ServeTheHome | The EVERYTHING $300 Fanless Home Server @ServeTheHomeVideo | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 minute ago.
This fanless server has EVERYTHING. Inside is an Intel Atom C3758, 4x SFP+ 10GbE, 2.5GbE, SSD slots, and external HDD connections. We show you how you can make this an awesome pfSense or OPNsense appliance or NAS/ virtualization host for something like Proxmox VE or TrueNAS and save $1000 or more doing it.

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Where to Find The Unit We Purchased
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- Qotom via Amazon amzn.to/48y4a8W
- Qotom via AliExpress https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DF7TmfX
- Alternative AliExpress listing: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeG2YzX
- SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 cable amzn.to/3tFMLMY
- QNAP TLD400S JBOD amzn.to/48EdnNe
- Cheap M.2 SSDs amzn.to/3TFr0Y9
- Cheap SATA SSD amzn.to/3S6KML6
- 64BG Kit we used amzn.to/3tNGHC6

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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- CWWK Fanless Desktop System: youtu.be/mZBmgRgY2bc
- New 8x 2.5Gbe and 4x 2.5GbE and 2x 10GbE Firewalls: youtu.be/kCDEb94bnQU
- R86S Pro Review - youtu.be/azU5kpxyu1s
- R86S Review - youtube.com/watch?v=Z-YLy-RRZnM
- iKoolCore R1 N6005 Review: youtu.be/evbuR8WvA6s
- Intel Core i3-N305 Fanless: youtu.be/bM6Ivy_KLR4
- Intel N100 and N200 Fanless: youtu.be/58nVTNYrJ3E
- Intel Alder Lake Fanless: youtu.be/6rtRwKlJTgU
- Beelink EQ12 Pro with i3-N305: youtu.be/69ZsA_QToBE
- Example of setting up Proxmox VE with OPNsense/ pfSense: servethehome.com/topton-intel-j4125-4x-i225-fanless-virtualized-firewall-appliance-review-pfsense-opnsense-proxmox-ve/3
- ASRock 4x4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: youtu.be/oqwnD5zKXqQ
- Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems: youtu.be/tZK1l9bXDgs
- Two Fanless N5105 Systems: youtu.be/xExmvIHEQao
- VMware ESXi and pfSense on a 6x 2.5GbE Core i7 Fanless System: servethehome.com/topton-fanless-intel-core-i7-1165g7-box-running-vmware-esxi-veeam-and-pfsense
- 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Topton): youtu.be/IJhlqb4iGn4
- 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Hnsun): youtu.be/wUcDg_ms0is
- 4x 2.5GbE N5105 Unit: youtu.be/rUuaAPG0PxU
- 4x 2.5GbE N6005 Unit: youtu.be/Q4_SyLV7s60
- Netgate 4100 pfSense Plus Review: youtu.be/8-qT2D5wDD0
- TinyPilot Raspberry Pi KVM: youtu.be/l7i-hm_E2ls

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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
02:09 External Hardware Overview
06:40 Internal Hardware Overview
10:55 Performance
13:30 Power Consumption
14:48 Key Lessons Learned - Turning this into a Proxomox VE or TrueNAS NAS and VM Host
18:36 Wrap-up