I’m new to this, and having a lot of fun.

I started with the Blackview MP80 running Ubuntu(Minecraft server on docker and Home Assistant in a VM)

Then I bought the BMAX for 82€ and moved HA on to it so I can wipe the MP80 and play around with Proxmox and Nextcloud erc without breaking my home automations.

Yesterday I got the Hardkernel H4+ with 16gb ram and 2x 6TB 2nd hand commercial grade HDD’s (testing them now, 3 month guarantee)

Looking forward to setting up ZFS pools for the first time, ans probably move my Nextcloud AIO over to the TrueNAS app

  • Thorry84@feddit.nlEnglish
    37·
    10 months ago

    Just so you know, operating spinning drives this way is a bad idea. If the platters are spinning and the drive tips over, the rotation of the drives resists the movement. This gyroscopic force is enough for the platters to touch the heads which are flying a tiny distance above the platter. Obviously this is a bad thing and will damage the drives.

    A quick fix is to just lay them flat or fix both of them together so they have a more stable base to stand on. Putting it in an enclosure is even better.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      92·
      10 months ago

      You gotta embrace the jank! Also, he’s got them in some kind of stand. That looks reasonably stable to me.

      • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
        71·
        10 months ago

        I love my janky temporarily solution.

        I made a stand of old ikea plastic parts I had laying around, screwed them together and have both drives supported from both sides and connected together.

        If I directly bump the drive hard enough they’d fall, but I’m pretty confident I can shake the table really hard and they’ll be fine.

        I’m hoping to get a 3D printer to make a more permanent solution

          • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            lol I won’t those HDD’s are like my babies, I’m very careful with them, that temporary stand while not foolproof is solid, but I have no plans of testing it out now that the drives are in there

    • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Thanks this is a very temporary solution until I can 3D print a better solution or buy an better temporary solution.

      It’s pretty stable I have a make shift stand, and I’d have to bump them pretty hard for them to fall over. If I shake the table hard they definitely won’t fall

  • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    Welcome to the most frustratingly satisfying journey you’ll ever untertake. Next thing we’ll see is the lights dimming when you reboot your server(s).

    • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      I can’t imagine why anyone would put themselves through the insane amount of effort it takes to figure this stuff out and set everything up. Yet I love it, just want to keep tinkering and doing more

      • Bronzie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Yeah it makes no sense, yet it’s so much fun when stuff finally works like it should!

        Everybody loves using Jellyfin at home, but they think I’m mad for spending countless hours setting up everything the first time, then a second time to improve, then a third time as I migrated HW.

        Keep having fun with it mate! The possibilities are endless

  • hsdkfr734r@feddit.nlEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    Have fun. :)

    Side note: Never look at LXC/incus or home assistant or esp32 to attach. Rabbit holes everywhere.

  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    Strap them onto a scrap piece of wooden board for stability. You could then hang the board vertically to save space.

    This sort of metal strapping works great:

    • unphazed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Hid a pc into a bar of my mobile home this way. All parts were either screwed into plywood or strapped with zip ties. I hated the wasted space. It had a 24x28" space with no door (Fixed with a scroll saw, magnetic close, and some hinges). I added a very small plywood shelf for DVDroms and usb drives, and just attached the board to the inner wall. Used a hole saw on the tabletop for I think 2" (just big enough for a VGA connector, and ran all the cords into the cabinet. Worked well, then I moved into an actual house. Still loved it more than apartment life. Coolest part was no one ever saw the door unless I showed them (which was great cause that cut was waaaaavy)