I’ve gotten into selfhosting and have 3 mini PC’s
ODROID H4+ for TrueNAS
One for Home Assistant
and another for Immich and Nextcloud
They’re all just plugged into the router my ISP provided with network cables.
I’d like to get a managed switch or a router of my own that can function as a switch and router
I’ll be putting everything in a 10" rack at some point so it has to fit.
Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated, I’ve done some research and looked at options but unsure what is right/wrong
I’m especially stuck on what Hardware to get.
Is 2.5ghz managed switch overkill? Should I get PoE for future use?
What brands are good, what should be avoided?
If separation is all you’re after, any managed switch will work. Even a “smart managed” one. But you’ll need Wi-Fi access points that can actually have SSIDs assigned to VLans, like the TP-Link, Mikrotik or ubiquity (basically anything aimed at business). At least if some or many of the iot devices are Wi-Fi based.