Given that it’s a Monday - what better way to spend my time than cleaning up this travesty of a server rack!

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@gonsalves throw it out, Rahul! Get a new one.

If you want any help disposing it off, ping me 😛

@harshad @r0h1n Interesting. What’s your solar power budget? And connectivity?

@gonsalves @r0h1n have two solar systems powering parts of the house for redundancy (can switch over if one fails) - each can handle 1500W for an hour on battery alone. Currently run an M1 Mac mini (~30W) and a laptop (15W). My backup server is run weekly for a day (80W).

For connectivity i have a dedicated 4G modem with antennas raised 30ft above ground, which feeds into my network switch.

@harshad @r0h1n …ah, you’re completely off grid! Amazing. Do you store power locally as well?

@gonsalves @r0h1n not sure if i missed something about the question. I have batteries that are charged by the solar panels, but that's it for now. no mains line.

@harshad @r0h1n Ah got it. I was just wondering whether you had storage+generation or only generation.

@harshad @r0h1n Does TN have a progressive grid policy? I’ve seen a couple setups that allow for the grid to be used as a “battery”.

@gonsalves @r0h1n did not research further after getting a quote on how much it would cost to get new poles installed to be connected to the grid - I got half my redundant solar setup done in the same cost, minus the monthly bill 😅

@harshad @r0h1n Fair enough, fair enough!