Wanted a dedicated 24/7 smart display for my setup, so I rooted an Amazon Echo Show 5, flashed LineageOS, and vibecoded this dashboard in home assistant. It tracks all my live server stats , internet speed and lets me control my AC and fan directly through Home Assistant.
Hey Guys i have optiplex 5070 sff and there is not enough space for Multiple 3.5 HDD , so i made this, is it okay? any problem because of this? please give suggestions, Thankyou
I just salvaged this piece of hdd monstrosity from a old dell optiplex in my lab this is how some super senior of mine organised my labs storage to save microscope imaging files from experiments
i7 14th generation
512 gb SSD
8 gb ddr5 Ram
Inbuilt wifi & bluetooth
Windows 11 pro OS
Only CPU available brand new unused condition
Price - 40000
Hey guys I'm new in Home Server things and i bought Optiplex 5070 SFF , i5 8500T and i have installed 8 gb each 2666 mhz ram x 4 and 2 tb 3.5 hdd x 2 and 1 external USB 2.5 HDD , how is it? and please give suggestions what should i add next, btw don't have enough space so I'm using like this i attended picture above thankyou
Iam running Pi-hole DNS on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W for my home network. Occasionally the Pi goes offline and only comes back after a power on off.
I’ve tried flashing a fresh Raspberry Pi OS, also disabled power save mode but the issue still happens. I have a automation script to power-cycle it, but want a permanent fix.
Anyone faced this with a Pi Zero 2 W?
ITS NOT EXACTLY HOMELAB, BUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS SETUP WILL WORK.
I have a old Mac Mini (M1, 24GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) and two Samsung T7 SSDs (1TB each). I'm running a small business and need to run the following services
I have got a commercial internet plan with 1 static IP. I plan to expose NextCloud and ERPNext over internet.
Current Setup:
Plan:
I do have a backup power supply and my office is in a commercial building so power cuts are rare. I have worked as software engineer so have sufficient technical knowledge to run and maintain these.
The business is having very thin margins and we running into bottle necks and heap of human errors with current setup. Is relying on a single mac mini to run all the critical services to run my business a good idea?
This is my current Homelab where I have all Ubiquiti network gears from UXG Pro Agg switch, PoE switches and APs and some Ubiquiti NAS UNAS Pro, UNAS2.
Compute I have Proxmox node running on a cluster on Minisforum M1 Pro, Dell optilplex 3070 and Lenovo p330 and Zimaboard 832 as quorum and one PC build on Fractal define7 Chassis running Windows 11 bypass Intel Arc A750 GPU. So all these node shares a common storage from UNAS Pro using NFS and Truenas running Jellyfin, Plex and Immich. And I have WAN failover internet as well as two online UPS sinewave for power backup.
My backup is on Proxmox backup server which runs daily.
I wanted something better than dumping links into browser bookmarks, notes, or random “read later” apps.
So I’m building Relic: a place to save things from the web and actually keep them.
The idea is pretty simple:
Additional features for later:
The goal isn't to build another bookmarking app. I want it to feel more like a personal archive of the internet — things you found interesting enough that you don't want to lose them.
I'm currently working on the MVP and would love feedback from people who use Pocket, Raindrop, browser bookmarks, Obsidian, or similar tools.
What would make you actually switch to something like this?
Github Link: https://github.com/aayushsiwa/relic-frontend
To test just use https://test-ipv6.com/ and note your ipv6 address, try to access your host using this ipv6 address and it should work without any restrictions
Hey guys,
I'm running a public VPS reverse proxy (NPM + CrowdSec) that tunnels back to my home lab.
My ISP uses CGNAT, so my home IP is always changing. Recently, a background sync on my local machine freaked out over some broken endpoints, triggered a CrowdSec brute-force rule, and banned my entire home network.
Since my IP is dynamic, a static whitelist won't work, and whitelisting the ISP's whole subnet is obviously a bad idea.
I was thinking about a DDNS workaround:
Home server pushes IP changes to a DDNS domain.
VPS runs a cron job every 5 mins to check the DDNS.
If the IP is new, update the CrowdSec allowlist and clear any bans.
The catch is the race condition. If my IP rotates and a local app immediately triggers a ban, I'm locked out until that 5-minute cron job wakes up to rescue me.
For anyone else dealing with CGNAT and CrowdSec:
Have you found a clean way to whitelist dynamic client IPs?
Did you just give up on public endpoints and move everything behind Tailscale/Twingate?
Or do you just tweak the CrowdSec scenarios to be less aggressive with false positives?
Would love to hear your setups!
