I have recently gotten into homelabbing and have a jellyfin server hosted capable of streaming upto 4k. I have built an automation layer around it where you can request for movies/series and it should be available on the server. I have around 20 movies and 20 series as of now. Reach out to me if interested.
[DM me in case you are interested, will share server link]
Image 1: My highly certified wooden server rack—currently hosting the UPS, Pi 5, SSD and ProDesk. Enterprise workloads, furniture-grade infrastructure.
Image 2: The monitoring dashboard—because every wooden data centre deserves an observatory.
The two-node setup consists of a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB RAM and an HP ProDesk 400 G5 Mini with an i5-8500T, 16GB RAM and a 1TB external SSD.
The ProDesk runs Proxmox with an Ubuntu VM for self-hosted projects, Home Assistant for room automations, and separate VMs for Codex CLI and Claude Code. They run 24/7 for development help and remote server maintenance.
Planning to add a dedicated HDD soon, once hard-drive prices stop behaving like Bangalore rent. Still a work in progress, but pretty happy with how it’s coming together.
I see HDDs on adimax.in are way cheaper than that listed on Amazon/Flipkart. Is it reliable site to buy new HDD? Also can you suggest other options if possible?
I currently use a Raspberry Pi 5 to host Jellyfin, Immich, and a few self-hosted projects. I’m now looking to upgrade to a mini PC with an i5-8500T.
Where can I buy one? I’ve seen refurbished mini PCs on sites like NewJaisa and RecycleKart, but are they reliable? Also, does anyone know a good offline store in Bangalore?