A small self-hosting goal grew into a three-server homelab
A simple plan to host shared lists and documents at home grew into a larger personal server setup. The setup uses three separate desktop-class machines.
One machine has an Intel i5-7600K, 32 GB of memory, and a GTX 1050 Ti , and runs Windows 11 for a game server, Jellyfin, and local AI tasks. A second machine has an Intel i3-9100F and 32 GB of memory, and runs for .
A third machine has an Intel i5-7500 and 16 GB of memory, and runs Proxmox as a testing sandbox. The main pattern is clear role splitting: daily services, container hosting, and experiments run on separate machines.
Key points
- A small need expanded into a multi-machine homelab.
- The Windows 11 machine handles a game server, Jellyfin, and local AI tasks.
- The machine runs .
- The Proxmox machine is used as a testing sandbox.
- Separating stable services from experiments can make a easier to manage.