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Originally Posted by drewprops
I assume you all run your systems with a UPS? What happens if there is a power outage?
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Most of my systems are on UPS, yes. My network router, a raspberry pi, and my NAS share one UPS. My hackintosh/desktop in another room has its own UPS. And of course laptops and phones
effectively have built-in UPSes.
Since the router is on UPS, if/when there's an outage, all of my essential systems are still running, and I can connect to other devices to shut them down cleanly.
Both of my UPSes have a USB data port that can signal to a PC what the current capacity is and when it's switched from mains to battery backup. I know macOS has rudimentary support for this, and I've seen options in TrueNAS, but I haven't actually configured anything around it. If I expected flakier power in my home, I'd probably configure my NAS and hackintosh/desktop to shut down automatically after a minute or so of battery-only power, but I haven't bothered.
Also, both of these UPSes start beep-screaming after several seconds of lost mains. If power went out in the middle of the night while I was asleep, I'd probably be awakened pretty quickly by the chirps in other rooms, kind of like how a smoke detector with a dying battery chirping on the other side your home will still wake you up.
