Tools / Hardware data / Lab evidence
Build a home server you can trust.
Plan the hardware. Calculate the trade-offs. Follow a tested setup. Diagnose what breaks.
Latest from the lab
Connected evidence.
Practical decisions.
Reviews, labs, build guides and fixes connect original logs, screenshots, photos and failed runs instead of repeating the same facts across isolated pages.
Start with the complete EQi12 map
Configuration, headline findings, limitations, lab reports, build guides and fixes in one place.
Nginx, PostgreSQL and Redis under load
Corrected concurrency tests, database throughput, mixed-load behavior and retained failed runs.
Why shutdown WOL works but sleep WOL fails
A power-state-specific diagnostic built from five S5 and five S3 wake attempts.
Start with a calculation
Plan first.
Diagnose faster.
Eight working calculators, report analyzers and generators for decisions that usually begin in a spreadsheet or terminal. Processing stays in your browser.
What will your server cost to run?
Turn watts, uptime, and your electricity rate into monthly and annual operating cost.
Explain a SMART or NVMe report
Paste smartctl or nvme-cli output and identify the fields that deserve attention without uploading the report.
Size a Jellyfin media library
Turn bitrate and runtime into primary storage, backup capacity, and hours per drive.
One focused system
From buying a box
to keeping it running.
Every section supports the same job: building a capable, efficient, maintainable home server.
Hardware
Specifications with source and verification labels, not copied shopping tables.
Build
Practical Docker, storage, media, and backup workflows.
Fix
Symptom-first troubleshooting with checks, causes, fixes, and verification.
Compare
Hardware and deployment decisions based on comparable evidence.
Lab
Real machines, recorded methods, original data, and stated limitations.
Methodology
How we classify evidence and keep unknowns clearly unknown.
Evidence, not theater
Every claim gets a status.
A lab result is different from a manufacturer specification. A community report is different from something verified on our own hardware. We show the difference.
Read the methodology- Lab TestedOriginal screenshots, logs, photos, or measurements.
- Official SpecificationPublished by the manufacturer; not yet tested here.
- Community ConfirmedSupported by multiple independent reports.
- UnverifiedEvidence is incomplete or conflicting.
- UnknownNo reliable evidence. We do not guess.