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The state of homelab tech (2024) (Friends)

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Jan 19, 2024

Techno Tim, a homelab enthusiast and YouTube content creator, joins Adam to explore the exciting landscape of homelab tech in 2024. They dive into the latest trends in network speeds and energy efficiency, discussing the shift towards power-efficient devices. The conversation highlights evolving storage solutions, including ZFS configurations and RAID setups, along with the pros and cons of proprietary versus open-source networking gear. Tim shares insights on smart home integration, home automation projects, and the importance of secure networking in modern setups.

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INSIGHT

Skipping 2.5Gb

Homelab enthusiasts often skip 2.5Gb networking and go straight to 10Gb.
This is driven by the desire for faster local networks and the increasing speed of consumer internet.

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Power Efficiency Upgrade

Techno Tim switched from three 1U servers to three Intel NUCs for his cluster.
This significantly reduced power consumption while maintaining performance, highlighting a trend toward efficiency.

INSIGHT

Storage Trends and NVMe Power

Homelabbers desire SSD speeds but face limitations in capacity and cost.
NVMe drives can surprisingly use more power than spinning disks, a fact often overlooked.

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Techno Tim is back with Adam to discuss the state of homelab in 2024 and the trends happening within homelab tech. They discuss homelab environments providing a safe place for experimentation and learning, network improvement as a gateway to homelab, trends in network connection speeds, to Unifi or not, storage trends, ZFS configurations, TrueNAS, cameras, home automation, connectivity, routers, pfSense, and more.

Umm, should we make these conversations between Adam and Tim more frequent?

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Techno Tim – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
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