You've been on r/homelab. You've seen the photos of 14-rack-server setup running all sorts of virtual machines. Maybe you have an idea of the lab you want to create, but you're not quite sure where to begin.As you may know from our previous blogposts, a homelab can be an incredible resource for hands-on learning and experimentation. But with so many options, it's not always clear what equipment...
At TechMikeNY, we have a very diverse breadth of customers: from small business owners to crypto-miners to hobbyists. While we love all our customers, we have a particular affinity for a certain segment: higher education students – specifically, Computer Science students. We were once students, too – and we know between textbooks, meal cards, and midterms, the struggle is real!
While many co...
We often have customers inquiring about the specs they need to build a security system server for their home or business office. We thought it would be helpful to summarize the advantages and the software and hardware you need to build a security system with a refurbished server.
Advantages of Having a Physical Box Over a Security Cloud Subscription
With the proliferation of The Cloud, there ...
The Covid 19 Pandemic has dramatically changed our society. The most pronounced change in the workplace is the enormous increase in working remotely or from home. In 2021, 26.7% of U.S. employees worked remotely, and the trend is forming where many companies will offer flexible work arrangements which follow the “hybrid” model – where work is split between onsite at the office and remotely....
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The heavy accumulation of dust can severely impact the performance of your server by forcing the fans to work harder to cool the system and allowing pieces of dirt to get between connectors.
In this video, we’ll show you step-by-step how to clean a server’s components. The server we are cleaning is a Dell R620, but the principles are the same for virtually any server.
You’ll n...
A couple of weeks ago we put a call out to our customers to share with us their Home Server Lab rigs – we know they are doing amazing things with their gear and we wanted to give them a chance to show it off. We were not disappointed!
Without further ado, here are the winners in TechMike’s HomeLab Server Hall of Fame.
Up First…
The Inner Sanctum of HomeLab Jedi Knighthood
These Home Offic...
Meet Anthony Carrion – Senior Server Builder at TechMikeNY. When you order a server from TechMikeNY, there is a good chance that the build has passed through Anthony’s experienced hands.
We spoke to Anthony to glean some pearls of wisdom with his experience in building almost 6,000 (!) servers.
How long have you been at TechMikeNY?
Two and a half years.
About how many servers would you gu...
Have you been thinking about a Minecraft home server but aren’t sure exactly where to start or what you will need? Do you feel limited by realms and the cap on players that can join? It turns out that a rack server – due to Minecraft’s emphasis on CPU and RAM – can be the perfect device for meeting the Minecraft home server hardware requirements. In this post, we’ll cover basic tips and r...
A big part of our ethos at TechMikeNY is environmentally friendly IT solutions and products -- and nothing speaks to that more than energy efficiency. Nobody wants to have an electronic gas-guzzler – especially when you're the one flipping the bill!
Here are some helpful tips on how to minimize home server electricity usage. We'll also provide some high-level thoughts into specific topics s...
If you are a seasoned veteran in the world of networking, servers, and home labs, then Virtualization or Virtual Machines (VMs) are nothing new. But if you are new to this exotic new digital world, then here are some introductory uses for Virtualization. We're focusing on servers since Virtualization is optimal for servers – they are designed modularly with the capacity to upgrade their proc...
A question we get a lot at TechMikeNY from our customers is a concern about how much noise a server might make. Server noise reduction is especially pertinent to folks who are using the device for a home lab or small business owners who plan on putting their server in a room where people are working.
Is There Anything That Can Be Done to Decrease the Sound of My Server?
Here are some straig...
At TechMikenNY, many of our customers are hobbyists or small business owners that are looking for an economical but powerful hosting solution to run out of their home or small office. After years of assisting and advising these customers, we have a tremendous familiarity with the advantages and considerations of buying a home server or home lab. Sharing what we know is what we are all about ...
