A GTR, an intense homelab with multiple racks, designs own hardware and PCBs, billet blocks, built his own house, etc etc. Really a man after my own heart, I hope to accomplish the things you have one day.
@@joel9909 The guy in the video was probably very strategic in addition to having the ability to spend 12-14 hours a day doing stuff he didn't want to do for years on end. He's probably also the type of person to get home after a long day at work and use the precious few spare hours he had to work on his own projects instead of relaxing. It's a hard path to get to where he is (unless you know the right people obviously, but that's where the strategic part can help).
Absolutely agree with the point that a CTO should understand and actually be able to work with the technologies they are responsible for. More companies leaders should adapt that mindset.
@@jeffsponaugle6339 I run the exact same philospohy in my cloud company I learn the tech first, i build the tech first and i run the tech first. Once I know all but every little thing about it, then i push the training onto other techs etc the "boss" imo needs to be a true leader, someone you can call and actually get tech support from and expect them to deliver. A lot of these CTOs are just paperwork clowns with no real experience
I agree how can you lead people with not knowing how to fix it yourself. I have worked for CTO that could Not even configure a Firewall correctly and would blame me for his mistake.
It's difficult to convey to non-homelab folk the satisfaction I get when i learn how to build and deploy a service for the first time, and then keeping it up. Always great to see how others scratch the homelab itch
"The Greatest Homelab That's Ever Lived". Thank you for taking the time to make this video, and especially for sharing your advice regarding the drive to learn new things. Super informative and interesting, I'm sure your setup is now the end-goal of tons of people that have seen these videos. As someone that owns a small computer repair business, it's awesome (and very humbling) getting a peek into this corner of the industry and the mentality that drives a successful CTO (and business)!
Your videos are great. I appreciate these videos. Pls keep it up. Even if your are uploading a 10 to 20 minutes video every month or two. You and your projects are very inspiring. Greetings from Germany
This is fascinating. I got started with my own homelab journey last year with small mini PCs and 3 HDDs with similar motivations (having an environment to learn and tinker without having to pay $$ for cloud instances). Thanks for the tour and these insights!
@@VinnyLogz Well he could use it for storage, try to do a RAID System. Another use would be for VMs, to have a dozen VMs for different testing can be useful. He can also just use it to test new hardware he gets to see if they work.
As a chief arch and CTO myself, its so cool to see someone else doing a lot of the same things I'm doing for my home lab, power management, etc. Couldn't agree with you more on the need for a tech leader to know the tech they are approving or recommending. This channel as well as Dave Plummer are new channels I've found that go into this.
Brilliant stuff. If i had the cash and the time I've love to build a lab similar to that. Whomever you work for is lucky to have someone like you, that's for sure.
Hey there! Just wanted to drop by and say how blown away I am by your homelab setup. Seriously, it's like walking into a tech wonderland. The way you've organized everything and the sheer amount of gear you've got running smoothly is truly impressive. You've created a tech sanctuary that's both envy-inducing and inspiring. Keep up the amazing work!👍👍😃
Very cool. Thanks for the follow-on video and details. Homelabs are one of the best ways to learn safely, to work though a problem, to test things, before applying what has been learnt to production environments. Most companies seem to lack corporate test labs.
So happy you posted again and loved the full explanation and tour. As someone starting out, I would love to hear what you'd do if you were in a position to begin from scratch (what you'd start with, what has been your favourite and most interesting parts, etc...)
Do you give guided tours? I completely agree with your views about how CTOs should know the tech - It's called mechanical sympathy. In my experience, CTOs have been bureaucrats that know very little and are not interested/passionate about the tech. As a result, they make terrible decisions and they really undervalue their top level engineers who do make the effort to learn in their own time. Respect from Australia.
Yea, and the funny thing is it does not that that much extra effort to learn a little bit more of the technology. Often you have a fantastic team of experts working for you that you can learn from, so it is a puzzle that so many don't take advantage of it.
Amazing homelab setup and much more feasible when doing new construction but not impossible to retrofit if you are determined. Keep in mind that Jeff more than likely had several homelabs over the years that culminated to this state so don't get down on yourself (myself included!) if your homelab doesn't resemble his end product. Jeff - incredible work and thank you for showing us your setup, truly appreciate it!
8:45 - Hey fellow Portlander. Yeah, having that deep understanding is so critical when you gotta dive in and address something at the drop of a hat. It’s also great for just iteratively improving on stuff. And 💯% with you on just diving in and trying it out. Getting hands on is a fantastic way to not only learn but gain that deep understanding that’s so incredibly useful later on.
