My simple homelab + workstation accessible from anywhere with hassle free maintenance.
Specs
| Item | Model |
|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 5 5600X |
| GPU | Radeon™ RX 6700 XT |
| RAM | TEAMGROUP T-Force DDR4 16GB |
| Board | MSI B550 |
| Cooler | Cooler Master rgb cpu cooler |
| SSD | Some nvme 500GB, Some ssd 500 GB |
| HDD | Western Digital 4TB WD Blue |
| Case | LIAN LI Case |
This build was initially not designed to function as a server. When I first built this station 3 to 4 years ago, the original purpose was for occasional gaming and editing. I rarely play any video games nowadays, but I still wanted to use the pc for periodical editing and local LLM training while loafing around. Over the years, I have tried many dedicated server and Hypervisor solutions such as Proxmox, Ubuntu Server, CentOS. My favorite was by far Proxmox, with the ability to spin up any VM within minutes. But being limited to a single GPU did not help! I then moved to the Ubuntu server, which, although it met all my needs, made setting up video editing software awfully difficult. This also makes my pc generally useless as I can only shh into it without any GUI. I wanted to stick to Debian (I love Arch, btw) due to its compatibility with most corporate endpoints and various other software. This led me to install good old Linux Mint Cinnamon and to set that up as a server. This is the optimal setup for me right now, as I can run this as a server but also use the machine for LLM, editing, etc.
Setup
Tools
• Immich : Google Photos alternative
• Portainer : Better container management
• Pi-hole : I hate ADS
• Tailscale : Homelab exit node vpn for my phone and uni laptop
In future I would love to setup more tools as I discover them. But for now this is all.
Thanks.