This guide provides instructions on how to install and configure the Network UPS Tools (NUT) server/client to manage the power supply of your homelab components through a pfSense router, VMware ESXi hypervisor, and Synology NAS.
In this configuration, the pfSense router acts as the NUT server connected to the UPS, while the VMware ESXi and Synology NAS act as NUT clients, receiving UPS status information from the NUT server running on the pfSense router.
- Install the "NUT" package.
- For UPS Settings, configure as follows:
- UPS type: Local USB