Hardware

The actual hardware running Vault Inc — plus the desk I do everything else from.

Compute Nodes - Tiny·Mini·Micro!

GMKtec NucBox M5 Plus
Primary Proxmox host
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U · 8C/16T · 32GB DDR4 RAM · 1TB NVMe SSD
GPU incoming
Lenovo M920q Tiny ×2
Proxmox cluster nodes
Intel i7-8700T · 6C/12T · 32GB DDR4 RAM each · 1TB NVMe SSD each
Dell Wyse 5070
Dev & testing sandbox node
Intel Pentium J5005 · 4C/4T · 32GB RAM · 128GB SATA SSD
TrueNAS Core
8TB pool, running on an old repurposed PC — not part of the cluster, but close enough to live here
Celeron G3900 2C/2T · 16GB RAM
Lenovo ThinkStation S20
Retired — too power-hungry and loud for what it's worth
2× Xeon X5690 · 48GB DDR3
Offline

All Proxmox nodes share cluster storage and have access to the NAS storage pool.

Edge Compute (Repurposed Phones)

OnePlus Nord N100
Runs site.vaultinc.fr — nginx in Termux, no root
MediaTek Helio G35 · 8C (4×2.3GHz + 4×1.8GHz) · 4GB RAM · 64GB storage
Live web server
OnePlus Nord N10 5G
Kali Linux — pentesting rig
Snapdragon 690 · 8C (2×2.0GHz + 6×1.7GHz) · 6GB RAM · 128GB storage
OnePlus 6T
postmarketOS — extra server node
Snapdragon 845 · 8C (4×2.8GHz + 4×1.7GHz) · 8GB RAM · 128GB storage

Old phones repurposed as ultra-low-power always-on nodes via Termux — no root required.

Networking

Freebox Pop
ISP router / gateway
Raspberry Pi 4B (4GB)
Pi-hole + DNS
Cisco Catalyst 3650 PoE
48-port managed switch

Daily Driver

Desktop Workstation
Everything else — coding, gaming, daily use
i5-12600K (overclocked)
RX 9070 XT 16GB
32GB DDR5 6000MT/s
5TB NVMe Gen4 (2×2TB + 1×1TB)
2TB SSHD (2×1TB for archive)
Corsair RM850x, fully modular
New GPU
Previous Workstation
Retired — old and reliable, but outdated
i5-6600K
GTX 1060 6GB
16GB DDR3
512GB NVMe + 2× 512GB SATA SSD
Cooler Master 500W PSU
Offline

Cooking

RTX 3060 for the M5 Plus
Hunting down a riser cable and dedicated PSU to hook it up for local AI workloads
RAM upgrades across all nodes
On hold until DDR4/DDR5 prices stop being insane
Real UPS
Retiring the power-strip-with-a-5-min-battery setup soon
New Tiny nodes
If i can't upgrade, i'll get new ones (and strip them! or use them!)
Using Docker more
Newer stuff run/use Docker, i can't lie, it's better for some stuff