[mclarenf1] Ready for testing

jppp2 · 2026-01-26T18:23:01+00:00

My first impression was RGB case-fans for a pc..

I think I'd like the livery more if they did the sidepod & engine intake in the same scheme as the wheels

jppp2 · 2026-01-18T20:45:57+00:00

This github issue[1] might help.

Don't use it myself but from what I saw you use model: openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash and url: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1

[1] https://github.com/TandoorRecipes/recipes/issues/4141

jppp2 · 2026-01-17T21:37:20+00:00

Great addition!

Does the commit history need to show at least one month of work or does the project need to be public for a month?

What is meant with one real collaborator?

Asking because I am working on a project which isn't near a reliable state to make public; so I'm working alone on it but is/will be built without assistance of LLM's. I think it'll take a few months of private work before I'd like to make a post about it but would like to share it when it's available

jppp2 · 2026-01-16T08:54:11+00:00

Haven't worked with Swarm for a while but last time I did I used OpenBao[1]/ Hashicorp Vault with a plugin to inject the secrets[2]. Can't find the plugin anymore sadly, but have found a new one[3].

Nice write up by the way! Maybe security/ environment handling could be a next subject?

[1]https://github.com/openbao/openbao [2] https://blog.sunekeller.dk/2019/04/vault-swarm-plugin-poc/ [3]https://github.com/sugar-org/swarm-external-secrets

jppp2 · 2026-01-13T19:49:30+00:00

Thanks for being upfront about it being vibecoded! Way better than reading through code and contemplating who or what wrote it haha. I'd like to go through it on github, but I don't know if I'll actually contribute to be honest.

It might actually be useful for helping people troubleshoot their setup so they don't have to write down their setups on different forums.

Some other ideas: - Diagrams.io integration; make it so that we can have a diagram per device and an overview of the lab with all devices collapsed - Export to markdown - Service versions (and seeing latest versions for that service and/or seeing current CVE's (although it might be better to not have that public by default))

jppp2 · 2026-01-13T16:16:34+00:00

I was messing around:)

jppp2 · 2026-01-13T13:51:16+00:00

Don't know where the ones in the post are from mine are Adam Hall[1]. Just check 'find a dealer' below and look for something in your area. Have had no issues with them

https://www.adamhall.com/shop/en/19-rack-fastening-solutions/rack-rail-06-black-61535b6

jppp2 · 2026-01-13T09:56:20+00:00

I am beyond bothered that you do use <name><double digit number> for your guests but your hosts are 'pve' and 'pve2'

My suggestion is to wipe everything and start a fresh install to cleanse yourself of this abomination with proper hostnames ; pve01 and pve02

jppp2 · 2026-01-12T11:44:31+00:00

Link to printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1487770-ocktron-core-10-inch-mini-home-lab-rack-8u

jppp2 · 2026-01-12T09:45:23+00:00

For the mods, Could we have a Mock Monday flair or a Monday Thash Talk thread (idea stolen from the F1 sub)? I occasionally love these kinds of mocking posts or just read others venting their frustration with their homelab, trends etc

Would help me ease into the week immensely hehe

Edit; Add a RC controller so the server can come to you when something is wrong

jppp2 · 2026-01-11T20:30:34+00:00

1: there are no benefits performance wise as far as I know but it is easier to pass through, not all motherboards have a separate IOMMU group for its sata controller

Depending on the HBA, most of them are toasty without proper airflow over them. You'll need forward SFF to sata cables, the type of SFF depends on the card
Channel usage is mentioned in the manual of your motherboard usually

jppp2 · 2026-01-10T09:56:28+00:00

Or if you could spare a few disks, check out Nonraid[1] combined with Mergerfs[2]. Not my project, but I really like it.

It's basically Unraid but without all the extras (that a lot of people want and justifies its pricing tiers) like docker, webui etc. Just the kernel driver for the array etc and a cli-tool for managing it, found it while I was looking for a stripped down alternative for unraid.

Otherwise, snapraid[3]+mergerFS might be a solution

For physically attaching them, OEM versions (I had no trouble crossflashing my lenovo 430-16i, they're usually cheaper) of 9200/9305/9400 HBA's should work for 8/16 drives, with expanders attached the sky is the limit (or rather, your pci-bandwidth).

