We turned a renewed HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF into a Proxmox VE 9.2 home server in two evenings: licence check, BIOS virtualisation, a Ventoy stick, the one installer page that trips people up, IOMMU groups, and a TrueNAS SCALE VM with a real network card passed through.
We compared mini PCs for Plex and Jellyfin hardware transcoding: Quick Sync generations, AV1 support, HDR tone mapping, storage and idle power.
We compared Intel N150 and N100 mini PCs for a low-power home server: memory limits, M.2 lanes, 2.5GbE, Quick Sync and when a Ryzen box makes more sense.
How to pick a cellular solar security camera for gates, barns and shops beyond Wi-Fi range: signal checks, SIM plans, panel sizing and storage.
How to build a three-node Proxmox cluster from mini PCs: quorum, matched hardware, a 2.5G storage network, Ceph vs ZFS replication, and idle power.
DAS vs NAS for a mini PC home server: USB 3.2 and UASP, JBOD vs hardware RAID, Linux drive-sleep quirks, cooling, and when a real NAS wins.
Compare the EcoFlow RIVER 3, RIVER 3 Plus, DELTA 3 and DELTA 3 Max for home backup: Wh vs W, X-Boost, LFP cycle life and UPS switchover limits.
Compare the QNAP TS-233, TS-264, TS-464, TS-473A and TBS-h574TX NASbook, plus QTS vs QuTS hero and the security settings worth changing first.
Compare CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, CP1000PFCLCD, CP850PFCLCD, CP685AVRG and the CP1500PFCRM2U rackmount for home labs, NAS boxes and gaming PCs.
Compare the Minisforum MS-01, MS-A2, UM890 Pro, UM760 Slim and N5 Pro NAS to pick the right home lab host, with specs, trade-offs and buying advice.
