Mac mini servers in a second-hand home lab
The home lab is built mostly with second-hand and reused hardware. A 2013 Mac Pro runs and .
Several s are part of the setup. The lab also includes a TrueNAS server, Proxmox, a Windows 11 machine, and several Lenovo ThinkCentre computers that may later be joined into a cluster.
Networking is handled by a running OPNsense as the router, plus a Cisco Catalyst for TP-Link Omada . The whole setup is arranged to look good in the dark.
Key points
- The lab uses mostly second-hand and repurposed hardware.
- Several s are included in the setup.
- A 2013 Mac Pro runs and .
- The setup also includes TrueNAS, Proxmox, Windows 11 , and Lenovo ThinkCentre machines.
- A runs OPNsense as the router, with a Cisco Catalyst for TP-Link Omada .