Save your servers! NUT on a Raspberry Pi!

Video Description

NUT, or Network UPS Tools, is an essential bit of software for disaster prep in your homelab or datacenter. Resources mentioned in this video: - Network UPS Tools: https://networkupstools.org - Full install guide: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/nut-on-my-pi-so-my-servers-dont-die - 3D Printed SBC rack mount I used: https://www.printables.com/model/843677-raspberry-pi-5-rack-mount-right-sided/files - Ansible playbook for automated NUT setup: https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-nut - My nut_client Ansible role: https://github.com/geerlingguy/ansible-role-nut_client Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Contents: 00:00 - Don't rely on luck when it comes to power! 00:37 - What's NUT? 01:51 - NUT server setup guide 05:37 - NUT testing and monitoring 06:45 - NUT client setup guide 09:24 - End-to-end power fail test 13:01 - Success and a pretty severe bug 16:56 - Hardware setup 18:36 - Happy to have NUT on my Pi