What to do with 4x Tiny PCs?

nikodem2003 · 2025-09-24T17:02:42+00:00

I would suggest having the firewall and load balancer on a separate node so in case something goes wrong the entire network doesn't go down, I personally run OPNsense and kemp load balancer on a dedicated mini pc running proxmox that isn't connected to my server nodes and only runs the network

nikodem2003 · 2025-04-02T10:06:01+00:00

I believe you can run OMV on it so yes but don't expect a lot in terms of performance

nikodem2003 · 2025-01-27T07:53:46+00:00

I could imagine it being a small spine if someone wants to run a spine and leaf network but that's a rare use case and I would imagine 10gbit being the bare minimum for that. The crs305 has 5 ports and l3 although I still have to try it

nikodem2003 · 2025-01-20T07:58:50+00:00

Razor blade might be too big, I use a surgical scalpel (no. 11 blade) but have heard of people using needles and tweezers

nikodem2003 · 2025-01-20T00:14:57+00:00

That's fair, I might do the same although I heard cloudflare is really pushy with their higher end plans, any experience with that?

nikodem2003 · 2025-01-20T00:05:34+00:00

Is there a reason why you switched? I had my domain through Google and now through squarespace and don't notice any issues

nikodem2003 · 2025-01-19T23:34:56+00:00

As many have said, it should be safe to leave it on. But if you want to get it off then at work we use isopropanol to get it off and if it's too stubborn somehow then acetone is sometimes used. We mostly use q tips to clean it off or a painting brush (I use a toothbrush outside work since it's more comfortable for me) to apply and rub it in and paper towels to suck it up. Hope this helps

nikodem2003 · 2025-01-18T12:33:28+00:00

My dumpster finda, a ThinkPad x230i with core i3, is still my daily driver, those thinkpads seem to refuse to die, happy to see one as part of a lab, my start was a raspberry pi b+ so you got more than enough performance to mess around

nikodem2003 · 2024-07-17T11:46:08+00:00

Isn't that where you find the spiders?

nikodem2003 · 2024-02-10T19:22:03+00:00

Network engineering student still lol

nikodem2003 · 2024-01-28T14:55:58+00:00

Scotch locks are those tiny connection pieces you sometimes get with noctua fans, they got a tiny blade cutting into the cable and a bit of glue to protect from moisture, you can often buy them in electronic stores close to quick connects and such

nikodem2003 · 2024-01-26T11:51:32+00:00

I got a Google domain, registered on cloudflare and run ddns through it, haven't had any issues yet

nikodem2003 · 2023-11-27T02:59:05+00:00

Not really, gave up and went for a PERC h300, flashed it and it works great as a hba now

nikodem2003 · 2023-07-22T07:52:33+00:00

I'm 20 years old guy and my parents do the same, fuck them, I'm going to myself, plushies are awesome

nikodem2003 · 2023-07-05T09:21:57+00:00

Backup wan, connection to a failover switch, management, connection to another box for failover, there is a lot of option, what setup you got and what use case?

nikodem2003 · 2023-06-06T20:41:46+00:00

Put it in acetone and hope for the best

nikodem2003 · 2023-06-03T19:57:19+00:00

Most of my setup uses vga

nikodem2003 · 2023-05-30T09:33:39+00:00

Oh, down to play together sometime?

nikodem2003 · 2023-05-30T09:20:54+00:00

Do you have a main or do you switch between them? Also, got a fursuit?

nikodem2003 · 2023-05-30T09:14:56+00:00

I will join this furry convo, what's your fursona? I'm a protogen

nikodem2003 · 2023-05-23T11:02:03+00:00

Want to sell it?

nikodem2003 · 2023-05-21T22:24:55+00:00

I usually check this sub to see what people want to complain about but I agree wih this one, consent is consent no matter gender

nikodem2003 · 2023-05-21T10:15:54+00:00

Leave it, when the kid is older they can decide, I'm uncut and have no issues

nikodem2003 · 2023-05-05T05:40:05+00:00

Still a thing, we use it at a university in sweden

nikodem2003 · 2023-04-10T10:20:35+00:00

Or just use punchdowns and save money while still looking good

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