I love the home lab and home setup. I too have a home server room but not as futuristic as yours. I constantly get asked why I have this in my home as well and to answer everyone I say it is a amazing way to learn and experiment and cope with my day to day Hunger for knowledge. the closest thing I can use as an example would be a person that really loves cars. They may own multiple or just one but on any given day that car is always takes care of and is something they take great pride in. Its even better when you enjoy something so much it lives with you even after you come home from the same type of work. At the end of the day when you work in the crazy tech industry its nice to come home to something you built yourself and you know works, No politics involved in home labs! keep up the great work.
Your setup makes me wish I was a kid again so I could say "When I grow up I want a setup just like that!". I really liked the part about always learning and being capable in the things you are overseeing.
I agree so much on all these "I need to understand what manages" and "Continue learning" parts, I have the exact same mindset so it's quite inspiring to see the success it seems to have had for you brought, I hope to follow a similar path to you Have fun with that modest "keep it simple" homelab ;)
OK...that explains the mini Data Center you build.... Great work! Would like to see the stuff you doing with Video and AI... Then there's also a lot of other things...so please keep sharing.
Jeff, what a fascinating and unique homelab you’ve built. If you’re willing to, I’d love hear more about the power and cooling setup you put in place and any of the interesting challenges you had to tackle. Whatever you choose to talk about next, I’ve subscribed and look forward to watching.
Ok, not only does he have inspiring technical know how and a brilliant approach to being a CTO, he applies those to improve healthcare globally with surescript. Legendary hero.
For many years I worked as a rack Builder. It was my hobby and job. Hundreds of cabinets, millions of meters of cables, cable markers, cage nuts, a lot of expensive equipment, some worth as much as a small house.
Jeff this is so cool man . I have a crap education stopped at 6 grade and fell into electrical work as a career . I’ve worked oilfield for 10 years and got thrown into controls . I would stress out on basic motor controls and compressor systems for process controls on call . So I took home bad or replacement parts and built em at home to learn and understand low voltage controls . Now I want to get certs or somehow get more understanding of automation . That’s my next goal . Anyway thanks for your video !
What’s nice about the homelab is the freedom to store, organize and edit as many of your TH-cam videos as you want without worrying about storage space.
holy cow... a whole datacenter just to "learn" ^^ and here i am... needed 1,5 years of saving money to be able to afford a 4060. so jealous. reminds me of my project, many many years ago, to build my own touchscreen-wireless-device to control my own programed videoplayer. one of my first things i build on my own and i was so proud... many years later, less currency, all gone :x im happy for people who can do what they dream of without thinking about currency. well done sir, well done.
Very cool setup. Hoping to do something similar if I ever get my house built. Also will put a heat pump water heater in there to recover some of that excess heat, hehe. Your policy of dogfooding, even at home, is a great policy for a CTO.
My greatest respect for sharing the pov that CTO should actually be able to do the technology they are responsible for. This is a requirement for building a successful company
Really an excellent video, I would love for more informative videos, breaking down more of your mentality around building the homelab. I am a CybSec student who would love to model a smaller version of your clearly professional configuration when I have the funds to do so.
Very nice setup ! I have a similar setup in my home . I get the same question ALL the time.. People look at me with like I have ten heads when they see I have a data center in my basement . My team built 18 data centers for a global telecom back in the early 2000 and so having my own DC makes me feel very comfortable.. I use my clusters for a lot of study and some docker applications that run some of my stuff .. my rack mount pi cluster is still in progress but very excited to have ..
Excellent! It is something that is both fun to build but also fun to operate..of course I wonder if at some point I move what will the next person do with it!
I just want to say that you are such a cool guy, I am not even interested in homelabs, or at least not that data center you have, but you are really really cool guy doing what he loves without trying to be some "viral" youtube star, but just sharing some of your passions.
Amazing video love the content, would be amazing if you could explain why you made certein decisions and how to recreate stuff like this. So for example how to host proxmox on high availability etc, you explain really well thanks
First: Awesome Video. I really like the setup :D. What Came to mind was it would be awesome if batch jobs (for example your maths fun) runs if you have solar to prevent relying on the Grid. And it looks like your data pool is already there to have some fun with Carbon Aware Computing. Additionally: We still need a Video on the actual HW!!!! What CPUs, how did you spec?
