The $299 Everything 10G Firewall NAS and Virtualization 1U

We test the 1U version of the fanless Everything homelab node to find a $300 8-core system with 4x 10G ports, 5x 2.5GbE ports, and SATA JBOD expansion. This makes a great pfSense, OPNsense, Proxmox VE, Debian, Linux, TrueNAS, Ubuntu, or other box. One can even customize it with ECC memory and multiple drives. With an 8-core Intel Atom C3758R it can even handle a few virtual machines and containers for a VM or Docker host. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/everything-homelab-node-goes-1u-rackmount-qotom-intel-review/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6J_jJa8GJqFwQNgNrMuww/join ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - AliExpress 1U: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DnLFlgj - Amazon 1U: https://amzn.to/3XEUasm - AliExpress Fanless: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeIOZtN - Amazon Fanless: https://amzn.to/4cm9Lli - SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 cable https://amzn.to/3tFMLMY - QNAP TL-D400S JBOD https://amzn.to/48EdnNe - QNAP TL-D800S JBOD https://amzn.to/3RHB0hK - QNAP 4-bay Rackmount https://amzn.to/45DPi8U - Cheap M.2 SSDs https://amzn.to/3TFr0Y9 - Cheap SATA SSD https://amzn.to/3S6KML6 - 64BG Kit we used https://amzn.to/3tNGHC6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servethehome-com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeTheHome/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servethehome/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Qotom Fanless Model: https://youtu.be/AKUTzjA1grE - CWWK Fanless Desktop System: https://youtu.be/mZBmgRgY2bc - New 8x 2.5Gbe and 4x 2.5GbE and 2x 10GbE Firewalls: https://youtu.be/kCDEb94bnQU - R86S Pro Review - https://youtu.be/azU5kpxyu1s - R86S Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-YLy-RRZnM - iKoolCore R1 N6005 Review: https://youtu.be/evbuR8WvA6s - Intel Core i3-N305 Fanless: https://youtu.be/bM6Ivy_KLR4 - Intel N100 and N200 Fanless: https://youtu.be/58nVTNYrJ3E - Intel Alder Lake Fanless: https://youtu.be/6rtRwKlJTgU - Beelink EQ12 Pro with i3-N305: https://youtu.be/69ZsA_QToBE - Example of setting up Proxmox VE with OPNsense/ pfSense: https://www.servethehome.com/topton-intel-j4125-4x-i225-fanless-virtualized-firewall-appliance-review-pfsense-opnsense-proxmox-ve/3/ - ASRock 4x4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: https://youtu.be/oqwnD5zKXqQ - Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems: https://youtu.be/tZK1l9bXDgs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 02:15 External Hardware Overview 06:19 Internal Hardware Overview 10:53 Performance 13:32 Power Consumption and Noise 15:44 Key Lessons Learned and Customization 20:30 Wrap-up