Was 14yr old when I started out homelabbing
Back then it was only plex on Q4OS
Now It runs more stuff like AdGuard home, NPM, Kiwix, uptime kuma and a (spigot)minecraft server
I also use CasaOS to manage files and stuff.
Thinking of making a separate post(or a yt vid since I need some money for upgrades because the current thing is not a Low budget but a No budget setup) on the whole story
Currently I have the $10 usenet plan of torbox(currently they removed usenet indexer so looking for other option) and basic vps
I want to switch to a much cheaper option and I am thinking of getting a $3 plan for torrent or is there any cheaper way to get it by using different service?
For usenet i don't know much about it so looking for a cheaper option like provider any suggestions is welcome
What is your setup for streaming are you using only tb $10plan?
Hi, did enquiry at one of the shops in Pune offering used mini pcs. They quoted following prices. Is this fair pricing?
i5 8th gen 8gb ram 256gb ssd - Rs. 19500
i5 4th gen 8gb ram 256gb ssd - Rs. 16500
Hi guys, as the title says I am looking for private tracker or Usenet for Punjabi contents, I am really new into this world, do you have any advice pls?
I recently (About a year) upgraded my home server to a Skullsaints Ash mini PC based on the Intel N150. I wanted something compact, low-power and easy to leave running.
It shipped with Windows 11 Pro, but I wiped it and installed Debian on bare metal. I had been running an Arch Linux machine as server earlier, so I reused the HDD from that machine for media storage.
Specs
What I paid
| Item | Price | Bought From |
|---|---|---|
| Skullsaints Ash mini PC, Intel N150 / 16GB / 512 GB | ₹24,999 (Oct 2025) | Amazon |
| TP-Link TL-WR1502X | ₹3,728 (June 2026) | Flipkart |
| Qualcomm SDX55 5G USB dongle | ₹8,258 including tax (June 2026) | The Techtellectual |
| Ambrane Stylo N20 20,000 mAh power bank | ₹1,275 (July 2026) | Flipkart |
| Kitchen rack | ₹186 (July 2026) | Flipkart |
Total: ₹38,446, excluding the reused HDD and SATA to USB 3.2 Connector.
I replaced my D-Link DIR-600M with the TP-Link TL-WR1502X partly because the old router had become a bottleneck for Wi-Fi and wired speeds. But the main reason was that the TP-Link can run from a basic power bank.
Paired with the SDX55 5G dongle and the Ambrane power bank, it becomes a portable Wi-Fi setup that I can take outside. It gives my phone and other devices their own Wi-Fi network without requiring a wall socket. I can also keep my phone’s cellular radio off when I want to while still using internet through the router and 5G dongle.
Docker Stack
I only use legitimate media sources.*
iPhone apps I use with it
As I am adding AI agent Stack with cloud models, Figuring out the best way to use the N150 without running out of RAM. Suggestions are welcome, especially from anyone else using 5G as part of their homelab network.
Im totally new to homelabs but i wanna learn/implement hands on, any cheap setup🥹
Disclosure up front: this is my business, mods please remove if not allowed.
We run a small 3D printing setup out of Hyderabad. We built it around is same day delivery inside the city. For orders before 12:00 PM, it'll be delivered that evening. Most printing services here quote you over WhatsApp and take three to five days, so that was the gap we went after.
How it works: you upload an STL or 3MF on the site and it slices the file right there to work out the actual grams of plastic your part needs, then prices it. No back and forth. PLA and PETG at ₹3.50 a gram, plus GST and delivery.
Stuff people have been asking us to print so far: replacement knobs and clips for appliances, phone stands, project parts for college submissions, small enclosures for electronics.
If you have something you need printed and you're not sure it's even printable, comment or DM the file and I'll tell you straight, including if it's a bad idea or cheaper to just buy.
The website is extruded.in if you want to try the quote model. Can answer questions about the printing itself too, no obligation.
I was on the hunt for some 4tb HDDs. Whenever I search online, I see Indiamart pops up, but I've never used it before. I thought I'll give it a try and was surprised by the responses I got.
I posted the requirement for the drives and multiple sellers messaged me. One seller from Maharashtra quoted 17,550 for a drive if I take 2 drives, which is much lower than the amazon price of 25k for the same drive.
Since I am in Bangalore and the seller is somewhere from Maharashtra, I cannot physically go and check which is why I am not confident to proceed with it.
So my question is basically in the title. Has anyone bought anything from sellers that you connected through Indiamart? Also drop places in bangalore where I can get some HDDs at a lower price. Used ones are also fine by me as long as they have good enough health.