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Last month, I picked up an 8-Node Supermicro Microcloud on eBay for just $399. An older platform, sure, but at just $50 per node, it’s one of the cheapest ways to add a TON of nodes or clusters to your homelab. And I’m starting to think there’s a reason it was so cheap.
But first… What am I drinking???
Drekker Brewing (Fargo, ND) Percentage of Survival IPA (7.0%)
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Timestamps
0:00 – Intro and Build Details
7:22 – Sponsor – Meter.com
8:43 – Good News, Bad News, Ugly News
12:29 – New GPU and Purple Screens
16:56 – Proxmox is installed!
17:59 – The Cons….
22:47 – The Pros!
25:12 – Outro and Beer Review!
