My homelab
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My homelab is a Dell Optiplex 5050 that I bought used for about $150 from a local shop called Sherwood Computers. It’s been great, and I recommend the shop!
The machine has an i5-7500 processor with 16GB of memory, which is a tremendous amount of power for my modest needs. It also has a relatively small form factor, so it’s easy to tuck away in the corner of an office or a closet.
The machine is running Debian with no desktop environment. It’s headless (there is no monitor connected), and I access it over SSH.
I use it primarily for remote development as well as to learn and have fun.
See also
- Brennan wrote an awesome guide that I’m eager to spend more time with: Homelab For the Beginner: You Can Self-host Your Own Server on $50 Hardware.
I’ll add more stuff to this list as I come across it.