**Homelab Hardware:**

**Single Board Computers:**

   * Raspberry Pi Series - [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/]]
   * Odroid Series - [[https://www.hardkernel.com/]]
   * Asus Tinkerboard - [[https://tinkerboarding.co.uk/]]




**HP 8300 USDT (Ultra Small Desktop)**

Small form factor PC that can be cheaply purchased, and upgrade for a variety tasks. 

Examples of Uses:
-Microserver (Xpenology)
-SteamBox (SteamOS)(If GPU is upgraded)
-Kodi Box

HP 8300 USDT is not a good choice for PFSENSE/OPNSENSE Routers (no PCIE slots for NICs).

**Asus TUF FX505DT:** Linux Laptop Setup
    * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/f79trt/how_to_setup_a_ryzen_laptop_with_an_nvidia_gpu/]]

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**DDNS Links:**\\

  *//FreeDNS - Free DNS - Dynamic DNS - Static DNS subdomain and domain hosting//
      *[[https://freedns.afraid.org/]]

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**Software:**

**Operating Systems:**

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Linux Distributions:**


  * //Manjaro// 
        * [[https://manjaro.org/]] 
        * Preferred desktop OS as of June 2019.
        * Rolling release style Arch Linux based distribution. 
        * Has maximum support for modded Chromebooks. 
        * Ships natively with non-opensource drivers (aka Nvidia closed source drivers).
        * Comes with Steam pre-installed.
        * Multiple desktop environments to choose from.
 
  * //Pop!_OS// 
        * [[https://system76.com/pop]] 
        * Based upon Ubuntu/Debian, but with improved driver support and updated packages.
        * Gnome-Shell based desktop environment.
        * Comes with non-opensource driver support (aka Nvidia closed source drivers).
  
  * //"Xpenology" aka "Synology Disk Station"//
        * [[https://xpenology.org/]]
        * [[https://xpenology.com/forum/]]
        * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Xpenology/]]
        * Linux NAS/Server OS

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**Docker Links:**//

  * //NGINX-Manager (Reverse Proxy w/ Let's Encrypt): //
      * [[https://hub.docker.com/r/jlesage/nginx-proxy-manager]]  
      * [[https://github.com/jlesage/docker-nginx-proxy-manager]]

  * //Dokuwiki (Easy to setup Wiki): //
      * [[https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/dokuwiki]]

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