https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d06b898b-f567-471d-b800-ca1f866fb288 Hak5 -- Cyber Security Education, Inspiration, News & Community since 2005: A $600 Server Build! Or, Building a Virtualization Server Nodes with the Next Unit of Computing. All that and more, this time on Hak5. Join us as we build the 2nd and 3rd server additions to their Intel NUC based Virtualization cluster. Check out http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/overview.html While they aren't well suited for every environment, Darren and Shannon check out some of the NUCs distinct advantages. Pros: Cost $700 for 5th Gen i7 model w/ 16 GB RAM and 250 GB SSD $600 for 5th Gen i5 model w/ 16 GB RAM and 250 GB SSD $500 for older 4th Gen i5 model w/ 8 GB RAM and 250 GB SSD Low Power ~6 Watt Idle ~33 Watt Max load ~18 Watt average Simple, Small, Portable 3 Total components in build. NUC + RAM + SSD, Inexpensive to add nodes to cluster, Cons: Lacks 2nd Ethernet adapter (remedied with USB3 Ethernet adapter), No RAID (Recommend NAS alternative), 16 GB RAM limit due to only 2 SO DIMM slots, Ideal use case - Open source virtualization cluster (we'll be using XenServer) with separate NAS for storage. Live migrate VMs across nodes to load balance!! Estimated 16 VM per machine with the RAM topping out before Disk and CPU. Thoughts? Leave a comment or email feedback@hak5.org -~--~--~- Please watch: "Bash Bunny Primer - Hak5 2225" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j6hrjSrJaM -~--~--~- Founded in 2005, Hak5's mission is to advance the InfoSec industry. We do this through our award winning educational podcasts, leading pentest gear, and inclusive community – where all hackers belong. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:39:13 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d06b898b-f567-471d-b800-ca1f866fb288 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.