self-hosted - Notes By Me

Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty managing virtual machines in a control room, with screens showing Ubuntu, Docker, Fail2ban, and memory ballooning. Speech bubble: 'VM's are easy in Proxmox'.

Proxmox

Part 3: Setting up Virtual Machines

While Proxmox offers lightweight LXC containers, I chose VMs for this setup. They provide better security and a richer feature set through full kernel-level isolation. The operating system for these VMs is Ubuntu Server. I went with it because I'm familiar with the platform and there's

A cartoon CPU on a unicycle with "Turbo Boost" thoughts, contrasted with a relaxed CPU in a hammock with "C-States & Chill" thoughts, illustrating performance versus power saving.

data center

Part 2: Optimising Server Power

Most systems are configured for performance, leaving plenty of room for power-saving tweaks without much impact on workloads. With UK energy prices being what they are, I'm always looking for ways to make my setup more efficient. Enabling CPU C-States This was one of the most significant changes

A cartoon illustration of four happy servers linked together as a Proxmox Cluster.

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Part 1: Setting up a Proxmox Cluster

After acquiring four HP EliteDesk 800 G3 PCs from eBay, the first phase of my home data center project was getting them from bare metal to a fully functioning, clustered virtualisation platform. Each server came with: * Intel Core i5-7500 CPU * 8GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM (up to 64GB) * 256GB SSD All four

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Building a Home Data Center

I'm planning to build a mini self-hosted data center. In my house. Yes, you read that correctly. Not just a fancy computer tucked under the stairs, but a proper (ish) setup with servers and networking gear.