Proxmox

I’ve really missed having a homelab over the past few years. I vaguely remember a PC I assembled in the early 2000s with a dual Pentium II, ECC RAM, and Debian GNU/Linux. It served as a firewall, DNS, DHCP server, mail server (back when spam wasn’t yet a massive problem), and file server.

Proxmox VE Dashboard

For a long time, I got by with a minimal home setup—just a MacBook and a router. But eventually, you realize you need more: a NAS for proper data control (the cloud isn’t a universal solution), a UPS to keep your storage safe from power fluctuations, and an ever-growing collection of IoT devices.