First time configuration of Proxmox Homelab
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cheeky_panduh · 2023-12-21 00:08

I want to build a homelab / home server.

I plan to run Proxmox bare metal on my machine and consider to run
several VMs like Ubuntu / Debian server using Docker and Portainer. I
don’t think I’d need need clusters with Kubernetes. I don’t want to
use LXC (containers) directly on Proxmox due to poor security.

The machine should be used as all purpose homelab. It’s a mix of media
/ software development / file storage / backup / NAS server. Just to
name some services:

- GitLab

- Plex / Jellyfin
- Sonarr / Radarr
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- Nextcloud / PhotoPrism / Bitwarden/Vaultwarden

- AdGuard / PiHole / Nginx Proxy Manager / Traefik / Uptime Kuma

Here’s the list of hardware:

HP EliteDesk 800 G5 SFF
Specs: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06414352

CPU: Intel i5 9500
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630
PSU: 250 W (80 PLUS Platinum)
SSD: Crucial P3 M2 NVMe SSD (2 x 2TB)
SSD: Crucial MX500 SATA SSD (1 x 500GB)
HDD: Seagate Exos X18 (2 x 16TB)
RAM: Crucial Pro RAM 64GB DDR4 2666 (2x32GB)

Since I’m not an export on storage and file systems. What would be a
reasonable configuration for this system? So what file systems (like
ext4 and ZFS) should I use and how should I structure them? Are there
best practices? How should I setup the VMs? Should each category (like
media, software development etc.) become a dedicated VM?

The SATA SSD (Crucial MX500 SATA SSD 500GB) would be used with ext4 as
boot drive and maybe storage for ISO images. The two HDDs (Seagate
Exos X18, 2 x 16 TB) should be for file storage with Nextcloud and
backups. How should I use the two NVME SSDs?

Thanks for your help.