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Homelab setup for IT degree

cmo30
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Hi guys I need your help and advice I have a gaming PC with a 5600x 32GB 1TB NVME SSD along with an Intel ARC A770 16GB GPU would I be better off just using a type 2 hypervisor for my homelab with Windows server or a mini PC with a type 1 hypervisor I have a lifetime license for HexOS I purchased for 99 dollars but I'm on the fence if it will work for a homelab or not or if I should use proxmox. Any help and advice is greatly appreciated.

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I'd try using hyper-v on your gaming PC(its a hyper 1 hypervisor too) and see if you have issues if you don't have the mini PC already.

 

I'd generally want to use Proxmox or other hypervisor for home lab use as it has much better vm support and hex OS is still beta.

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16 minutes ago, cmo30 said:

but I'm on the fence if it will work for a homelab or not or if I should use proxmox

Use Proxmox. HexOS (i.e. thinly veneered TrueNAS) is not a great VM host comparatively.

Main System (Byarlant): Ryzen 7 5800X | Asus B550-Creator ProArt | EK 240mm Basic AIO | 16GB G.Skill DDR4 3200MT/s CAS-14 | XFX Speedster SWFT 210 RX 6600 | Samsung 990 PRO 2TB / Samsung 960 PRO 512GB / 4× Crucial MX500 2TB (RAID-0) | Corsair RM750X | Silicom (Intel) X540-AT2 10G NIC | Inateck USB 3.0 Card | Hyte Y60 Case | Dell U3415W Monitor | Keychron K4 Brown (white backlight)

 

Laptop (Narrative): Lenovo Flex 5 81X20005US | Ryzen 5 4500U | 16GB RAM (soldered) | Vega 6 Graphics | SKHynix P31 1TB NVMe SSD | Intel AX200 Wifi | Asus 2.5G USB NIC | Asus ProArt PA278QV | Keychron K12 Blue (RGB backlight)

 

Proxmox Server (Veda): Ryzen 7 3800XT | ASRock Rack X470D4U | Corsair H80i v2 | 64GB Micron DDR4 ECC 3200MT/s | 4× WD 10TB / 4× Seagate 14TB Exos / 8× WD 12TB (custom external SAS enclosure) / 2× Samsung PM963a 960GB SSD | Seasonic Prime Fanless 500W | Intel X550-T2 10G NIC | LSI 9300-8i HBA | Adaptec 82885T SAS Expander | Fractal Design Node 804 Case

 

Proxmox Server (La Vie en Rose): GMKtec Mini PC | Ryzen 7 5700U | 32GB Lexar RAM (SODIMM) | Vega 8 Graphics | Lexar 1TB 610 Pro SSD | 2× Realtek 8125 2.5G NICs


Media Center/Video Capture (Jesta Cannon): Ryzen 5 1600X | ASRock B450M Pro4 R2.0 | Noctua NH-L12S | 16GB Crucial DDR4 3200MT/s CAS-22 | EVGA GTX750Ti SC | UMIS NVMe SSD 256GB / TEAMGROUP MS30 1TB | Corsair CX450M | Viewcast Osprey 260e Video Capture | TrendNet (Marvell 88X3310P) 10G NIC | LG UH12NS30 BD-ROM | Silverstone Sugo SG-11 Case | Sony XR65A80K

 

Workbench (Doven Wolf): Lenovo m715q | Ryzen Pro 3 2200GE | 16GB Crucial DDR4 3200MT/s CAS-22 (SODIMM) | Vega 8 Graphics | SKHynix (OEM) 256GB NVMe SSD | uni 2.5G USB NIC | HDMI add-in module

 

Network:

Spoiler 
                         ┌─────────────── Office/Rack ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Google Fiber Webpass ──── UniFi Cloud Gateway Max ═╦═ UniFi Flex XG ══╦═ Veda (Intel X550-T2.1)
(500Mbps↑/500Mbps↓)  (Asus USB 2½G NIC) Narrative ═╬═ La Vie en Rose  ╠═ Veda-NAS (Intel X550-T2.2)
                     (uni USB 2½G NIC) Doven Wolf ═╝  (Proxmox)       ╟─ UniFi Switch 8-60W ─┬─ Veda (IPMI)
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝                      └─ La Vie en Rose
║ ┌── Closet ───┐    ┌─────────────── Bedroom ────────────────────────────────────────┐
╚═ UniFi Flex XG ═╦╤═ UniFi Flex XG ═╤╦═ Byarlant (Silicom Intel X540-AT2)
           (PoE)  ║│                 │╠═ Narrative (Cable Matters 2½G NIC w/ USB-PD)
   Kitchen Jack ══╣└─ Dual PoE ┐     │╚═ Jesta Cannon* (Trendnet Marvell 88X3310P)
      (Testing)   ║┌─ Injector ┘     └── Work Laptop (Startech USB-PD Dock)
        Bedroom ══╝│
        Jack #2    │        ┌──────── Media Center ───────────────────────────────────┐
                   └──────── UniFi Switch 8 ────┬─ UniFi Access Point nanoHD (PoE)
Notes:                                          ├─ Sony PlayStation 4 
─── is Gigabit / ═══ is Multi-Gigabit           ├─ Pioneer VSX-S520
* = cable passed from Bedroom to Media Center   └─ Sony XR65A80K (Google TV)
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