Can This Tiny Board Replace Your Entire HomeLab? – Zima Board 2
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Top Comments (10)
I'm going to just say it, using sticky notes to breakdown a comparison is an amazing video technique, lets the audience back reference, compare themselves, and is quite nice to look at instead of just boxes. I honestly love how creative your videos are, please keep up the good work.
Im Happy that you have switched back from doing ai content. The ai content was good at first but you ended overusing it for a while. Thank you.
The other side of the cardboard packing can be used as a temporary open air case for the zimaboard2 and two 2.5" SATA SSD's (or, ugh ,hard drives). Environmentally friendly and kind of cool. I like it.
Data brokers are selling your info. Stop them with Incogni: https://incogni.com/networkchuck Plus, get 60% off Incogni with code: NetworkChuck ZimaBoard 2 on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/4jgh4y7 NetworkChuck Cloud Browser: https://browser.networkchuck.com/ IceWhale just sent me the brand new Zima Board 2 – a tiny, fanless, x86 single-board computer that’s basically a full PC in your pocket. So of course… we’re gonna try to break it. I’m throwing pfSense, Ubuntu, and even Proxmox at it to see if this thing can actually run an entire homelab by itself. Let’s see what it can handle. 🔥🔥Join the NetworkChuck Academy!: https://ntck.co/NCAcademy TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Unboxing 02:29 - Specs 07:12 - Battle Plan 08:47 - Initial Setup (Zima Board + Proxmox) 12:42 - Getting Internet Access 13:20 - Setting up pfSense on a VM 20:34 - Installing Snort 21:00 - Removing PCI Card 22:45 - Setting up Ubuntu VM 24:15 - Throughput Testing 26:19 - Testing with IDS/IPS 27:24 - Squeezing in Containers **Sponsored by Incogni
You said you never setup LXC container before but when I watched your proxmox video from many years ago you taught me how to do it lol
Monday Chuck is way smarter than Friday Chuck.
The cardboard box seems to have cut-outs to convert the box and packaging to a mini-rack for the Zimaboard and the SSDs in a compact , neat neat layout.
Awesome little board. My only comment would be that I left PFSense back when they removed the home user full license option. Switched to OPNSense and never looked back.
I am a beginner homelabber, and watching you just mess around and mess it up, and trying different stuff is inspiring. So many pros never show the reality of tech. Sometimes it's just plug stuff in and keep trying things to get it working.
@NetworkChuck can you make a longer video on how to do each step? I know it's a big ask :D
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Top Comments (10)
I'm going to just say it, using sticky notes to breakdown a comparison is an amazing video technique, lets the audience back reference, compare themselves, and is quite nice to look at instead of just boxes. I honestly love how creative your videos are, please keep up the good work.
Im Happy that you have switched back from doing ai content. The ai content was good at first but you ended overusing it for a while. Thank you.
The other side of the cardboard packing can be used as a temporary open air case for the zimaboard2 and two 2.5" SATA SSD's (or, ugh ,hard drives). Environmentally friendly and kind of cool. I like it.
Data brokers are selling your info. Stop them with Incogni: https://incogni.com/networkchuck Plus, get 60% off Incogni with code: NetworkChuck ZimaBoard 2 on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/4jgh4y7 NetworkChuck Cloud Browser: https://browser.networkchuck.com/ IceWhale just sent me the brand new Zima Board 2 – a tiny, fanless, x86 single-board computer that’s basically a full PC in your pocket. So of course… we’re gonna try to break it. I’m throwing pfSense, Ubuntu, and even Proxmox at it to see if this thing can actually run an entire homelab by itself. Let’s see what it can handle. 🔥🔥Join the NetworkChuck Academy!: https://ntck.co/NCAcademy TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Unboxing 02:29 - Specs 07:12 - Battle Plan 08:47 - Initial Setup (Zima Board + Proxmox) 12:42 - Getting Internet Access 13:20 - Setting up pfSense on a VM 20:34 - Installing Snort 21:00 - Removing PCI Card 22:45 - Setting up Ubuntu VM 24:15 - Throughput Testing 26:19 - Testing with IDS/IPS 27:24 - Squeezing in Containers **Sponsored by Incogni
You said you never setup LXC container before but when I watched your proxmox video from many years ago you taught me how to do it lol
Monday Chuck is way smarter than Friday Chuck.
The cardboard box seems to have cut-outs to convert the box and packaging to a mini-rack for the Zimaboard and the SSDs in a compact , neat neat layout.
Awesome little board. My only comment would be that I left PFSense back when they removed the home user full license option. Switched to OPNSense and never looked back.
I am a beginner homelabber, and watching you just mess around and mess it up, and trying different stuff is inspiring. So many pros never show the reality of tech. Sometimes it's just plug stuff in and keep trying things to get it working.
@NetworkChuck can you make a longer video on how to do each step? I know it's a big ask :D