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"Hexatrygon"

My first and current Nextcloud server (2023-)

When I first decided to self-host Nextcloud, I quickly decided I'd be looking for an Intel NUC mini PC or similar. I ended up finding a really good deal on a used 6th gen "Skull Canyon" box which, being from Intel's 'Enthusiast' line, looks quite different from the usual NUC machines. Specifically, it's flat. Really flat. So the idea came to me: I'll name it after a flat animal. A stingray! But which stingray? Well, upon researching the phylogenetic tree of rays (as one does) I found the sixgill stingray which was just a perfect match. This is a 6th gen NUC with a 6th gen Intel CPU and its case is decorated with hexagons. Even the power button is hexagon shaped! So, after the sixgill stingray, the server was dubbed Hexatrygon.

Photo of a mini PC and a HDD enclosure Photo of a mini PC with its case open Photo of a motherboard next to a PC case Photo of a motherboard in a PC case Photo of dusting the computer Sixgill stingray

First photo: Hexatrygon in its first setup with a single 3.5" HDD connected via an external case. Second photo: Hexatrygon receives a new cooling fan for Christmas! Third and fourth photos: tansferring the board to a new, passively cooled case. Fifth photo: computer wellness time. Sixth photo: its namesake sixgill stingray.

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