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Brock
@runninyeti.eth
thinking about moving /indexing more bare metal with some /homelabs two distinct potential versions: 1/ "processing hub" -> need ~1:1 ratio between # of CPUs and # of GBs of RAM -> ideally runnable as a cluster 2/ "storage hub" -> need 100+ TB in RAID -> ideally accessible from a processing cluster (NAS?) It's been a few years since I built out a homelab - any updates on best practices, places to shop, etc?
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Juliuss
@julius-eth-dev
1/ 96c/192t threadripper with lots of ram? but a build like that will handle more than 196gb ram. Im all for spending 10k+ on a cpu but im not sure if its actually worth it lol. I can only imagine how unstable that thing would be. 2/ any machine will do for this purpose. if you want lots of nvme SSD's, you will want a server-grade cpu with the pcie lanes. But if you plan to use sata drives, you just want to find a mobo with lots of sata ports. I would recommend a less power hungry cpu as you don't really need juice here, just stability. I personally don't think there is any right or wrong way to approach a homelab. I personally prefer building everything and using what I have. Some like buying used dedicated server hardware. All I will say, is that high end parts have been the least reliable for me compared to mid-grade. May not be as problematic with server grade hardware, but definitely be careful with like 5090's or intel i9's/ ryzen 9's.
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Brock
@runninyeti.eth
love it 🙏 Yeah I've hacked together several over the years for personal use, but this will be the first foray into something "repeatable" And weirdly, none of the use cases require much by way of CPU or GPU - its really about replication (1) and storage (2). The /indexing tech handles distribution (e.g. for processing nodes, RPIs are likely enough if packaged correctly)
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