Since Google is getting rid of my unlimited Gdrive and my home internet options are all capped at 20 megabits up, I have resorted to colocating my 125 terabyte Plex server currently sitting in my basement. Right now it is in a Fractal Define 7 XL, but I have order a Supermicro 826 2U chassis to swap everything over to.
This being my first time colocating I’m not quite sure what to expect. I don’t believe I will have direct access since it is a shared cabinet. Currently it is running Unraid, but I’m considering switching to Proxmox and virtualizing TrueNAS. Their remote hands service is quite expensive, so I’d like to have my server as ready to go as possible. I’m not even sure how my IP will be assigned: is DHCP common in data centers or will I need to define my IP addresses prior to dropping it off?
If anyone has any lessons learned or best practices from colocating I would be really interested in hearing them.
I have a spare Pi4 sitting around the house that I could pretty cheaply turn into a PiKVM. Looks like there are some slick hats to install into a PCI-E slot so I don’t have a Pi and a bunch of wires hanging out in the chassis. Looks like I’ll be going that route. Just need to figure out how to power it (they all seem to require external 5v or POE).
Consumer motherboards have some USB ports that have standby power @2A. Or the power supply has a 5vsb rail as well, that’s where that comes from.