Computer Specs

Intel MINI PC (no brand) with the following specs:

• Intel N100 (Alder Lake): Better than the Rockchip in an Orange Pi 5. Good codecs support (even AV1!)
• 16GB RAM
• 512 GB SSD, is a SATA one (around 500MB/s R/W) but is more than enough

Storage

• WD External HDD 4TB: Used for the whole OS and data
• Filesystem: OS default, ext4

Networking

Using 10.0.0.0/16 for private IP addressing because it is cleaner looking than 192.168.0.0. The net is divided this way:

• 10.0.0.0/24 for DHCP and router
• 10.0.1.0/24 for this server
  • Each container is inside a Docker network, starting from 10.0.1.10
• 10.0.2.0/24 for a Raspberry Pi I have controlling my 3D printer

Future upgrades

• Add more disk space
• RAID configuration (Better do on a true server, not on a Mini PC...)
• Change filesystem to ZFS or something more suitable for a server

TODO:

• Look up more possible ugprades (internal HDD, better network connectivity...)
• Make physical installation cool, with proper cable management and some decorations, like ambient lighting (remember RPi 4 cluster with liquid refrigeration on a wall?)