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/

DDNS Links:

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

Software: Operating Systems: 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

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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