# Post pictures of your storagenode rig(s) **URL:** \ **Category:** Node Operators\ **Tags:** hardware\ **Created:** [September 3, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422 "2019-09-03T16:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![hafdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/hafdan/32/1139_2.png) [@hafdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/hafdan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/126 "2020-02-04T20:33:35Z")
No via USB 3.0, it’s super stable! The best thing is it is a HW-RAID, if I want to update the storage, I can exchange one HDD after the other. For example 4 TB update to 10 TB, after a few hours and enlarging the HDD partition I have more storage. ---
**Author:** ![hafdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/hafdan/32/1139_2.png) [@hafdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/hafdan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/127 "2020-02-04T20:34:11Z")
Yes, it is perfect - stable and safe! ---
**Author:** ![Kar0le](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/kar0le/32/1136_2.png) [@Kar0le](https://forum.storj.io/u/Kar0le)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/128 "2020-02-05T07:31:21Z")
@hafdan - looks cool, but … i want to apologize - this build from my point of view makes no sense from price perspective. NUC ~ 300 euros + QNAP 200 Euros. That’s about 500/ 35w. How many years it will take to equalize power consumption/per price for kilowatt if some dell optiplex for 70 euros or less, with old I3 3440, after some power tweaks in bios and windows will use 45/50 watts out of the wall with same 4 hdds. Once again, thats only my point of view. In total - build is cool, minimal, but too expensive from storj perspective. Unless you use it as NAS too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hafdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/hafdan/32/1139_2.png) [@hafdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/hafdan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/129 "2020-02-05T20:36:50Z")
You’re right, just one serving isn’t much use. I still use it as BK server and for coin staking. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dragonhogan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/dragonhogan/32/6078_2.png) [@dragonhogan](https://forum.storj.io/u/dragonhogan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/130 "2020-03-04T13:10:18Z")
How’s this setup working for you? I am about to upgrade a couple of HDDs in my media server from 4TB to 10TB drives and was thinking about using the older 4TB disks to make a couple of nodes using this setup. ---
**Author:** ![hafdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/hafdan/32/1139_2.png) [@hafdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/hafdan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/131 "2020-04-08T20:21:38Z")
It works perfectly, spending $ 4-5 a month on electricity. No errors and problems, I have a Raid 5. So I came to replace each disk if necessary and replace it with one with more storage space. ---
**Author:** ![direktorn](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/direktorn/32/69_2.png) [@direktorn](https://forum.storj.io/u/direktorn)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/132 "2020-04-09T09:16:58Z")
![Screenshot 2020-04-09 at 11.07.29](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/0/0113c5e47ab55b4d63aba6d2188e22f20ab1834c.png) My node crashed during January while I was on New Years vacation and I was unable to recover it, i.e. it was not worth the time. So I build a new setup that is much more redundant, running the Storj node on a VM that can spawn across 3 servers / hosts. The node came online on the 21th of Feb and has during the last couple of days and weeks taken of . 90% of the traffic is from/to Germany This is the actual node 🙂 ![](https://i.imgur.com/cgpXbYO.jpg) Running ESXi with a MegaRaid LSI card connected to 2x12 drives SAS/SATA enclosures. Around 100TB in raw capacity. ---
**Author:** ![DAMELDOR](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/dameldor/32/1122_2.png) [@DAMELDOR](https://forum.storj.io/u/DAMELDOR)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/133 "2020-04-09T10:55:07Z")
![photo_2020-04-09_13-40-59](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/a/af1042f9639b8d6204d347769b42af22a75c9146.jpeg) x 3650 m3 found in the garbage can, the diesel generator in the garage is used as a UPS ---
**Author:** ![LinuxNet](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/linuxnet/32/6084_2.png) [@LinuxNet](https://forum.storj.io/u/LinuxNet)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/134 "2020-04-09T15:15:51Z")
![storjnodehome](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/8/8c0d0b15ce8acd164f519ba324e35de18bea367c.jpeg) This is my setup at home. A RaspberryPi4 with 4GB and a Seagate with 4TB for Storj. Everything else is Non-Storj ^^ Otherwise I have 3 more nodes in different data centers with a total of 12TB capacity ---
