oxidand<p>I went all out on a <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> setup (again). I decided to host a few (more) things that I had wanted for some time. This instance is one of them.<br><br>Over the years, I've used a <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/synology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Synology</span></a> <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/nas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NAS</span></a> (awful, very limited software). Then I built a <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/diynas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diyNAS</span></a> with a Celeron CPU and Mini-ITX board, but it was a bit too big for my nomadic lifestyle, so I sold it for parts before my second move.<br><br>I was stuck with an <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/asustor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asustor</span></a> NAS for some time, which was good for storage. Especially since it was easy to run on a custom OS — <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/openmediavault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMediaVault</span></a>, in my case. But it wasn't powerful enough to run everything I wanted. And that's not including things like <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/gotosocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoToSocial</span></a>. Admittedly, I'm also running surveillance software.<br><br>I've eventually settled on an AMD <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/ryzen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ryzen</span></a> <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/minipc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>miniPC</span></a> with NVMe and SATA storage. The SATA disk is limited to a height of 7 mm, which also limits it to 2 TB. The NVMe is also limited to 2TB, because of the price =)<br><br>Additionally, I have a USB 3.0 external hard drive for 'cold storage'. It's also 2TB. So, with 6TB of <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a>, I have more than enough for my self-hosting needs. This includes my current media library, although it may become a bottleneck in the near future as I'm leaving <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spotify</span></a>.<br><br>The purpose of this instance is to post about <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> software and, on occasion, a little about <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredevelopment</span></a> (though I always struggle to find something to write about on this subject, probably because it is my job) without being constrained to 500 characters on <a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> or running a full-featured Mastodon instance.<br><br><a href="https://dev.tualok.net/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p>