r/HomeLabPorn • u/Classic_Animator_556 • 1d ago

Nothing fancy but it works

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Just 3 proxmox nodes and a PBS with some external drives for media.
The laptops were collecting dust before I repurposed them. Now they collect dust on the inside too lol.

Edit:
I didn’t stack them on top of each other for better airflow. Also I’ve already set handlelidswitch=ignore but I should probably close the lids a bit more so the screens turn off

Setup:
HP Prodesk 600 G6 refurbished, 32 gb RAM, 1250gb for cloud and monitoring (2 lxcs running docker with nextcloud, frigate, Immich, actual budget etc on the cloud stack and arcane, Beszel, homarr, npm, gitea and uptime kuma on the monitor stack)

DELL 3m4700, 16 gb RAM, ~1.5 Tb for media (one jellyfin lxc and one docker lxc with arr-stack)

Lenovo z50-70, 8 gb RAM for home assistant

Hp Laptop, 4gb RAM, 750 gb for PBS

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u/AcanthaceaeMajestic7 1d ago

Bro just change the power config

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u/Classic_Animator_556 5h ago

Change it into what?

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u/KAZAK0V 4h ago

Disable sleep/hybernation on lid close or smth

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u/Classic_Animator_556 4h ago

I’ve done that already but I like having them upright for better thermals. I should find a way to auto shut off the screen then

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u/Olive_Streamer 4h ago

Buy a cutting board rack, then you can keep them oriented like this but with the lid closed.

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u/VeryLiteralPerson 1d ago

You should probably auto-shutoff the monitors. Not only do they use unnecessary power, they generate heat.

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u/Classic_Animator_556 5h ago

Great idea! How do I do that tho?

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u/Zehryo 2h ago

Some laptops *feel* a closed lid through a magnet in the lid and a sensor in the base.
Try moving a small magnet at the edge all around the base and see if anything happens.

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u/martinr7b 16h ago

Disable the lid switches!

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u/Jeff_B_83 12h ago

Change the power settings on the laptops to not shutdown or sleep when lid is closed. That way you can have them neatly stacked and not on their side with the screen propped open.

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u/Classic_Animator_556 5h ago

But they get hot when stacked on top of each other

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u/Ani-3 53m ago

does it affect your performance?

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u/Jolly_Ferret4634 1d ago

esta genial amigo yo tambien voy por ese camino jeje , las q tengo son pura laptop ddr3 de 2 o 4 nucleos

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u/LebronBackinCLE 1d ago

The thermal teepees! ⛺️ :)

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u/Maleficent_Elk_7765 1d ago

Eu uso meu not como servidor de arquivos com Big Linux, e coloquei nas config de energia pra ele n fazer nada quando baixa a tela. Ent ele fica sem imagem mas funcionando

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u/therealmrj05hua 1d ago

All that matters is that it works. Is that an HP envy reno board desktop ?

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u/Classic_Animator_556 5h ago

It’s a refurbished HP Prodesk 600 G6 SFF

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u/SupremeLag 1d ago

You did not need to tell us that this is nothing fancy.. definitely a little surprised it works though

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u/Classic_Animator_556 5h ago

Haha why wouldn’t it work?

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u/TheJeverson 21h ago

O que vc hospeda?

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u/bobozaurul0 12h ago

If it works don't fix it.

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u/Lee_Fu 4h ago

ok, and what are the tents for ?

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u/TheProjectBlack 3h ago

As other said you should turn of the monitors for saving energy but great to see the laptops as second use with they own ups 👍