A rebuilt home server closet with backups and Proxmox
The setup began years ago with an old Dell 5810 used mainly for PLEX. It let a deployed friend and family members watch shared media. The machine worked for years, but the failed, so streaming services replaced the home setup for a while.
The project restarted when reliable photo backup became important and a custom personal tool needed a place to run. A Lenovo ThinkStation P520 was added and set up with Proxmox, using a VM to run services separately. Discovering Homepage led to adding more home services and organizing them in one place.
The current setup includes a ThinkStation P520, a Dell XPS 8940, a QNAP storage box, a 24-port , and daily plus weekly Proxmox backups.
Key points
- The setup started as a for family and a friend.
- A failure paused the project for a while.
- Photo backup and a custom personal tool restarted the project.
- Proxmox and a VM are used to separate services on the server.
- The setup now includes dedicated storage, a , and scheduled backups.