My Homelab Usecase
#HomeLab
I don't really need a 24/7 running server. I need a thing that would run on schedule and serve my needs for file storage and backups:
- Media files like photos, footage, etc.
- MacOS Photos app library
- Time machine backups
- iPhone backups storage
- "Useful" files archived from old laptops
- Playground for Self-Hosted services and OS setup trial & error minefield
There are a few more requirements:
- I need multiuser support to be able to separate storages for family members and also some sort of a breakdown into devices, storages, etc.
- It's advised to use a clean separate drive for MacOS [[Time Machine]] with the ability to limit the capacity. Otherwise, the volume would grow insanely large and occupy all the available space.
- My overall amount of data is not too big, just a bit more than 1TB, but it's already getting a bit chunky to manage because it doesn't fit into my laptop drive.
- I need a portable solution. Ideally, if it fits in my backpack and doesn't weigh a ton.
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