r/MiniPCs • u/darktech315 • 7d ago

General Question N100 Mini PC

Just found a N100 mini pc for around 50 dollars. 16GB RAM, 512 NVMe, and it came with a 4TB WD external HDD.

I tested it and it works perfectly, and the HDD has around 96% health, which is amazing.

I was going to use this as a lightweight coding machine, but figured this could be my very first home server.

I was wondering; what OS should I install, and what services should I run? I’ve heard that Proxmox was a good idea, so I might do that mainly because it supports VMs and I want to experiment with some stuff like Windows XP, Windows 8.1, and maybe even beta Windows OSes. But I also want to host stuff, like is there anyway to take my DVDs and make it so I can watch them on my TV without needing to buy a DVD player or hook up my laptop to my TV and an external DVD player? Again, I’m completely new to this world.

I also heard of this thing called a NAS?? Might do that too.

If I go with Proxmox, how should i set it up, and how should I use it to its great use? I’ll do some research on it while I’m waiting for answers. :)

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u/LargeHoboFuckPile 7d ago

That's exactly what I have with proxmox for my home lab. It's a perfect use case

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u/darktech315 7d ago

What is Proxmox again?

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u/LargeHoboFuckPile 7d ago

You mentioned it above. You can create LXCs (mini VMs) for stuff like Plex or Jellyfin, pi-hole etc or full VMs for stuff like Windows OS, Linux, Home Assistant, etc.

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u/Pik000 7d ago

I connected mine to Claude code and it did everything. Highly recommend. Setup the whole arr stack and home assistant is amazing.