Be our mentor, teach us your ways, share your experiences and knowledge you gained by the steps that brought you to this point, your journey... do realise to us noobs you sound extraordinary and amazing, WE WANT TO BE LIKE YOU 🤩🏆
3kw continious load would set me back 766€ (820 USD) each month in electricity. Thats about as much as my homserver cost me to build. Your Homelab looks impressive!
Dang 7 kilowatts...my home lab pulls 500 watts peak and I thought that was a lot. I've got a 145 TB NAS and 3 systems running Proxmox VE. I'm a devops engineer, so I've got a kubernetes cluster that is fully automated by packer, terraform, and gitlab. Two commands can destroy and rebuild the cluster within a matter of minutes, so I can appreciate the work you've put into this. Awesome setup!
You mentioned that your homelab can be managed remotely, which I interpreted as meaning that it is exposed to the internet. I would love if you could go over how you went about ensuring security while being on the web, if this is the case. Thanks.
I would love to learn more about how you planned your data room build? All the electircal etc, do you have some spreadsheets/process saved somewhere. If I wanted to do something similar I would not even know where to start.
I'd love for you to go over your edge side of things, networking wise, at some point. As I doubt you could pump all this through reverse proxys on a generic residential ISP connection. Do you have multiple carriers entering the building? Running BGP/ASN? Fiber, DIA? etc
This is really inspiring for a 21-year old CS student who's about to graduate! You're living my dream with a cracked setup like this. Over a span of a year, accounting for variable weather conditions, what's the margin between your solar production and server consumption approximately? Would be immensely curious on the operating costs of a set-up like this. You did show the panel in the video but how reliable is this system around the year? Also, are you/is there a profitable possibility for renting out portions of this lab during runtime? I'm personally really interested in the opportunities in the concept of compute being refined electricity, and the potential to sell it as an individual operator to customers as time goes on. I'm not an expert on the topic of course, but this is immensely fascinating for me.
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A GTR, an intense homelab with multiple racks, designs own hardware and PCBs, billet blocks, built his own house, etc etc. Really a man after my own heart, I hope to accomplish the things you have one day.
I was thinking the same, what an inspiration!
Lord when do I get to this stage, I'm already 30 and haven't landed an entry level position jeez 🤣🤣
I tought exactly same thing and he also have kids and a wife: plus points
@@joel9909 The guy in the video was probably very strategic in addition to having the ability to spend 12-14 hours a day doing stuff he didn't want to do for years on end. He's probably also the type of person to get home after a long day at work and use the precious few spare hours he had to work on his own projects instead of relaxing. It's a hard path to get to where he is (unless you know the right people obviously, but that's where the strategic part can help).
Same man. I hope I can accomplish 5% of what this guy has accomplished. Sigh.
Absolutely agree with the point that a CTO should understand and actually be able to work with the technologies they are responsible for. More companies leaders should adapt that mindset.
Yes, it is a funny thing that in some companies the CTO is really a business process person.. The T is for technology!
@@jeffsponaugle6339 I run the exact same philospohy in my cloud company
I learn the tech first, i build the tech first and i run the tech first. Once I know all but every little thing about it, then i push the training onto other techs etc
the "boss" imo needs to be a true leader, someone you can call and actually get tech support from and expect them to deliver. A lot of these CTOs are just paperwork clowns with no real experience
I agree how can you lead people with not knowing how to fix it yourself. I have worked for CTO that could Not even configure a Firewall correctly and would blame me for his mistake.
Tyrell Wellick
@@_IMNNO Man that was a good show.
When Nerd passion and a healthy bank balance combine.
Good on you for building it.
The r/homelab legend in the flesh
More like r/homedatacenter
Homelab endgame is having it big enough you get to test out different massive power, cooling, and cabling solutions!
And don't forget just small enough that your wife thinks of it more like a wine closet, less like another car.
It's difficult to convey to non-homelab folk the satisfaction I get when i learn how to build and deploy a service for the first time, and then keeping it up. Always great to see how others scratch the homelab itch
"The Greatest Homelab That's Ever Lived". Thank you for taking the time to make this video, and especially for sharing your advice regarding the drive to learn new things. Super informative and interesting, I'm sure your setup is now the end-goal of tons of people that have seen these videos. As someone that owns a small computer repair business, it's awesome (and very humbling) getting a peek into this corner of the industry and the mentality that drives a successful CTO (and business)!
collab pls hahah
Hahaha lol, I see what you did there on the top
Your videos are great. I appreciate these videos. Pls keep it up. Even if your are uploading a 10 to 20 minutes video every month or two. You and your projects are very inspiring. Greetings from Germany
Your homelab - more like a datacenter tbh - is beyond awesome and this video explains a lot. Nice!
