My homelab is an abomination of spare parts. Inefficient and old, but because I had almost everything needed, nearly free.
- Intel i5-4460 (2014)
- 16 GB DDR3 Memory
- Nvidia 1070 (2016)
- 1 TB HDD
- Ol’ DVD/CD drive
- Ubuntu LTS
Not exactly top of the line when these parts released 10 years ago, but this was the basis of what my first gaming PC was made of.
the best server is free, the second best server is cold - proverb
Current uses:
Most things running on the homelab today are within docker containers.
Media
- Jellyfin - Streaming
- “Arr” Stack - Media classification, organization
”Smart” Home
- Home Assistant
- Homebridge
- Matter-server
- Piper
- Whisper
Networking
- Gluetun - 3rd party VPN
- Tailscale - zero-trust personal VPN