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The most interesting stuff is generally: -Remotely mounting images (ISO/FS/IMG/etc) on the host for bare-metal installs or any other purpose -Hard power options for unresponsive servers or emergencies -Heavily integrated diagnostics (fan RPMs, thermals, RAID status, etc etc) with eg. snmp output
Cool, I assume with enough willpower those first two could be solved with a pi too ;)
KVMs have been a the bane of my existence over the last 10 years. Almost 99% of the time they come with some ancient Java dependency that breaks on any modern OS and is barely usable. Not to mention the nightmare-ish KVM experience big players like OVH and Hetzner provide. This is a superior solution to all of them.
No. Modern IPMI is HTML5 based. Lightyears better than the old java/.net clients or this (awesome) hobby project.
If you are looking for a reasonably priced server today, you are likely to end up with the shitty Java-based KVM.
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This is my experience as well. I currently use a USB switch that I got off of Amazon for about 15 bucks. It typically "just works." Press the button, wait 2 seconds and my input devices have switched.
Care to share it? The one I have will work for a few switches, then both Windows/Mac will eventually stop recognizing the port its connected to until a reboot.
I've used it with Windows 10, MacOS and an RPi, with no issues.
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I have this one[0] that works great. Wendell at Level1Techs does good work and there's even newer ones that can do 8k30. [0] https://store.level1techs.com/products/kvm-switch-dual-monit...
I couldn't find the details on their site, but do you know whether the 3.5mm audio jack is 3 or 4 pole? I've found that most KVMs have the 3 pole jack, meaning it just supports audio out, but I need 4-pole so my headset microphone works.
I just finished building a Pi KVM about a month ago using project https://github.com/pikvm . Has been great so far.
Yeah, I'm really impressed with that project and love Max's work! There's a bit of a barrier to entry though, as it requires you to compile the OS yourself. My goal with TinyPilot was to create something that's easier for newcomers to install and simpler for me to reason about.
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If you need access to the power and reset, you can replace the respective buttons with a cheap relay switch controlled by GPIO. If you know what you're doing you can also solder your own circuit using opto-isolators instead of relays, to reduce the power draw on the Pi.
This isn’t a bad choice: https://wiki.52pi.com/index.php/DockerPi_4_Channel_Relay_SKU... It’s $17 for four relays, expandable to 16. If you wire it “normal closed” then the relays will only draw power while it’s resetting the other machine. However, the relays are only rated for 3 amps. (360W at 120V). Also, the board is labeled backwards so, the NO port is normal closed, and NC is normal open. Has anyone found somet…
Not tried anything like this before: looking at TinyPilot and Pi-KVM which one should I use? I'm happy doing some soldering. Is there anything that TinyPilot has that Pi-KVM doesn't? Has Pi-KVM added support for the HDMI dongle you used?
Thanks for reading! I'd say, in short, Pi-KVM is more feature rich, while TinyPilot is simpler and more approachable with less functionality. Pi-KVM has several nice features that TinyPilot doesn't yet have, including power management, mouse support, authentication, TLS, and USB storage mounting. TinyPilot has a quicker install. Pi-KVM requires you to compile the OS locally, which takes about an hour. If you've got a…
I'm looking to build a new home-server and was looking at mobos with management support. No need for that now though! Now looking for ways to keep the Pi inside the server case. Ideally want to have a ethernet, power jack and HDMI end built into a PCI bracket so it remains movable.
Thanks for the detailed reply. I'll likely give both projects a go.