A low-cost home server setup built from several Raspberry Pis
A small home server setup uses an old Ikea-style drawer unit instead of a proper server rack. One 4 with 8GB of memory runs s for budgeting, password management, personal notes, and an on-demand . Another 4 with 4GB of memory runs for .
A with 8GB of memory handles development, testing, and music streaming, with a 2TB USB hard drive attached. A second with 8GB of memory is dedicated to video streaming and uses both a 2TB USB hard drive and a 500GB NVMe SSD. A Lenovo ThinkCentre m920 with an i7 processor and 16GB of memory runs Proxmox for experimentation.
Spare space is kept for a possible second Proxmox node, perhaps a small AliExpress NUC-style mini PC.
Key points
- The setup avoids a real server rack and uses ordinary furniture as the hardware base.
- Different services are split across several boards instead of one large server.
- Storage is added with USB and an NVMe SSD for media and development use.
- A Lenovo ThinkCentre runs Proxmox as a playground for server experiments.
- The layout leaves room for a second Proxmox node, possibly a small NUC-style mini PC.