But I'm more curious about the GTR now LMAO
You have no ideo. Jeff doesn't do small.
@@GravTsport oh for sure, color me jealous 😆
This is fascinating. I got started with my own homelab journey last year with small mini PCs and 3 HDDs with similar motivations (having an environment to learn and tinker without having to pay $$ for cloud instances). Thanks for the tour and these insights!
And what do you do with it at home? Lol
@@VinnyLogz
Well he could use it for storage, try to do a RAID System.
Another use would be for VMs, to have a dozen VMs for different testing can be useful.
He can also just use it to test new hardware he gets to see if they work.
As a chief arch and CTO myself, its so cool to see someone else doing a lot of the same things I'm doing for my home lab, power management, etc. Couldn't agree with you more on the need for a tech leader to know the tech they are approving or recommending. This channel as well as Dave Plummer are new channels I've found that go into this.
Amazing lab and I love your why.
Brilliant stuff. If i had the cash and the time I've love to build a lab similar to that. Whomever you work for is lucky to have someone like you, that's for sure.
Hey there! Just wanted to drop by and say how blown away I am by your homelab setup. Seriously, it's like walking into a tech wonderland. The way you've organized everything and the sheer amount of gear you've got running smoothly is truly impressive. You've created a tech sanctuary that's both envy-inducing and inspiring. Keep up the amazing work!👍👍😃
Very cool. Thanks for the follow-on video and details. Homelabs are one of the best ways to learn safely, to work though a problem, to test things, before applying what has been learnt to production environments. Most companies seem to lack corporate test labs.
So happy you posted again and loved the full explanation and tour. As someone starting out, I would love to hear what you'd do if you were in a position to begin from scratch (what you'd start with, what has been your favourite and most interesting parts, etc...)
Appreciate the explanation, learning and experimenting and move up next level. It keeps me mentally fit after my retirement. Greetings from Holland.
Do you give guided tours?
I completely agree with your views about how CTOs should know the tech - It's called mechanical sympathy. In my experience, CTOs have been bureaucrats that know very little and are not interested/passionate about the tech. As a result, they make terrible decisions and they really undervalue their top level engineers who do make the effort to learn in their own time.
Respect from Australia.
Yea, and the funny thing is it does not that that much extra effort to learn a little bit more of the technology. Often you have a fantastic team of experts working for you that you can learn from, so it is a puzzle that so many don't take advantage of it.
Love it. Thanks for the extra details!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing, please keep uploading!! :)
Hats down Sir. This is remarkable indeed!
I would love to see more of this kind of videos !
Amazing homelab setup and much more feasible when doing new construction but not impossible to retrofit if you are determined. Keep in mind that Jeff more than likely had several homelabs over the years that culminated to this state so don't get down on yourself (myself included!) if your homelab doesn't resemble his end product. Jeff - incredible work and thank you for showing us your setup, truly appreciate it!
Fair enough. Incredible setup man.
Agreed with the comments, very neat and elaborate setup. More videos please :)
Hey Jeff,
You sound like a great boss! Really enjoyed this Homelab tour.
Have a great day,
Tom
I hope to have a homelab like this some day. Your setup is a bucket list goal.
8:45 - Hey fellow Portlander. Yeah, having that deep understanding is so critical when you gotta dive in and address something at the drop of a hat. It’s also great for just iteratively improving on stuff. And 💯% with you on just diving in and trying it out. Getting hands on is a fantastic way to not only learn but gain that deep understanding that’s so incredibly useful later on.
Nice followup and deep dive of the whole shebang.
Very informational and inspirational.
I'm happy that TH-cam recommended me your homelab video and I checked out this one!
Yours is basically my dream homelab!
You are an inspiration and amazing. Tahnk you for sharing your experience.
I love the home lab and home setup. I too have a home server room but not as futuristic as yours. I constantly get asked why I have this in my home as well and to answer everyone I say it is a amazing way to learn and experiment and cope with my day to day Hunger for knowledge. the closest thing I can use as an example would be a person that really loves cars. They may own multiple or just one but on any given day that car is always takes care of and is something they take great pride in. Its even better when you enjoy something so much it lives with you even after you come home from the same type of work. At the end of the day when you work in the crazy tech industry its nice to come home to something you built yourself and you know works, No politics involved in home labs! keep up the great work.
Ultimate badass. You inspired me to build up my home lab. Give us more, please!
