Best Home Lab Picks
Small, quiet and efficient hardware for running Proxmox, Docker and backups at home.
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Mini PC for Proxmox (16GB RAM)
Low-power box that runs several VMs and containers for pennies of electricity a month.
Pros- Low power draw
- Silent
- Small footprint
- Often a single network port
- RAM may be limited
2-Bay NAS for Backups
A simple place to keep backups of your PCs, photos and VMs.
Pros- Easy to manage
- Mirrored drives protect against one failure
- Drives are sold separately
UPS Battery Backup (1000VA)
Keeps your server and router up through short outages and avoids corrupted disks.
Pros- Protects against surges
- Time for a clean shutdown
- Battery needs replacing every 3 to 5 years