and some lights etc. to go with it.It's now exactly one year later this is what my setup looks like now:
BMAX B2 Pro --> Home Assistant OS
Blackview MP-80 --> Proxmox --> Nextcloud-AIO & Immich
ODROID H4+ --> Proxmox --> TrueNASHow it's going:
With the heatwave in Europe I've now installed cooling to keep my HDD's from heating up.I know it's Janky as hell, but I love it. The plan going forward is to buy a 3D Printer so that I can 3D Print a custom 10" rack, and I'll build my own cooling and temperature monitoring system with ESP32 and create a dashboard for it in Home Assistant and sorting out networking.
It's a work in progress, having a lot of fun learning and adding new things.
a proper hobbyist setup, well done!
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How it started:
I bought a MiniPC (Blackview MP-80) to run Home Assistant and some lights etc. to go with it.It's now exactly one year later this is what my setup looks like now:
BMAX B2 Pro --> Home Assistant OS
Blackview MP-80 --> Proxmox --> Nextcloud-AIO & Immich
ODROID H4+ --> Proxmox --> TrueNASHow it's going:
With the heatwave in Europe I've now installed cooling to keep my HDD's from heating up.I know it's Janky as hell, but I love it. The plan going forward is to buy a 3D Printer so that I can 3D Print a custom 10" rack, and I'll build my own cooling and temperature monitoring system with ESP32 and create a dashboard for it in Home Assistant and sorting out networking.
It's a work in progress, having a lot of fun learning and adding new things.
Just needs a 10" cardboard box with proper holes
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Just needs a 10" cardboard box with proper holes
Don't get too carried away, it's just a homelab
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Don't get too carried away, it's just a homelab
but, think of it... RACING STRIPES!!!! or FLAMES!!!
You use bamboo skewers to mount the things off the bottom and dampen vibration. mabey use an internal flap and bent the disks out the front and the PSU out the back. If you have enough cardboard, you could even bend it a bit and do like a jet engine with the fan sticking out the front.
cardboard papercraft homelab... I almost want to get rid of my 42 U rand and make a voltron now.
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but, think of it... RACING STRIPES!!!! or FLAMES!!!
You use bamboo skewers to mount the things off the bottom and dampen vibration. mabey use an internal flap and bent the disks out the front and the PSU out the back. If you have enough cardboard, you could even bend it a bit and do like a jet engine with the fan sticking out the front.
cardboard papercraft homelab... I almost want to get rid of my 42 U rand and make a voltron now.
There would definitely be flames if you forgot the proper holes!
Lol a jet engine shaped cardboard case held together with bamboo skewers would actually be pretty rad
