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Title: I'm pretty new to homelabs and I have to say it's really fun
Post by: Pallavi on Mar 10, 2026, 02:11 PM
So I set this up a few days ago and I'm pretty excited about it

The hardware I'm using is a refurbished Dell Optiplex 9020 Tiny with an i3 4th gen processor, 8GB of memory, and a 500GB SSD. I've also got a Western Digital 4TB 3.5 inch HDD in a powered enclosure and a 600 VA UPS.
I've installed Ubuntu as the OS and right now I'm hosting Nextcloud for 4 users, the Wger workout app, and netstat monitoring.
In the future I'm planning to add a backup HDD that syncs with the main drive every night, so my files are safe in case the main drive fails. I also want to host AdGuard and VaultWarden.
This is such a great hobby, really addictive and satisfying.

(https://preview.redd.it/aamg2br4x4og1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=0b02b27e8773352b96239fa44365965889668ca4)
Title: Re: I'm pretty new to homelabs and I have to say it's really fun
Post by: Menon on Mar 10, 2026, 02:29 PM
These are on my to-do list
Title: Re: I'm pretty new to homelabs and I have to say it's really fun
Post by: Mister on Mar 10, 2026, 02:36 PM
Don't forget to remove the battery from your setup
Title: Re: I'm pretty new to homelabs and I have to say it's really fun
Post by: Harry on Mar 10, 2026, 03:04 PM
This is really cool
Title: Re: I'm pretty new to homelabs and I have to say it's really fun
Post by: Pankaj on Mar 10, 2026, 03:43 PM
And it's pretty addictive too
Title: Re: I'm pretty new to homelabs and I have to say it's really fun
Post by: Suraj on Mar 10, 2026, 03:50 PM
If you're looking for some great self-hosted solutions to try out, check this out:

awesome-selfhosted (https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted)
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