I have a gaming PC that’s been sitting around and have been thinking about finding ways to use it.

Specs:

  • CPU: i9 9900K
  • RAM: 64 GB DDR4
  • GPU: RX6700

My “homelab” - if you can even call it that - is pretty basic. I have:

  • RPi 4 running Pi-Hole and TeslaMate
  • Synology DS218 to backup phones and pcs

Should I repurpose my old gaming PC to a Proxmox machine and run everything off that 1 machine?

What else can/should I consider hosting?

  • jbarr107@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    PROXMOX: It would make a very nice Proxmox server that could host many VMs and LXC Containers. I have a similar configuration (though an i7) that hosts 2 Windows VMs, a Windows 7 VM, a Docker VM, and a second Docker VM running Kasm. Everything is accessible externally either public using Cloudflare Tunnels or restricted using Cloudflare Tunnels + Cloudflare Applications. I have a 300x300 Internet connection, and while it doesn’t get a ton of use, it’s always very peppy, even remotely.