However, this would be too expensive, and this is a great alternative. In an ideal scenario, I’d be using at least an SSD, maybe with RAID 0. I’m going to use the LaCie d2 Professional external drive with FreeNAS, mostly to store my Lightroom library files. Next Unit of Computing (or NUC) is an Intel line of small-factor barebone computers. I wished they made a model that supported ECC memory for reliability too… Unfortunately, it comes with a low-end GPU - otherwise, I’d use it to run the X-Plane 11 flight simulator too. The best thing about this kit is the small factor. LaCie d2 Professional 8TB (Buy from Amazon)ĭisclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 500GB (Buy from Amazon)Ĭrucial 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4 2666MHz SODIMM (Buy from Amazon) INTEL® NUC 10 Performance Kit - NUC10I7FNH (Buy from Amazon) When browsing r/homelab and asking for opinions from people elsewhere, I noticed Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (also known as Intel NUC) line of barebone computers stood out as a popular choice, and I decided to give it a chance. I thought I’d get a full-size ATX tower case with plenty of space for expansion and components, but I was always open to any form factor. CPU, memory, and storage for each virtual machine.
Stage and development machine for Go projects My main idea was to use this homelab for: In this blog post, I’m going to talk a little about my experience running multiple operating systems with an Intel NUC I recently bought and the ESXi 7 hypervisor.