# Surfhosting is # selfhosting while # couchsurfing . This is an infrastructure HOWTO project for # nomadic developers and power users. Documentation is written with cyberpunks, cyberserfs, and frugality in mind. Special attention will be paid to portability and usability on untrusted networks. The Surfhosting.cc website is back under construction as of mid-2025. Soon!!! # DIY # Proxmox # miniPC # OpenWrt # GLiNet # Linux header image CC-BY-SA Russell Street
# Surfhosting is # selfhosting while # couchsurfing . This is an infrastructure HOWTO project for # nomadic developers and power users. Documentation is written with cyberpunks, cyberserfs, and frugality in mind. Special attention will be paid to portability and usability on untrusted networks. The Surfhosting.cc website is back under construction as of mid-2025. Soon!!! # DIY # Proxmox # miniPC # OpenWrt # GLiNet # Linux header image CC-BY-SA Russell Street
so while I'm desperately trying to get a HDD purchase figured out tonight before prices go up some more, I realized, I'm not really sure I described what I'm actually trying to do all in one place.
long story short, I have a 10yo metal eSATA+USB2 drive enclosure which I'd like to use for an external HDD on one of my #1LPC servers, in place of an 8yo plastic USB3 enclosure (with USB3 micro B connector and dodgy USB-SATA bridge chip).
the plan is to use an m.2 A+E key SATA adapter with hopefully somewhat less dodgy SATA controller in the m.2 2230 wifi slot, plus a slim SATA cable with 90-degree connector at one end, to connect the external drive. because why not.
I haven't had problems with the current questionable USB3 setup, but would prefer fewer translation layers between the drive and the OS. and an enclosure which radiates heat a lot better.