Self-hosting is having a moment, even if it's hard to define exactly what it is. @ArsTechnica talks to Ethan Sholly about the self-hosted scene. #SelfHosting #HomeLabs #RSS #Piracy #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/Y7LCjy

So, everyone tells me #Homeassistant is clever and nice and nerdy, something all #Homelabs should have. But I've struggled to see how I can use it myself.
But now I have a few ideas, I want to start looking into stuff that I can connect to a Home Assistant install. But where to start?
Right now I'm thinking of smart electric plugs that I can manage the state of and see power usage over time, most likely a couple of #MotionSensors

Is there a good "where and what to buy" guide somewhere anyone can recommend?

Looking for suggestions on 8TB+ hard drives that will be used in a busy NAS.

NAS specs:

1. 2x2.5gbps NICs
2. Eight 3.5" SATA hot swap bays
3. 64GB RAM
4. #HardenedBSD 14-STABLE with #ZFS

The first two drives will be mirrored for OS. That leaves six bays for data.

Budget: $2400 USD for ten drives. Not looking for top-of-the-line server drives, but rather best-bang-for-the-buck.

For those who don't know much about me, here is my #April2023 #introduction:

I'm a level 3 Systems Support Engineer providing #application, #infrastructure, and #SQL support for an enterprise email analytics company.

I am also a certified #Azure #Administrator.

I'm a #dad of 2 boys, and happily married to my highschool crush.

My interests include #gaming, #homelabs, #webdevelopment, #Linux, and #anime.

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Testing ChatGPT Ansible playbooks, building RHEL homelabs, and more tips for sysadmins https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/top-sysadmin-articles-february-2023