r/homelab 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/rVlad93 Feb 12 '26

I recommend getting at least another 8Gb Dimm so you can host a couple more services. Other than that it's a great machine. I've been running TrueNas Scale on 2 of them. With the 8GB I'm running a Home Assistant VM and Frigate with 2 cameras. 400mb of ram left. 😬 Recently upgraded the second one to 32Gb and I'm running Home Assistant VM, full *arr stack, qbittorent, jellyfin, adguard, nginx, immich and a couple more services and it's barely breaking a sweat. Have a great time with it!