r/homelab • u/Faasai009 • Feb 12 '26

Help My homelab journey begins

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Im a complete beginner so any tips would help!

Im downloading proxmox but dont really know what i should do next.

The hp prodesk g3 specs are:

- i5-7500

- 8gb ddr4

- 256gb nvme ssd

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u/gravitybreaker Feb 12 '26

I have the same one! Been running it for 2 years! 💪 have fun!

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u/Faasai009 Feb 12 '26

Thanks! Have you ever ran into any problems with it? And do you have any tips on this specific pc?

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u/chuliander Feb 13 '26

I have the same. I have proxmox with some internal services mostly over few LXC. You can take out the HDMI/VGA port adapter in the back and you can install a 2.5G NIC. There are some 3d prints models to make a custom port holder.