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Automating my homelab with Ansible

After building my DIY NAS (because apparently I hate free time), I thought, “Sure, let’s throw in a few services because I have a better machine. What’s the worst that could happen?” Fast-forward a few months and I was basically running a small “data center” in my bedroom.

And managing it? Absolute chaos.

Building my own DIY NAS

Ever since I shared my epic saga of self-hosting Immich on a Raspberry Pi (check out the post if you haven’t already, because, you know, it’s a masterpiece), everything’s been smooth sailing. Until, of course, I started adding more services.

Suddenly, 1TB of SSD plugged into a humble Raspberry Pi just isn’t going to cut it anymore. So, I’ve ventured into the treacherous world of Mini PCs, DAS, and NAS. Here’s what I’ve found so far.