Hoarding 4K remuxes is what having a 70TB Plex server is all about
…on my local network that I couldn't easily find on streaming services. After a few requests, I purchased a lifetime Plex Pass and turned my modest home media server into a…
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Stop buying mesh Wi-Fi before trying these free yet game-changing network upgrades
…The most common mesh setup consists of a primary node connected to one or more satellite nodes to create an uninterrupted Wi-Fi net around the home. While a mesh network is…
Four NVMe slots changed how I think about home lab storage, and a $170 mini PC made it click
…That support network is hard to dismiss. A Raspberry Pi also keeps expectations under control. You don’t buy one expecting it to become the center of an entire home lab, even…
I stopped digging through storage boxes after deploying this self-hosted inventory tool
…7 common home lab problems and how to solve them Looking to put together your own home lab? Here are some common problems to avoid (and how to fix them). The problems…
TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox
…The rest of the home lab contnues to function normally. Speaking of troubleshooting ... this is much easier with a mapped out network. If it's to do with storing data on the…
Your bad Wi-Fi isn't your ISP or PC's fault if you're following these 4 practices
…The Wi-Fi performance isn’t bad either. $60 at Amazon $55 at B&H Related I thought a Wi-Fi Extender would help my network — it did, just not the way…
I added a second Ethernet port to my NAS and finally stopped fighting network slowdowns
…While traditional link aggregation mainly helps with multiple simultaneous connections, SMB Multichannel is different because it allows a single device to use multiple different network paths during the same file transfer session…
The best NAS distro dropped a public beta for its new update, and it feels more like Proxmox with each release
…Proxmox in my home lab, with both platforms fulfilling their own roles. The former powers my local and remote Network-Attached Storage servers, houses most of my network shares, and runs services…
I stopped trying to replace my Nvidia Shield and built something better instead
…02 / 8 NAS Basics What does NAS stand for in the context of home networking and storage? A Network Attached Storage B Networked Audio System C Network Access Server D Node Aggregation…
I upgraded my NAS to NVMe and barely noticed a difference—here's why
…Connected over a network, you're never going to touch those speeds at all. Most home NAS setups, including mine, run on a standard gigabit Ethernet connection. That caps out at about…