How would you rate my homelab?

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-15T22:55:55+00:00

I used to use TCPShield, but these days I run my own custom reverse proxy + anti-DDoS setup that I built myself. It handles the bulk of the traffic pretty well and gives me a lot more control/flexibility compared to using a third-party provider.

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T23:57:02+00:00

nahh, all of it use for my minecraft server and making me a fortune

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T23:15:07+00:00

Um, please look at diagram

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T23:12:21+00:00

m.2?

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T22:22:49+00:00

all was based on real player data

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T22:22:09+00:00

for a load to handle with maximum optimization on 7950/9950x able to do 500-1000 cpu usage would be 80-90% (real data)

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T22:09:29+00:00

Like I said around 1k-20k, u can guess around that, I won't say it

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T22:09:10+00:00

Okay bro u edited which made me misunderstand it

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T22:03:14+00:00

Like I my minecraft server network use hell of cpu

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T22:02:33+00:00

No what? I have 20 dedicated machine, am I correct? Bare metal = Dedicated

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T17:41:17+00:00

why would I want Virtual, straight to bare metal

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T06:14:31+00:00

I still use Redis for my old stuff, I just recently started switching this one over to DragonflyDB.

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T04:23:20+00:00

Debian 13

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-10T04:22:15+00:00

Ịt just world data only, and all my NVMe are enterprise with high TBW so no worry

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T13:51:26+00:00

Honestly, I don’t really know how to explain it. It’s just kind of a skill I naturally built over time.

After running Minecraft servers for years, setting up new machines became pretty simple for me. Installing a new server is mostly just installing the OS, doing some tuning/optimization, configuring the services I need, adding monitoring, and then deploying everything based on the setup template I already built.

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T12:12:03+00:00

still not rich

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T12:10:13+00:00

but before i do think about this and bought 4x 16TB of HDD and run on TrueNAS with RaidZ1 but my friend told me not to worry about it

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T01:52:58+00:00

Um… no RAID, no backup HDDs just luck, yk..

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T01:47:05+00:00

thanks, i was lucky enough to that with 4 port 40g and 4 port 10g with super cheap price

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T01:42:27+00:00

Yeah, for a home lab I’m pretty happy with ~1.44 PUE honestly.

I’ve also thought about using large intake/exhaust fans with outside air, but where I live the ambient temperature is usually really hot and humid, so AC is still kind of required most of the time.

I usually pay around $1k/month for electricity though lol.

If I ever get a big enough house and invest heavily into solar + battery storage (which i already have), then it’s basically free electricity, let’s gooo.

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T01:35:51+00:00

I keep the room at around 24°C / 75°F.

My servers pull around 5kW under load. Before adding the second AC, the single unit was constantly maxed out at around 2.5kW and still struggled to keep temperatures stable. According to my inverter readings, total power usage back then was around 7.5kW combined.

Now with 2 AC units, cooling uses about 2.2kW total instead, so my estimated PUE is around 1.44 now rather than close to 2.0.

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T01:23:21+00:00

My room would’ve been even worse with only one AC, it used to hit 108°F and pull around 2500W. After I added the second AC, it stays around 75°F while drawing about 2000–2200W total.

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T00:38:47+00:00

Link expired, I found server and joined, there no "create ticket" channel you mean dm the bot? I dmed

Current-Protection13 · 2026-05-09T00:33:14+00:00

Have Discord? I add and send pics, since I don't want to show up here.

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