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Any good Black Friday deals (rack, network cable, switch, UPS, etc)? in c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

[–] Nerfarean@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Best deals at local elections recycling. On a good day, all those are available. May need some work and time to get fully functional, but great learning experience on low budget

What do you ask for from Santa? in c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

[–] Nerfarean@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Something Epyc

I have received more ancient servers. This time a DL380 G4, SCSI version in c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

[–] Nerfarean@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Copper in those heatsinks is worth more than the server

ups + extra battery? in c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

[–] Nerfarean@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Don't use car battery in UPS. They are made to start car, high surge current. Under deep cycle in UPS, battery will be ruined in a dozen cycles. Get a 12v 50-100ah LFP (LiFePO4) battery. Wire it to UPS. Should do the job. I retrofitted multiple UPSes with quality LFP. Much better