A small mini PC homelab organized into a rack
A 20-year-old beginner started building a small home server setup around January or February 2026. The equipment was first placed directly on a desk, but it is now organized in a . The smaller DeskPi T1 was considered, but the larger T2 was chosen to leave room for more computers later.
The main machine is a Thinkcentre M910Q with 32 GB of memory, running Proxmox. It runs Jellyfin, Pihole, Navidrome, a Windows Server 2025 , a Windows 11 , a website, and Docmost. About 8 to 10 GB of memory is still free, so there is room for more experiments.
A second machine, a Beelink S12 Mini with 8 GB of memory, runs and is used for an OpenClaw bot connected to Discord and , plus a Pihole DNS test setup. More computers may be added later, but memory upgrade costs are the main thing slowing expansion.
Key points
- The mini PCs were moved from a desk into a for a cleaner setup.
- The Thinkcentre M910Q has 32 GB of memory and runs Proxmox with several services.
- Jellyfin, Pihole, Navidrome, a website, Docmost, and Windows run on the main machine.
- The Beelink S12 Mini runs for a Discord and bot and a Pihole DNS test setup.
- Memory upgrade cost is the main limit on adding more computers.