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ThinkCentre Tiny M920Q | 4x3TB RAIDZ1 | LSI HBA | 8-Bay | i5-8500T 16G - $1,299
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Runs Proxmox 9.2 with two VMs pre-configured:
- TrueNAS SCALE with LSI 9207-8i HBA in IT mode, 4x 3TB enterprise SAS drives in a RAIDZ1 pool — ~8TB usable
- Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS VM ready for Docker containers
-Ubuntu 22.04 LTS cloud-init template pre-configured — spin up new VMs in seconds
Includes a custom 3D-printed enclosure with built-in 8-bay drive bay (4 pre-populated), SAS backplane, dedicated PSU with relay for automatic drive sequencing.
Compact enough to sit on a shelf or in a media cabinet.
Just plug in a network cable and start using it.
Note:
Proxmox OS, VM storage, and templates all reside on a dedicated 250GB NVMe — the 8TB NAS pool is fully separate, running on 4x 3TB SAS drives in RAIDZ1 via HBA passthrough.
All 4 drives SMART verified — zero defects, zero uncorrected errors with low usage for their class of enterprise drive.
Drive bays accepts both SATA and SAS drives.
Perfect for:
- Home media server (Plex, Jellyfin) with Intel UHD 630 hardware transcoding — no CPU overhead
- Self-hosted services (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, etc.)
- Home lab / dev environment
- Developers needing fast local VM provisioning
- Students and hobbyists learning Linux, networking, virtualization, and self-hosting in a real-world environment