Subj : Homelabs and noise
To   : All
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun May 26 2024 10:51:00

shoulda, woulda, coulda...

A couple of years ago I had some cable pullers come in and run a
backbone between floors. I so should have had him run a couple of runs
to my storage space.

I have a homelab with a laptop running Proxmox, an old Synology NAS, a
laptop fan keeping the server cool, and an external USB drive as a
backup target.

The laptop fan is starting to make noise. Now that it's getting warmer
here, the NAS fans are kicking in more often. The external drive makes a
clunk every once in a while. The NAS has 5 2TB spinning drives
chattering away...

If I had those runs into the storage space, I could have a nice, cool,
soundproof space for my servers.

I may need to move some of my equipment around into a storage armoire -
currently, they're sitting on top. By putting them inside, they'll be
quieter, but I'm worried about heat buildup.



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