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I Turned an Ikea Kallax Into a 10-Inch Rack Homelab With the ZimaCube 2
Rack-mounted homelabs sound great until you realize you don't want an enterprise jet engine invading your living room. The 10-inch mini rack movement is the antidote. Here is a complete breakdown of how to build a...
How I Migrated 14000 Photos to the ZimaCube 2 With Zero Data Loss — An Immich Migration Guide
Move your Immich library and PostgreSQL database seamlessly. Discover the exact 2.5GbE LAN transfer workflow to upgrade to ZimaCube 2 with zero data loss.
How I Turned the ZimaCube 2 Into a Zero-Trust Ingress Controller for My Entire Homelab
Stop exposing your homelab with open router ports. This guide details how to build a secure, zero-trust ingress architecture on ZimaCube 2 using Cloudflare Tunnels and Nginx Proxy Manager
Why I Replaced Rack Servers With a ZimaCube 2 — A Homelab Evolution Story
ZimaCube 2 replaces noisy rack servers and limited mini PC setups with a quiet all-in-one homelab for Docker, ZFS storage, NVMe, backups, self-hosting, and 24/7 infrastructure workloads.
What Happens When Two AI Agents Fight Over One Server?
Zero Noichi’s AI cybersecurity experiment used two ZimaBoard 2 devices to simulate attacker and defender agents, showing how homelab servers can support safe AI, Docker, NAS, and security testing.
Local AI on the ZimaCube 2 — PCIe Expansion, Ollama, and Future-Proofing Your Homelab
ZimaCube 2 ships with 4× NVMe slots, a PCIe expansion slot, and DDR5 RAM — ready for Ollama, RAG pipelines, and Docker out of the box. No GPU required to start, and a clear upgrade path...
ZimaCube vs DIY NAS: Which One Is Right for You?
Prebuilt NAS or DIY? We break down real costs, setup time, Thunderbolt 4, and maintenance differences to help you decide which build actually fits your needs and budget.
ZimaOS vs Proxmox vs Windows Server: Which System Should Your ZimaCube Run?
ZimaOS, Proxmox, and Windows Server each suit different users. Compare setup time, VM support, and use cases to pick the right OS for your ZimaCube from day one.