Jeff, just discovered your content. Super impressed, keep it up. This is awesome.
glad you’re uploading again. I was here originally for the billet subi build but this is also interesting.
love the power setup thats really nicely done
Your setup makes me wish I was a kid again so I could say "When I grow up I want a setup just like that!". I really liked the part about always learning and being capable in the things you are overseeing.
I agree so much on all these "I need to understand what manages" and "Continue learning" parts, I have the exact same mindset so it's quite inspiring to see the success it seems to have had for you brought, I hope to follow a similar path to you
Have fun with that modest "keep it simple" homelab ;)
"I do CPU design as a hobby."
He's the Grand Wizard of Homelabs 🪄🪄
Thanks for this amazing video
OK...that explains the mini Data Center you build....
Great work! Would like to see the stuff you doing with Video and AI...
Then there's also a lot of other things...so please keep sharing.
I am working in tech for quite some time and people like Jeff are an inspiration! Love the content :)
thanks for the follow-up video. I got an awesome homelab sir
Love the shirt! And the homelab.
Jeff, what a fascinating and unique homelab you’ve built. If you’re willing to, I’d love hear more about the power and cooling setup you put in place and any of the interesting challenges you had to tackle. Whatever you choose to talk about next, I’ve subscribed and look forward to watching.
Nice insight. Thanks for sharing
youre a genius... the things youre saying the terms.. im googling everything.. so cool.
Thanks for the follow up, I was wondering what all of those servers were doing. Linus Tech Tips needs to meet this guy!!
You have created something amazing :) I will be happy to hear more about your homelab or other interesting solutions you have implemented.
Ok, not only does he have inspiring technical know how and a brilliant approach to being a CTO, he applies those to improve healthcare globally with surescript. Legendary hero.
so cool. appreciate this video
You are very cool and an inspiration!
For many years I worked as a rack Builder. It was my hobby and job. Hundreds of cabinets, millions of meters of cables, cable markers, cage nuts, a lot of expensive equipment, some worth as much as a small house.
I love this! My goal is to get to this level of home lab one of these days!
Wonderfull job all the best man 🙌🙌🙌👍
A CTO that has technical chops, gosh that is refreshing!
Jeff this is so cool man . I have a crap education stopped at 6 grade and fell into electrical work as a career . I’ve worked oilfield for 10 years and got thrown into controls . I would stress out on basic motor controls and compressor systems for process controls on call . So I took home bad or replacement parts and built em at home to learn and understand low voltage controls . Now I want to get certs or somehow get more understanding of automation . That’s my next goal . Anyway thanks for your video !
This is a dream setup that i would love to make myself when i buy my own house
you are a legend, hope i can get to the point one day where im able to do these sort of things for fun at this scale and afford it.
I asked that and THANK YOU for making a video about it!
Holy shit
You are an inspiration
I'm just gonna leave it at that
Keep the videos coming, Jeff! Loving your content, major geek envy 🤣❤
What’s nice about the homelab is the freedom to store, organize and edit as many of your TH-cam videos as you want without worrying about storage space.
I have no idea what you just said, but I'm impressed
Beautiful wiring work
holy cow... a whole datacenter just to "learn" ^^ and here i am... needed 1,5 years of saving money to be able to afford a 4060. so jealous. reminds me of my project, many many years ago, to build my own touchscreen-wireless-device to control my own programed videoplayer. one of my first things i build on my own and i was so proud... many years later, less currency, all gone :x im happy for people who can do what they dream of without thinking about currency.
well done sir, well done.
ah, yes, a fellow Trekkie 🖖 - also, your lab is dope! and listening to you explain is awesome, too
This was inspirational, ordering a set of Raspberry Pi's to start my home lab.
Very cool setup. Hoping to do something similar if I ever get my house built. Also will put a heat pump water heater in there to recover some of that excess heat, hehe. Your policy of dogfooding, even at home, is a great policy for a CTO.
I think you should post more videos showing off cool stuff you have like the vintage computers just seems like you have insane breadth of knowledge
This is epic, cant wait for more
My greatest respect for sharing the pov that CTO should actually be able to do the technology they are responsible for. This is a requirement for building a successful company
Really an excellent video, I would love for more informative videos, breaking down more of your mentality around building the homelab. I am a CybSec student who would love to model a smaller version of your clearly professional configuration when I have the funds to do so.
