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My 71 TiB ZFS NAS After 10 Years and Zero Drive Failures

My 4U 71 TiB ZFS NAS built with twenty-four 4 TB drives is over 10 years old and still going strong.

I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated

In 2020 I wondered if I could run my blog on solar power , being inspired by Low-tech Magazine , doing the same thing (but better) 1 . The answer was 'yes', but only through spring and summer.

My Home Lab Server with 20 Cores / 40 Threads and 128 GB Memory

Update fall 2024 I have decided to decomission this machine and it is no longer in use.

This Blog Is Now Running on Solar Power

I've put a solar panel on my balcony, which is connected to a solar charge controller. This device charges an old worn-out car battery and provides power to a Raspberry Pi ~~3b+~~ 4B, which in turn powers this (static) website.

71 TiB DIY NAS Based on ZFS on Linux

My solar-powered blog is now on lithium iron phosphate

In my last blog post I discussed how a small solar project - to power this blog on a Raspberry Pi - escalated into a full-blown off-grid solar setup, large enough to power the computer I use at the moment to write this update 1 . In this update, I want to discuss my battery upgrade.

Don’t Be Afraid of RAID

I sense this sentiment on the internet that RAID is dangerous, that the likelihood of your RAID array failing during a rebuild is almost a certainty, because hard drives have become so large.

Please Use ZFS with ECC Memory (2014)

In this blogpost I argue why it's strongly recommended to use ZFS with ECC memory when building a NAS. I would argue that if you do not use ECC memory, it's reasonable to also forgo on ZFS altogether and use any (legacy) file system that suits your needs.