**Author:** ![SGC](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/sgc/32/1132_2.png) [@SGC](https://forum.storj.io/u/SGC)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/135 "2020-04-15T15:06:15Z")
> [@direktorn](#): > > This is the actual node 🙂 that is awesome… no wonder you are getting near 100% uploads successrate but hey they wanted 99.9% uptime and this is how its done in case anyone was wonder lol ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/136 "2020-04-15T22:49:19Z")
5 posts were split to a new topic: [iSCSI is not as bad as was is recommended here](https://forum.storj.io/t/iscsi-is-not-as-bad-as-was-is-recommended-here/5922) ---
**Author:** ![twl](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/twl/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@twl](https://forum.storj.io/u/twl)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/137 "2020-04-23T18:35:25Z")
Copying my 2TB node over to an 8TB drive finally 🙂 ![storj3](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/a/a16a558337a2edd166d08b0541f7a626e58eedf6.jpeg) Another node with some more HDDs at a different location in a real classic ATX case (Lian Li PC-7): ![storj1](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/4/416cb135752379901a983e6ebeae56d0d38e91d6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BrightSilence](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/brightsilence/32/6048_2.png) [@BrightSilence](https://forum.storj.io/u/BrightSilence)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/138 "2020-04-23T18:44:27Z")
@twl please be aware the Exos 5E8 is an [SMR HDD](https://forum.storj.io/t/psa-beware-of-hdd-manufacturers-submarining-smr-technology-in-hdds-without-any-public-mention/6003). ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/139 "2020-04-23T22:24:53Z")
4 posts were merged into an existing topic: [PSA: Beware of HDD manufacturers submarining SMR technology in HDD’s without any public mention](https://forum.storj.io/t/psa-beware-of-hdd-manufacturers-submarining-smr-technology-in-hdds-without-any-public-mention/6003/42) ---
**Author:** ![paulie1001](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/paulie1001/32/1127_2.png) [@paulie1001](https://forum.storj.io/u/paulie1001)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/140 "2020-04-28T13:40:57Z")
OS on SD-card or on SSD? ---
**Author:** ![Krey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/krey/32/63_2.png) [@Krey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Krey)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/141 "2020-05-12T20:51:23Z")
My last setup Server case used like a disk shelf. In front right top corner my own hand-made fan control. This setup much quieter than enterprise shelf on photo. so I launched it and not a real shelf. ![torigs](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/d/d2c1d9f32cb3c1a82b01df8063d462545edfab8d.jpeg) ![photo_2020-05-12_23-13-34](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/4/4fd29b2886961a3a7d7b383a07cc3e095e4d1873.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bota87](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/bota87/32/67_2.png) [@bota87](https://forum.storj.io/u/bota87)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/142 "2020-05-13T23:13:19Z")
![20200508_212826 - Copia](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/9/9d035affc3eaac1f9580733357b67a771d3af5e8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![hafdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/hafdan/32/1139_2.png) [@hafdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/hafdan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/143 "2020-05-14T08:39:01Z")
Cool, TB? Power? My System is a NUC. ---
**Author:** ![Robertomcat](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/robertomcat/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Robertomcat](https://forum.storj.io/u/Robertomcat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/144 "2020-05-14T08:50:29Z")
😊 ![IMG-1062](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/9/947dad54bb6d9315c26d5db9225b31c5f8d7b9e5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pietro](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/pietro/32/6254_2.png) [@pietro](https://forum.storj.io/u/pietro)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/145 "2020-05-14T14:30:45Z")
I just performed an upgrade of my node for both disk and board. Now it’s running on a Odroid HC2 board (8 cores, 2GB RAM) with a 8TB Seagate IronWolf HDD directly connected to the HC2 SATA port. ![storj-hc2.1](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/7/737b98330c70995d83eb818a1add413a2e53a007.jpeg) ![storj-hc2.2](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/f/f04ce0954098f7efa02134c8a2b40f99f4ce93bb.jpeg) I previously posted the old hardware [here](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422/121). [Previous page](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forum.storj.io/t/post-pictures-of-your-storagenode-rig-s/1422.md?page=8)