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Wikisailor: /* 🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log */

2026-05-01T07:33:52Z

🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log

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	I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible. For the time being some useful ZFS commands can be found '''[[ZFS Commands \|here]]'''		I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible. For the time being some useful ZFS commands can be found '''[[ZFS Commands \|here]]'''

	==🥝 Kiwi ~~Host~~: Technical Manual & Build Log==		==🥝 Grove (Kiwi) : Technical Manual & Build Log==

	Kiwi is the secondary Proxmox host in the Home Lab, housed in a Fractal Design ITX chassis. While less powerful than the primary host (Pear), it serves as a high-capacity storage node and 2.5G data target.		Kiwi is the secondary Proxmox host in the Home Lab, housed in a Fractal Design ITX chassis. While less powerful than the primary host (Pear), it serves as a high-capacity storage node and 2.5G data target.

Wikisailor: /* Pear */

2026-05-01T07:33:04Z

Pear

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	it is possible to create a new VM based on a fixed template. The two possibilities are a full clone or a linked clone. the linked clone is the preferred as it should need less storage but the full clone would be completely independent of the template so it will use more storage and take longer to create.We can go down that rabbit hole when we look ant Ansible in a big way. For now just understand that we can call a new vm using the qm clone command. the will be more details to follow.		it is possible to create a new VM based on a fixed template. The two possibilities are a full clone or a linked clone. the linked clone is the preferred as it should need less storage but the full clone would be completely independent of the template so it will use more storage and take longer to create.We can go down that rabbit hole when we look ant Ansible in a big way. For now just understand that we can call a new vm using the qm clone command. the will be more details to follow.

	==Pear==		==Orchard (Pear)==
	The first host has Proxmox installed with the following ~~specificatio~~		The first host has Proxmox installed with the following specification

	===🛠️Hardware Specification===		===🛠️Hardware Specification===

Wikisailor: /* 🌐Network Access */

2026-05-01T04:35:52Z

🌐Network Access

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	====🌐Network Access====		====🌐Network Access====

	The IP Address and port of the host is 192.168.0.110:8006. I have my virgin media router forwarding all incoming traffic to 192.168.0.125 so it will go directly to the Pfsense firewall. All of the terminals can also send traffic to the WAN port of Pfsense. '''Edit''' with the change to Vodaphone the network address changed to 192.168.1.0/24 so Proxmox console is now 192.168.1.111:8006 and the WAN port of Pfsense is 192.168.1.125. a further change was to only forward those ports that are actually needed to Pfsense because the new ISP router has better options than the really old Virgin media one ( to be fair if i had stayed with Virgin i would have got a newer router). More [[Network Configuration]] details.		The IP Address and port of the host is 192.168.0.110:8006. I have my virgin media router forwarding all incoming traffic to 192.168.0.125 so it will go directly to the Pfsense firewall. All of the terminals can also send traffic to the WAN port of Pfsense. '''Edit''' with the change to Vodaphone the network address changed to 192.168.1.0/24 so Proxmox console is now 192.168.1.111:8006 and the WAN port of Pfsense is 192.168.1.125. a further change was to only forward those ports that are actually needed to Pfsense because the new ISP router has better options than the really old Virgin media one ( to be fair if i had stayed with Virgin i would have got a newer router). More '''[[Network Configuration]]''' details.

	====💾Storage====		====💾Storage====

Wikisailor: /* 🌐Network Access */

2026-05-01T04:35:25Z

🌐Network Access

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	====🌐Network Access====		====🌐Network Access====

	The IP Address and port of the host is 192.168.0.110:8006. I have my virgin media router forwarding all incoming traffic to 192.168.0.125 so it will go directly to the Pfsense firewall. All of the terminals can also send traffic to the WAN port of Pfsense. '''Edit''' with the change to Vodaphone the network address changed to 192.168.1.0/24 so Proxmox console is now 192.168.1.111:8006 and the WAN port of Pfsense is 192.168.1.125. a further change was to only forward those ports that are actually needed to Pfsense because the new ISP router has better options than the really old Virgin media one ( to be fair if i had stayed with Virgin i would have got a newer router)		The IP Address and port of the host is 192.168.0.110:8006. I have my virgin media router forwarding all incoming traffic to 192.168.0.125 so it will go directly to the Pfsense firewall. All of the terminals can also send traffic to the WAN port of Pfsense. '''Edit''' with the change to Vodaphone the network address changed to 192.168.1.0/24 so Proxmox console is now 192.168.1.111:8006 and the WAN port of Pfsense is 192.168.1.125. a further change was to only forward those ports that are actually needed to Pfsense because the new ISP router has better options than the really old Virgin media one ( to be fair if i had stayed with Virgin i would have got a newer router). More [[Network Configuration]] details.