Very nice setup ! I have a similar setup in my home . I get the same question ALL the time.. People look at me with like I have ten heads when they see I have a data center in my basement . My team built 18 data centers for a global telecom back in the early 2000 and so having my own DC makes me feel very comfortable.. I use my clusters for a lot of study and some docker applications that run some of my stuff .. my rack mount pi cluster is still in progress but very excited to have ..
Excellent! It is something that is both fun to build but also fun to operate..of course I wonder if at some point I move what will the next person do with it!
@@jeffsponaugle6339 I wonder if there is any HAM radio guys of old that are jealous of the two of you here. 😁😉
Great video, do more please!
I just want to say that you are such a cool guy, I am not even interested in homelabs, or at least not that data center you have, but you are really really cool guy doing what he loves without trying to be some "viral" youtube star, but just sharing some of your passions.
Amazing video love the content, would be amazing if you could explain why you made certein decisions and how to recreate stuff like this. So for example how to host proxmox on high availability etc, you explain really well thanks
First: Awesome Video. I really like the setup :D.
What Came to mind was it would be awesome if batch jobs (for example your maths fun) runs if you have solar to prevent relying on the Grid.
And it looks like your data pool is already there to have some fun with Carbon Aware Computing.
Additionally: We still need a Video on the actual HW!!!!
What CPUs, how did you spec?
I suddenly feel insanely inadequate!! 😵💫 Amazing videos!
Be our mentor, teach us your ways, share your experiences and knowledge you gained by the steps that brought you to this point, your journey... do realise to us noobs you sound extraordinary and amazing, WE WANT TO BE LIKE YOU 🤩🏆
Jeff and I are a lot alike. He has 200 TB he won't delete and I have a tote of random cables I can't part with
So true! You never know when you will need that USB cable!
@@jeffsponaugle6339 Ha ha true. It was meant to be a self deprecating joke... I think I need to work on my joke writing 🤣
How much do you make bro?
Also what are you? Network engineer?
This is the kind of person I would want as a CTO.
thats so sick man
im a big fan
Totally agree. I am currently the President and CTO of my organization. “You have to know how it works”…
3kw continious load would set me back 766€ (820 USD) each month in electricity. Thats about as much as my homserver cost me to build. Your Homelab looks impressive!
I would love to learn these things too
damn that's so cool!
Ride this wave and get your channel even further off the ground :) Really cool stuff
- **Spent XX years building** the drive will rebuild itself with little input on my part
Love it
Dang 7 kilowatts...my home lab pulls 500 watts peak and I thought that was a lot. I've got a 145 TB NAS and 3 systems running Proxmox VE. I'm a devops engineer, so I've got a kubernetes cluster that is fully automated by packer, terraform, and gitlab. Two commands can destroy and rebuild the cluster within a matter of minutes, so I can appreciate the work you've put into this. Awesome setup!
Nice! doing all of that is 500 watts is fantastic. There are some really good micro-homelabs using low power but still doing cool stuff.
@@jeffsponaugle6339 Yeah using desktop hardware instead of server hardware really helps keep costs down haha
Mister, I admire you, props to you for being this dedicated to your homelab. Absolutely amazing and astonishing
I mean it´s more like a data center, but pretty impressive for sure ! :D
"so you can i can learn new things" is the most "i have no fucking idea i just wanted to" i have ever heard
You mentioned that your homelab can be managed remotely, which I interpreted as meaning that it is exposed to the internet. I would love if you could go over how you went about ensuring security while being on the web, if this is the case. Thanks.
What a cool video! Can you talk more about the power system? That was a dizzying array of panels at the end.
I would love to learn more about how you planned your data room build? All the electircal etc, do you have some spreadsheets/process saved somewhere. If I wanted to do something similar I would not even know where to start.
I'd love for you to go over your edge side of things, networking wise, at some point. As I doubt you could pump all this through reverse proxys on a generic residential ISP connection. Do you have multiple carriers entering the building? Running BGP/ASN? Fiber, DIA? etc
My dream goal to be a CTO with this kind of mindset, skillset and homelab
This is really inspiring for a 21-year old CS student who's about to graduate! You're living my dream with a cracked setup like this.
Over a span of a year, accounting for variable weather conditions, what's the margin between your solar production and server consumption approximately? Would be immensely curious on the operating costs of a set-up like this. You did show the panel in the video but how reliable is this system around the year?
Also, are you/is there a profitable possibility for renting out portions of this lab during runtime? I'm personally really interested in the opportunities in the concept of compute being refined electricity, and the potential to sell it as an individual operator to customers as time goes on. I'm not an expert on the topic of course, but this is immensely fascinating for me.