gear
everything running the homelab. affiliate links help support the blog.
servers

AMD Ryzen - compact, fanless, low power
runs Docker, Portainer, Gitea, Pi-hole, NPM, and more on the original server
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networking

Fanless, 4x Intel GbE Ports - runs pfSense
handles firewall, VLANs, port forwarding, and all routing for the homelab
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storage

CMR - NAS Optimized - 3yr Rescue Data Recovery
three of these merged via mergerfs for ~14.5TB of media and photo storage
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peripherals

TFT Screen & Knob - Tri-Mode BT/2.4GHz/USB-C - Hot Swappable - RGB
daily driver - RGB config works on Linux via Wine
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audio

300-Hour Battery - DTS Spatial Audio - Dual Chamber Drivers
works on Linux out of the box via USB dongle - charge once a month
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