Almost forgot to add this performance boost to my #Jonsbo N1 DIY NAS.

I think I can conclude that #TheGRATEmigration11 was successful. #TrueNAS with *arr stack is up and running. My iso images are re-downloading, #Plex transcoding performance is amazing.

I need to migrate some services from a mini PC to TrueNAS. I also need a reverse proxy for them. I also meed to set up a backup solution for TrueNAS… There is still a lot to do. As usual in the #homelab

But now I rest. I #vacation and #Diablo IV. I also #beer and #snacks. Stay tuned.
#pcbuild #serverbuild #jonsbon1 #selfhosted #selfhosting #selfhost #homeserver #pcbuilding #diynas #nas

Just some #homelab beauty during #TheGRATEmigration11
#jetkvm #serverbuild

And all drives are detected! That's a win!
#homelab #TheGRATEmigration11 #pcbuild #pcbuilding #serverbuild

We have green light! It’s alive! Alive!!!
#pcbuild #pcbuilding #TheGRATEmigration11 #homelab #serverbuild #homeserver #jonsbo #jonsbon1

The PSU for my #DIYNAS finally arrived and I’ve put everything together. Ready for the first launch. My biggest concern is HBA SAS controller. Will it work? I have total of seven storage drives connected. Hope to see them all in BIOS setup.
Hope I’ll be able to get to the BIOS setup ))
#TheGRATEmigration11 #pcbuild #pcbuilding #diy #serverbuild #nas #homeserver #jonsbo #jonsbon1 #homelab

Using a usual "tries and fails" method, I figured out that to restore an entire system backup to #Synology NAS, you need the exact amount of the same drives you had when doing a backup.

It turns out that #Backblaze backups were not excessive.

So now my #SynologyNAS is fully restored on SSD drives without 3rd party packages and works faster than ever.

And the #PSU delivery is delayed, so my #TrueNAS #DIYNAS is still unfinished.

My wife started to suspect that we don't have a #Plex server currently. Send help.

#TheGRATEmigration11 #NAS #homelab #homeserver #selfhosted

Drives inside the Jonsbo N1 are sliding up and down the rails with rubber rings (wheels?). That’s so cool!
#TheGRATEmigration11 #diynas #jonsbo #jonsbon1 #homelab #pcbuild #pcbuilding

That was tough, but I made it.
Connected SATA cables to the backplate of #Jonsbo N1. Three of them will go to the motherboard, and the other two are connected to the HBA SAS controller (it’s on the second photo at the bottom of motherboard).
#TheGRATEmigration11 #diynas #pcbuilding #pcbuild #JonsboN1 #homelab

Data I can touch )
Tossing around some drives in the scope if #TheGRATEmigration11
#homelab #diynas #nas

I also fucked up with the RAM. Pangoly.com didn’t say anything, but my motherboard supports DDR5, and I chose DDR4.
So my #TheGRATEmigration11 is postponed, and my future #TrueNAS looks like this now.
#pcbuilding is hard when you don’t read everything about every piece of hardware chosen.
#homelab #pcbuild #diynas

Well fuck. I should read the hardware specifications carefully and don’t trust pangoly.com anymore. I need an SFX PSU instead of ATX, obviously.
#fuckup during #TheGRATEmigration11
#homelan #pcbuild #pcbuilding #jonsbo #jonsbon1

Fuck, I need “90 degree right angle SATA cables” for Jonsbo N1 =(
#TheGRATEmigration11 #diynas #pcbuild #pcbuilding #homelab

So I needed to connect 6 SATA drives. My PSU had 3 SATA power connectors and 2 Molex connectors. So I bought Molex->2xSATA power adapters.
Guess what? The backplate of the Jonsbo N1 is powered by 2 Molex connectors.
#TheGRATEmigration11 #jonsbo #jonsbon1 #pcbuild #pcbuilding #diynas #nas #homelab #homeserver

Have no idea what it is, but looks fun!
#Jonsbo N1
#jonsbon1 #TheGRATEmigration11 #homelab #pcbuild #pcbuilding

#Jonsbo N1 is as amazing as you can imagine!
#pcbuild #pcbuilding #nas #homelab #TheGRATEmigration11 #diy #diynas #server

Looks like everything is here for the NAS build.
#TheGRATEmigration11 #truenas #homelab #pcbuild #pcbuilding #HomeServer #diynas

You can't have too many backups, right?

I'm preparing to replace all the drives in my Synology NAS. It will have small SSD drives only for the family cloud—photos and files.

All huge HHDs will go to my future TrueNAS. It's still #TheGRATEmigration11

#Synology #SynologyNAS #TrueNAS #homelab #selfhosting #selfhosted #selfhost #diynas

I hate to wait!
#TheGRATEmigration11

#TheGRATEmigration11
I’ll need to connect 6 SATA drives to the motherboard with 4 SATA ports and a power supply with 3 SATA power connectors )))

There are no issues with power, because I just need to use Molex-to-SATA power adapters.

It is more complicated with data ports. I’ll need an HBA SAS controller for everything to work properly without writing my own drivers ))

Here are some useful links fromthe TrueNAS forum about it:

1. https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/sata-expansion-card.95097/post-657692

2. https://www.truenas.com/community/resources/dont-be-afraid-to-be-sas-sy-a-primer-on-basic-sas-and-sata.48/

3. https://www.truenas.com/community/resources/whats-all-the-noise-about-hbas-and-why-cant-i-use-a-raid-controller.139/

#homelab #diynas #pcbuilding #pcbuild #truenas #sata #sas

First hardware arrived. Nice 2.5 to 3.5 drive adapters from Hewlett Packard for my future DIY NAS with TrueNAS Scale.
#TheGRATEmigration11 #pcbuilding #pcbuild #homelab #nas #diy #diynas #truenas