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My first homelab. Have at it! DXP-4800 Pro, ZimaBoard2, ZimaBlade, a small switch to send it to my router and one of the ports goes to a desktop that’s sitting pretty on my desk.

Got some heatsinks to the external mvme’s. Should lower the temps

I was curious about ZimaOS as an OS to handle NAS. Pretty user-friendly GUI and one of the best ways for a new user to install and familiarize yourself with Docker. I installed it in another NAS and it was good. However, that other NAS's hardware usage of the hard drives, and their customer service and technical support was a total pain, so I ended up returning that device. So, I really like ZimaOS, and learned about the ZimaBoard 2's specs,power requirements, and price. Bought a license because the license price was quite reasonable and they deserve the love. I have 2 1 TB nvme SSD's and 2 4TB ssd 2.5" SSD's (remember when those were affordable?) that I was planning to repurpose to build a NAS.

So, got the ZimaBoard 2 1664 Starter Pack this week from ZimaSpace. Love the packaging. I have 2 criticisms:

Once I sorted that out, got 2 RAID-1 arrays for the SSD's. Figured i use 1TB to migrate Apps, App Image, and User Database from the internal eMMC storage as well as Docker apps, The 4TB one for content storage. Already installed Tailscale for an alternative way to access it remotely as well as use it as an exit node and access my other machines. Ssh remote access and enabling wake-on-lan and hotswapping via the BIOS is nice.

Use case: NAS, a MiniPC, host AdGuard, Immich, Jellyfin (which I have successfully installed and use in another NAS), and play with some router software. I might buy a wireless USB dongle if I go for the router as well as a firewall. Otherwise, it will stay at home.

My challenges are making the most efficient use of the resources and keeping temps manageable. Also find and buy a case for it so t can be properly protected.

All in all, I'm happy with my purchase and look forward to see what I can play with. Enough ranting.

UPDATE: Bought 2.5" to 3.5" enclosures, got rid of the zip ties and used the enclosed screws to secure them to the hard drive mount. Looks much better now.