Proxmox and Homelab Hardware
Mini PCs, SSDs, RAM, a UPS, and switching for a Proxmox homelab, sized from real lab data.
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Part 1 of 9
Best Mini PC for a Homelab, Proxmox, and Self-Hosting
Picking a mini PC for Proxmox and a homelab is really six choices, not one. A single low-power node to learn Proxmox on is a different…
17 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 2 of 9
Is a Mini PC Enough for a Homelab? How Many VMs Each Tier Runs
Short answer: yes. A mini PC runs a real homelab. The question that actually matters is how many VMs and LXCs each tier holds, and that…
8 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 3 of 9
How Much RAM Do You Need for Proxmox and a Homelab
You’re sizing a homelab box and the RAM question is the one that actually decides what you can run. So how much RAM for Proxmox do…
11 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 4 of 9
NVMe vs SATA SSD for a Proxmox Datastore: PLP and Endurance
The fastest SSD on the spec sheet is often the worst choice for a Proxmox node. I learned that the slow way, watching a brand-new NVMe…
15 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 5 of 9
Best SSD and NVMe for Servers and a Homelab
Two consumer SSDs sat in the same server. One acknowledged 642 durable writes a second, the other 2,024, and the interface label predicted neither result. The…
13 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 6 of 9
Best UPS for a Homelab and NAS
A homelab UPS has one job your desk UPS does not: hold the load steady long enough for a NAS, a Proxmox node, or a ZFS…
14 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 7 of 9
Best 2.5GbE and 10GbE Managed Switch for a Homelab
Before you buy a faster switch, the real question is how much of your homelab actually needs more than gigabit. The honest answer for most of…
16 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 8 of 9
Best DDR5 RAM for a Homelab and Workstation
Buying DDR5 in 2026 is a different exercise than it was a year ago. An AI-driven DRAM shortage has pushed memory prices to levels nobody planned…
14 min read·Jun 2026
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Part 9 of 9
Best Raspberry Pi 5 Kits and SBC Alternatives
The Raspberry Pi 5 is still the easiest way to get a tiny Linux machine running, but it is no longer the automatic answer it was…
16 min read·Jun 2026