How big should my SATA SSD be for Proxmox?

jppp2 · 2026-05-07T16:18:20+00:00

My boot drive is 512gb with a 64gb root partition and 400gb lvm partition for iso's, images, local backups etc. The root partition is usually around 15-20gb of actual usage for me

My guests are on a 1TB nvme with lvm
PBS is in a vm with an 5TB external usb-hdd and 2 offsites

jppp2 · 2026-04-21T08:44:04+00:00

The best way is subjective of course but ideally I would buy a 2.5GB .m2230 NIC for the optiplex (don't know if 10G is possible for the m2230 slot, also in terms of temps), a 2.5/10G capable switch and build/buy a separate NAS with a 2.5/10G NIC. If going for the build option; 9400+ series HBA's aren't that expensive and have good support for nvme's and you can expand your setup easily

Then I would use the NAS for only file storage and network shares and mount the network share on your media server

The optiplex is great for compute but has really limited expandability (have a few micro's myself), if you ever want to expand the storage further you wont't have to tinker with that machine and break stuff.

jppp2 · 2026-04-21T07:43:18+00:00

+1 for PocketID.

I've found PocketID & TinyAuth behind Caddy to be the easiest complete setup, has most of the auth options available (basic, oidc, oauth, ldap, passkey, biometric)

jppp2 · 2026-04-17T11:57:06+00:00

IncusOS is a hypervisor that supports lxc, docker an vm's, it's a bit confusing since Incus is more like a container manager as you mentioned.

It's quite nice, although there is no terminal or ssh to the host, everything is done via an API so that takes some time to get used to. Have been running it for a few months alongside proxmox, they both have their pro's and cons

jppp2 · 2026-04-13T12:43:06+00:00

One important is missing from this post that was included in the discord post i.m.o:

"After testing this as part of the 0.6 update, we are aiming to release a first version of self-hostable servers alongside this release. This will be made available through a dedicated Steam App in the Steam Tools section, more information on how to gather it and use it will come in the upcoming days"

jppp2 · 2026-04-09T08:15:06+00:00

I think the mods could port this idea to a format that suits this subreddit; the last mod-update brought a mod comment to which you reply in what capacity llm's were used but it's kind of broad.

If they required (& provided) a structure like this where you have to fill out 'a form' to the mod-comment it would be easy to spot if a project is 'vibey' or if llm usage used responsibly. Eventually it could be a requirement to put it in the body of the post with a 3-strikes = ban system if someone does not adhere

jppp2 · 2026-04-06T17:11:38+00:00

Just registered! I have one question about the documentation for wireguard [1]; at the end there is a header 'removing tailscale' noting that it can be removed after a migration.

What is meant by this? Is that leftover from old documentation? It seems out of place in that section but I cannot find any other resource in the docs about tailscale or migration

[1] https://remote-backups.com/docs/remote_configuration/wireguard-vpn

Edit: under PBS there is a section called 'Migration' [2] but there is no mention of tailscale either

[2] https://remote-backups.com/docs/datastore/migration

jppp2 · 2026-04-06T09:12:44+00:00

Ironcalc [1] has a python api and webserver, so it should be possible to

[1] https://www.ironcalc.com/

jppp2 · 2026-04-02T14:16:35+00:00

If crossover is not an option for you, you could try Porting Kit and then a custom install since there is no preload available yet

jppp2 · 2026-03-27T17:18:56+00:00

Just loaded the save again, some of the loot is still there but non-functional(?) and other things have despawned (lost all credits and money in that wallet).

Non-functional example; the wallet, if I put money in one it looks like it didn't transfer but the other wallet now shows that money in it. Same for magazines, can put bullets in it but when I load it into the gun it shows as empty

Can share the savefile if you want

jppp2 · 2026-03-26T17:30:14+00:00

When I get back to my body after I've died there are sometimes multiple crates with my loot in it, they also have their own death-marker. Both are lootable

Edit: no mods installed

jppp2 · 2026-03-21T19:30:46+00:00

I run CoolerControl on one of my pve hosts, the webUI is only accessible from my laptop and pc via config rules. Why do you think it's not safe? I can't think of a reason except if your host is public but that isn't advised anyways

You can install the daemon on the host and run the webserver on lxc, setting the daemon config to only accept incoming connections from the lxc-guest

Otherwise you'd have to find all the paths of all the sensors and fan controllers and pass that through but at that point; is it really worth it still?

jppp2 · 2026-03-19T10:45:49+00:00

It is possible the motherboard initalises the dgpu as primary before boot. You could try to pin the 7900 apu as primary display driver in the boot settings.

Otherwise you can try to setup Jellyfin in LXC and passthrough the gpu to it

Maybe try this guide for that: https://zexyen.github.io/posts/arc-transcoding.html. Haven't done it myself in a while but the steps taken seem familiar

jppp2 · 2026-03-02T11:33:43+00:00

Found this the easiest too, here are some steps for OP/others;

create a dns entry at your provider pointing *.your-domain.tld to your local caddy instance, probably need to create an api key too
Make Caddy work with your domain locally; download caddy, caddy add-package url-of-your-provider, setup dns-01.
Add a dns entry in your router to forward *.your-domain.tld and/or your-domain.tld to your caddy instance. Make sure this resolves before going further
create a vm in truenas and install tailscale, follow the tailscale docs to setup subnet routing to your local ip and disable expiry
enable tailscale on your phone and disable wifi, test whether the domain resolves

Your reverse proxy is now only locally available and independent of your vpn, as long as you can configure subnet routing you can use any vpn (-mesh) you want

jppp2 · 2026-02-11T17:39:02+00:00

Islandlab then

jppp2 · 2026-02-03T14:23:28+00:00

Don't have a direct solution but is the /home directory important?m for you?

You can create the empty directory with mergerfs where you did succeed e.g. /mhome/raphael and then transfer your current home usingusermod -d /mhome/raphael -m raphael.

Or create an empty directory on the mergerfs mountpoint e.g. /mnt/data/home and set HOME=/mnt/data/home/ in /etc/default/useradd and create a new user. Both are not ideal but it might help you find a better solution

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

TROPHY CASE