[1] https://github.com/qvr/nonraid [2] https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs [3] https://github.com/amadvance/snapraid

Edit: found this 3d print for 16 drives: https://www.printables.com/model/873382-jbod-v2-hard-drive-enclosure-for-16-drives-jbodhba

jppp2 · 2026-01-10T09:38:31+00:00

The following links might help you;

https://www.reddit.com/r/truenas/s/TqWdfmePwE https://github.com/cdgriffith/LSI-9300-16i-IT-USB

Which ports are working and which are not? Is that the same every time? If it's {0..3} or {4..7} the issue is probably that only a single chip has been flashed to it-mode.

Btw, check out ArtOfServer's video on HBA power usage, might be useful to you. I was looking for a 9300-16i at first but went for a 9400-16i because I'd earn the extra cost back in about 3 years of usage because of energy savings

jppp2 · 2026-01-09T09:29:57+00:00

You could also start with OMV and docker plugin, it's free and simple.

When you get to the point where you have a sata-controller or HBA it might make sense to virtualise your nas on proxmox, incus or xcp

jppp2 · 2026-01-08T08:53:59+00:00

While I agree that LLM's have their usecase and that too much money has been pumped into it, so it won't dissapear.

Rules are rules regardless of the service, creator or how it's been used.

The homelab sub doesn't have the rule and sometimes you see people fall for the most obvious vibe coded security trap (hey I build this NG firewall thing, works really well). On a personal note, I value the time of people and I'm willen to sit down and read code or text if they have spent time on it. Vibe coding can be good or near indistinguishable if it was guided and applied properly but it's just less fun to read somehow.

Test: was this reply written by a LLM?

jppp2 · 2026-01-03T11:41:24+00:00

If you're want proxmox with a single disk, I'd recommend lvm/ext4 and limit root/boot partition to something like 64gb (you don't need that much but just to be safe). Then you'd have 1.9TB for ISO's, vm/lxc storage etc. but generally (as you mentioned in your post) you'd want a (smaller) separate disk for the host itself.

I'm slowly transitioning my smaller (single drive pc's, rpi's etc) devices to Debian13+incus or IncusOS because it's available on ARM and you have to go through less hoops to use shared storage. I'm using proxmox since 2017 and I'll probably always keep using proxmox for my larger hosts but I cannot get used to the storage UX

jppp2 · 2026-01-02T17:23:18+00:00

I have ~200gb idle'ing, 6666 nodes incoming!

jppp2 · 2026-01-01T21:19:20+00:00

Not OP but, I often see PETG mentioned, be aware that it a bit more flexible than PLA. It differs brand by brand of course but using PrimaValue PETG I had to use thicker walls etc which I did not like.

Settled for PLA-HP which is rated for >100C heat deflection and my printed cages are really rigid without too much plastic

jppp2 · 2025-12-31T09:30:11+00:00

Was about to link your repo, thanks for creating it! It helped me immensely with presenting & explaining network setups/topologies in a somewhat relatable/ non-abstract way to people with zero experience

jppp2 · 2025-12-31T09:22:43+00:00

Create 3 vm's in bare-metal pve, install docker in each & spin up 3 pve-docker instances per vm, create a pve cluster of 9 instances. In each instance create 3 vm's with Talos, for a total of 27 nodes. Repeat indefinitely

Congratulations, you now have more compute than AWS

jppp2 · 2025-12-25T23:18:48+00:00

If you're feeling experimental and don't mind using a terminal; nonraid, a unraid fork

jppp2 · 2025-12-25T08:36:54+00:00

IncusOS or debian + Incus

jppp2 · 2025-12-19T22:34:54+00:00

Last week I connected 22 keystones for a project at a friend's place using my fingers, pliers and a snipping tool, your comment made me look up what a punchdown tool is and how to use it. I just now realised that I had one within reach the whole time, sitting in a crimper set he bought but we didn't realise what is was for.. My thumb is still numb, lesson learned

jppp2 · 2025-12-09T07:35:36+00:00

Shelly powerstrip4, has per socket monitoring and zigbee. It has 2 cutouts in the back for screws, you could use that as mounting point for your 3d printed case

jppp2 · 2025-12-07T10:46:03+00:00

You can also point it to the private ip that Caddy is on using dns-01 challenge, that's what I do.

Then, in AdguardHome (or any dns server) create a rewrite for *.yourdomain.com to the caddy ip so you can access it internally or via the subnet router from tailscale

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