All homelab guides
Build guides, hardware picks and comparisons for your first homelab on a budget. Every guide starts from what you want to run.
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Home Server Setup for Immich and Jellyfin: A Complete Budget Build
Stop paying for cloud photos and streaming. The full parts list and step by step home server setup for Immich and Jellyfin on one…
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Raspberry Pi vs Mini PC for a Home Server in 2026
The Raspberry Pi used to be the cheap home server. After the 2026 price increases, is a refurbished mini PC the better deal?
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Proxmox vs ESXi for a Homelab in 2026
Free ESXi came back with limits, Proxmox VE 9.2 is out. Which hypervisor should you install on your first homelab?
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NAS Build on a Budget: A Simple Guide for Beginners
A simple 5-step NAS build guide for beginners: hardware, drives, redundancy, software and a starter parts list.
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Best Mini PC for Homelab Builds on a Budget (2026)
The best mini PC for homelab beginners in 2026, sorted by what you want to run, plus the 4 specs to check before you…