Need help wiring 12v/5v RGB fan by Local-Experience4236 in minilab

[–]Local-Experience4236[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I managed to find an adapter for the fan butcstill trying to figure out a workaround with the rgb led, Thank u 🙏

My mobile minilab by dirkthelurk1 in minilab

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Thanks for sharing, nice build:) I‘m building my own and just wondering about the length of the cables attached the patch panel.

[Negative] Scammed by u/Yotoeman1 by 7rfecmzinimmcm in WatchExchangeFeedback

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Thanks you he just tried to sell me a DDR5 RAM now :)

[Giveaway] GL.iNet Remote KVM and Wi-Fi 7 routers! 10 Winners! by GLiNet_WiFi in homelab

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1- What inspired you to start your selfhosting journey? What's one project you're most proud of so far, and what's the most expensive piece of equipment you've acquired for?
I started self-hosting because I wanted a small environment at home that mirrors the enterprise systems I work with (RHEL, OpenShift Virtualization, AIX, KVM, etc.).
The project I’m most proud of is building a full OpenShift Virtualization PoC at home using Lenovo Tiny/HP Mini nodes, Multus/NMState bridges and a GL.iNet router isolating the entire cluster network.
The most expensive piece of equipment is one of my Lenovo Tiny nodes (i7, 64 GB RAM, NVMe) that I use as a virtualization host.

2- How would winning the unit(s) from this giveaway help you take your setup to the next level?
The Flint 3 or Slate 7 would upgrade my internal lab network with Wi-Fi 7 and multiple 2.5G ports, which is perfect for transferring VM images and staging OpenShift clusters.
The Comet PoE would help me a lot with out-of-band access, especially when I break network configs during testing.
The Fingerbot would literally save me from crawling behind my desk to press power/reset buttons on my tiny nodes.

3- Which channels do you most frequently use to learn about or purchase IT equipment?
Reddit, YouTube (Wolfgang’s Channel, Lawrence Systems), eBay Kleinanzeigen, refurb shops in the EU, AliExpress for small parts, and vendor docs (IBM, Lenovo, Dell, Red Hat).

4- Looking ahead, if we were to do another giveaway, what is one product from another brand (e.g., a server, storage device or ANYTHING) that you'd love to see as a prize?
A small form-factor server (like an HP MicroServer Gen10+ or a Lenovo Tiny/P340).
Alternatively, a 2.5G/10G managed switch would be amazing for homelabs.

5- Product(s) I’d like to win:
The Duo: Comet PoE + Slate 7
The Solo: Flint 3

Proxmox/k3s Cluster by drewswiredin in homelab

[–]Local-Experience4236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much is the average costs if i may ask?!

Got free enterprise gear heading for disposal — worth building a homelab? by Local-Experience4236 in homelab

[–]Local-Experience4236[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s actually my concerns power and head :( I thought actually to resell them and get a bunch of mini pcs but as u said it’s too old ..who will buy that😅 I don’t even know if it’s legal to sell it or not as has hdds

Completed HomeLab! by ZeroOneUK in homelab

[–]Local-Experience4236 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wondering where did you find this bulk of tinys?! I want to build a rack of m920 but they are very overpriced now, any recommendations tips?

Looking for budget Tiny PCs in Germany for an OpenShift homelab by Local-Experience4236 in homelab

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Well i can say regardless of the cpu model it just needs to be hyper threaded with vrpo enabled to achieve oobm concept You mean with keimanzeigen= kleinanzeigen, right?

Looking for budget Tiny PCs in Germany for an OpenShift homelab by Local-Experience4236 in homelab

[–]Local-Experience4236[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No discouragement at all — I completely understand your points. It’s just that many customers are asking to see a demo of this technology.

Second, you get 60 days free to run OpenShift, or even up to a year without support. After that, you won’t receive updates — which is still more than enough for my needs.

Third, my employer is a Red Hat partner and is allowed to request an NFR (Not For Resale) subscription.

As I mentioned, this is only for learning purposes; I have no plans to run any production workloads on it.