	====💾Storage====		====💾Storage====

Wikisailor: /* 🛠️Hardware Specification */

2026-02-17T13:56:43Z

🛠️Hardware Specification

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	* Mainboard is Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Motherboard - Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series AM4 CPUs, 5+3 Phases Pure Digital VRM, up to 4733MHz DDR4 (OC), 2xPCIe 3.0 M.2, GbE LAN, USB 3.2 Gen1 £103.48		* Mainboard is Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Motherboard - Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series AM4 CPUs, 5+3 Phases Pure Digital VRM, up to 4733MHz DDR4 (OC), 2xPCIe 3.0 M.2, GbE LAN, USB 3.2 Gen1 £103.48
	* 128gb Ram is configured as two sets of CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 3200MHz CL16-20-20-38 1.35V (CMK64GX4M2E3200C16) £112.20 for one set		* 128gb Ram is configured as two sets of CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 3200MHz CL16-20-20-38 1.35V (CMK64GX4M2E3200C16) £112.20 for one set
			* GPU is a Gigabyte Geforce RTX 5060 TI with 16 GB Ram
	* Power supply is Corsair RM750x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX 750 Watt Power Supply £109.00		* Power supply is Corsair RM750x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX 750 Watt Power Supply £109.00
	* The case is Fractal Design Node 804 - Black - Compact Computer Case - mATX - High Airflow - Modular interior - 3x Fractal Design Silent R2 120mm Fans Included - Water-cooling ready - USB 3.0 -Window Side Panel £99.95		* The case is Fractal Design Node 804 - Black - Compact Computer Case - mATX - High Airflow - Modular interior - 3x Fractal Design Silent R2 120mm Fans Included - Water-cooling ready - USB 3.0 -Window Side Panel £99.95

Wikisailor: /* 🛠️Hardware Specification */

2026-02-17T13:52:06Z

🛠️Hardware Specification

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	* SSD is Crucial P3 Plus SSD 4TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 Internal SSD, Up to 4800MB/s, Laptop & Desktop (PC) Compatible, Solid State Drive - CT4000P3PSSD801 £189.99 and £159.99		* SSD is Crucial P3 Plus SSD 4TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 Internal SSD, Up to 4800MB/s, Laptop & Desktop (PC) Compatible, Solid State Drive - CT4000P3PSSD801 £189.99 and £159.99
	* Three 16 TB Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives make up the hard disk storage at a cost of £179.94 each total £ 539.82.		* Three 16 TB Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives make up the hard disk storage at a cost of £179.94 each total £ 539.82.
	* One cheap 1 TB SATA SSD currently set as a L2ARC but may reconfigure as a sacrificial drive for the high wear VMs if it looks like it is not getting many hits as L2ARC		* One cheap 1 TB SATA SSD currently set as a L2ARC but may reconfigure as a sacrificial drive for the high wear VMs if it looks like it is not getting many hits as L2ARC '''Update ''' no longer used as L2ARC and formmated to a zpool fastpool.

	===Configuration===		===Configuration===

Wikisailor: /* 💾Storage */

2026-02-13T04:40:22Z

💾Storage

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	The main storage is the three 16TB hard drives configure into ZFS z1 so that they have one redundant disk. As one disk is redundant, obviously, it has 32TB of storage available.		The main storage is the three 16TB hard drives configure into ZFS z1 so that they have one redundant disk. As one disk is redundant, obviously, it has 32TB of storage available.

	I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible. For the time being some useful ZFS commands can be found ''[[ZFS Commands \|here]]'''		I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible. For the time being some useful ZFS commands can be found '''[[ZFS Commands \|here]]'''

	==🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log==		==🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log==

Wikisailor: /* 💾Storage */

2026-02-13T04:40:02Z

💾Storage

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	The main storage is the three 16TB hard drives configure into ZFS z1 so that they have one redundant disk. As one disk is redundant, obviously, it has 32TB of storage available.		The main storage is the three 16TB hard drives configure into ZFS z1 so that they have one redundant disk. As one disk is redundant, obviously, it has 32TB of storage available.

	I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible. For the time being some useful ZFS commands can be found here		I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible. For the time being some useful ZFS commands can be found ''[[ZFS Commands \|here]]'''

	==🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log==		==🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log==

Wikisailor: /* 💾Storage */

2026-02-13T04:36:53Z

💾Storage

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	The main storage is the three 16TB hard drives configure into ZFS z1 so that they have one redundant disk. As one disk is redundant, obviously, it has 32TB of storage available.		The main storage is the three 16TB hard drives configure into ZFS z1 so that they have one redundant disk. As one disk is redundant, obviously, it has 32TB of storage available.

	I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible.		I couldn't get PCI passthrough to work reliably without significant effort and some expense so I set up ZFS on Proxmox itself or more precisely on the Debian Linux that Proxmox resides on. Unfortunately, that means that I have to do any config on the CLI. I may write some scripts to perform some of the admin tasks or more likely setup a Nginx container to automate as much of it as possible. For the time being some useful ZFS commands can be found here

	==🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log==		==🥝 Kiwi Host: Technical Manual & Build Log==

Wikisailor: /* 🛠️Hardware Specification */

2026-02-13T04:33:33Z

🛠️Hardware Specification

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	* SSD is Crucial P3 Plus SSD 4TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 Internal SSD, Up to 4800MB/s, Laptop & Desktop (PC) Compatible, Solid State Drive - CT4000P3PSSD801 £189.99 and £159.99		* SSD is Crucial P3 Plus SSD 4TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 Internal SSD, Up to 4800MB/s, Laptop & Desktop (PC) Compatible, Solid State Drive - CT4000P3PSSD801 £189.99 and £159.99
	* Three 16 TB Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives make up the hard disk storage at a cost of £179.94 each total £ 539.82.		* Three 16 TB Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives make up the hard disk storage at a cost of £179.94 each total £ 539.82.
			* One cheap 1 TB SATA SSD currently set as a L2ARC but may reconfigure as a sacrificial drive for the high wear VMs if it looks like it is not getting many hits as L2ARC

	===Configuration===		===Configuration===