Which server is the best for my purposes?
reddit / selfhosted

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quequay1 · 2023-10-15 11:10

I am currently looking for a new server. I want to install Proxmox on
the system and run both a Windows and a Linux installation (for
private purposes), possibly 1-2 more VMs via Proxmox at a later date.
The Windows system is primarily used as a remote workstation and
applications like Firefox, SQL Server, Visual Studio or PowerBI are
run there. The Linux system runs various services, mostly via Docker
containers, such as PostgreSQL, mailcow, nextCloud, nginx or K3S and
the system is also used for compiling software developments (mainly C,
C++, Python and some web development). Disk capacity is only
secondarily important, as I usually offload large files to a Storage
Box. The server will be used exclusively for private purposes and
should run as performant and smooth as possible, so that working is
fun.

I am currently unsure which server would be the best choice from a
price/performance point of view. In the field of vision I have the
following servers:

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\- i5-12500, 2x 512 GB SSD, 64 GB RAM, 40€/month

\- i9-9900K, 2x 1 TB SSD, 64 GB RAM, 42€/month

\- Ryzen 3700X, 2x 1 TB SSD, 64 GB ECC RAM, 40€/month

\- Ryzen 3900, 2x 1 TB SSD, 64 GB ECC RAM, 53€/month

\- i5-13500, 2x 512 GB SSD, 64 GB RAM, 52€/month

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Which choice (or perhaps another alternative) would you choose? Where
is the best price-performance ratio considering my purposes?

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-15 11:28

copy/paste...

Just fyi, this sub is about selfhosting **software services**, not
about any hardware purchase or build advice :s

> Self-hosting, as it pertains to the /r/selfhosted subreddit, is any
software intended to replace or replicate an existing website, web
service, or web app, that the user who puts said software into place
has full control over the hosting environment either at the Operating
System level or at the level where they fully control all data
pertinent to the software being hosted, including data related to the
functionality of the software being hosted.

> This subreddit focuses on the software that is considered to be
self-hosted, regardless of where it is being hosted.

> https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/wiki/selfhosted

Consider subs like /r/Homelab /r/HomeServer /r/HomeNetworking
/r/BuildaPC