ServeTheHome | Ultimate Homelab Revolution Unreal 2.5-10GbE Mini PC @ServeTheHomeVideo | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
We take a look at the ultimate #homelab setup. This tiny box combines 3x 2.5GbE, 2x SFP+ 10GbE, WiFi 6 and more into a small router/ firewall/ virtualization host/ server chassis not much bigger than a Raspberry Pi. with a case.

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Where to Find The Unit We Purchased
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- WD Blue SN570 - amzn.to/3P6bbVU
- R86S on AliExpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFTCzzL
- Finding R86S - fave.co/3HmcM8i

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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
01:37 Hardware Overview
04:59 Internal Hardware Overview including the NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE SFP+
10:54 GoWin R86S Performance
13:07 Power Consumption and Noise
15:49 Testing VMware ESXi 8, Proxmox VE, OpenWRT, pfSense, OPNsense, Ubuntu, and Windows
17:44 Key Lessons Learned and Limitations
20:16 Wrap-up on the R86S Homelab Revolution

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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- 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