Hardware & OS

Terra is the primary compute node for the Flora Family homelab, designed for high-concurrency tasks like AI processing, media transcoding, and ZFS storage management.

🖥️ Physical Specs

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (16 Cores, 32 Threads)
RAM: 128GB DDR4 ECC Memory
GPU: Nvidia Quadro P2200 (5GB VRAM) — Handles internal transcoding and light ML tasks.
Host OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Chassis: 4U Rackmount Server Case

⚙️ Core Configuration

Kernel: ZFS-on-Linux (OpenZFS)
SSH: Restricted to Public Key Authentication; custom port used for external mitigation.
Docker: Rootless mode investigation ongoing, currently running as standard daemon with secure ID mapping.
Backups: Sanoid/Syncoid provides hourly snapshots and local/remote replication features.