Welcome to Potatostack! My hope is that this will be somewhat of a "tech blog" where I can write articles or posts for any of my homelab or project endeavors for my own documentation as well as possibly helping others. I don't expect to write posts with any sort of specific frequency but I hope to write a lot …

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I have several TrueNAS systems that make up my storage solution. Primary NAS - File shares (TrueNAS CORE) Secondary NAS - Bulk data and archives that need (or are...) stored but are not needed on a constant basis (TrueNAS CORE) Backup NAS - Offsite backup target (TrueNAS CORE) Virtual NAS's - Virtualized storage for …

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I am excited to start planning new posts to add to this blog! As time permits (and as I can get my source material together), I plan to start writing these (in no particular order): State of the Homelab 2023 - Pictures and descriptions of what I'm running in my homelab. GPU Passthrough - Information on my ESXi-based …

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Several years ago, I was looking for a cost effective way to get into 10 gigabit networking for my homelab, specifically between my hypervisors and storage. I came across this article from ServeTheHome. Naturally, I went out and bought a Quanta LB6M from UnixPlus (now UnixSurplus) which had the best price at the time. …

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