A few years ago I had a couple old and slow Optiplex’s running Hyper-V, with Windows/Linux VM’s, doing things like NPS, AD, etc.
Had some old equipment collecting dust, so I’ve built out a decent homelab and am curious if anyone else has done the same, and if so what are they running on them for fun?
In my new “rack”:
- PowerEdge R430
- Running ProxMox, with a Windows VM (DC), and a Linux VM with Docker for Plex
- EqualLogic PS4100
- VM storage for both PowerEdge servers (10TB)
- Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 250w
- PowerEdge R720
- Running ProxMox, with some Linux VM’s, most utilizing Docker for Plex “assistance/automations” (ahem), NextCloud for phone photo backup and wife’s photography, and another DC as a failover of R430’s DC.
Due to work, I’m a VMWare person but I’m gung-ho to learn Proxmox at home. I’ve got access to old server hardware but don’t want it anywhere near me at home- like others say it’s way too loud and too wasteful on the outlet.
Was thinking about finding a relatively high core count mini pc, or just building an ITX system.
Would anyone mind recommending a good bit of hardware for light to medium duty use with a couple of VMs?
I hear you (pun intended, sorry I’m a dad) on the loudness, luckily we have a basement we don’t use very often, but it’s quite annoying when I game down there on the weekend.
As for mini-PC, it’s probably worth making another post on /c/sysadmin about, I’m not sure how many people will stop in this post since it’s a little older and unfortunately I’m not much help there.
10-4 thanks.