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Looking to purchase UPS (self.selfhosted)

submitted 2 years ago by chronically_crazy to c/selfhosted

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Hi All,

Apologies if this is in the wrong community.

I'm looking to get a UPS for my home server. It runs Homeassistant, Plex, and a few other things. I mainly need something to protect from power flickers/blips, and for it to allow a proper shutdown for prolonged power outages.

Here is the power useage on all my devices:

Server: 350w
NAS: 90w
Router: 42w

Any info on what to look for or which model to buy would be greatly appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So, Eaton, Liebert/Vertiv are your premium UPSes, and while they offer all sorts of quality and features, they are pricy.

APC was in this group, until they started going with their subscription model. Now you have to be wary.

Cyberpower is perfectly fine for home use - Costco sells one that has been pretty reliable for me (I have purchased 3 of them now). I do not use for my main server, but for all my desktops and HTPC that is what I use.

I use a Eaton P5X for my main, but my wattage is a bit higher than yours.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can vouch for both APC and Cyberpower. My homeserver is very low wattage so I got a smaller APC one for brownouts and it has served me well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

APC makes good hardware, just their software route is going down the dark road. If you do not need the software aspects/use it as a standalone device, then APC still makes good quality UPSes.

That being said, the value:dollar ratio I still think cyberpower wins, especially for home use. My current design is Cyberpower (homeuse) || Eaton (Server/critical infra use)

[–] chronically_crazy 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I didn't realize APC was going that route. I wanted to vomit after I saw what came up on Google.

I don't want a UPS to connect to anything outside my network. Pretty much goes against the principle of selfhosted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Completely agree. It is sad, but with the current marketplace of "SaaS all the things" it is not really surprising.

I want my UPS to be in my OOB network - It should not even be accessable by users in the network. Its completely isolated off.