u/rHohith

I recently (About a year) upgraded my home server to a Skullsaints Ash mini PC based on the Intel N150. I wanted something compact, low-power and easy to leave running.

It shipped with Windows 11 Pro, but I wiped it and installed Debian on bare metal. I had been running an Arch Linux machine as server earlier, so I reused the HDD from that machine for media storage.

Specs

• Intel N150
• 16 GB RAM
• 512 GB SSD
• Around 1 TB reused HDD for media

What I paid

Item	Price	Bought From
Skullsaints Ash mini PC, Intel N150 / 16GB / 512 GB	₹24,999 (Oct 2025)	Amazon
TP-Link TL-WR1502X	₹3,728 (June 2026)	Flipkart
Qualcomm SDX55 5G USB dongle	₹8,258 including tax (June 2026)	The Techtellectual
Ambrane Stylo N20 20,000 mAh power bank	₹1,275 (July 2026)	Flipkart
Kitchen rack	₹186 (July 2026)	Flipkart

Total: ₹38,446, excluding the reused HDD and SATA to USB 3.2 Connector.

I replaced my D-Link DIR-600M with the TP-Link TL-WR1502X partly because the old router had become a bottleneck for Wi-Fi and wired speeds. But the main reason was that the TP-Link can run from a basic power bank.

Paired with the SDX55 5G dongle and the Ambrane power bank, it becomes a portable Wi-Fi setup that I can take outside. It gives my phone and other devices their own Wi-Fi network without requiring a wall socket. I can also keep my phone’s cellular radio off when I want to while still using internet through the router and 5G dongle.

Docker Stack

• Jellyfin
• Immich, PostgreSQL, Redis and Immich ML
• Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Prowlarr, FlareSolverr, qBittorrent Web UI and Seerr
• Tailscale for remote access
• Caddy and DuckDNS — currently stopped while I rework the configuration
• OpenRouter proxy
• Hermes Agent and the Hermes web dashboard
• SearXNG and Camofox Browser for Hermes

I only use legitimate media sources.*

iPhone apps I use with it

• Hermes Conduit
• Swiftin iOS
• Immich

As I am adding AI agent Stack with cloud models, Figuring out the best way to use the N150 without running out of RAM. Suggestions are welcome, especially from anyone else using 5G as part of their homelab network.

Recently (About a year), moved my home server setup to a Skullsaints Ash mini PC with an Intel N150, 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD.

It came with Windows 11 Pro, but I wiped it and installed Debian directly on the machine. I had an older Arch Linux machine (Laptop) as server before this, so I moved its media HDD over and mounted it for the new setup.

Hardware

• Intel N150 mini PC
• 16 GB RAM
• 512 GB SSD
• Around 1 TB HDD from my old Arch laptop/server for media
• TP-Link TL-WR1502X travel router
• Qualcomm SDX55 5G USB dongle
• Ambrane Stylo N20 20,000 mAh power bank
• SATA to USB 3.2 connector

The server is sitting on a basic kitchen rack at the moment. Nothing fancy, but it works.

I replaced my old D-Link DIR-600M with the TP-Link TL-WR1502X for two reasons. The old router had become a bottleneck for both Wi-Fi and wired speeds, but the bigger reason was portability: the TP-Link can run from a normal power bank.

When I’m out, I pair the TP-Link with the SDX55 5G dongle and the Ambrane power bank. It gives me my own small Wi-Fi network for my phone and other devices without needing a wall socket. I can keep my phone’s cellular radio off when I want to and still get internet through the router and 5G dongle.

What I’m running

• Jellyfin
• Immich, including PostgreSQL, Redis and the ML container
• Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Prowlarr, FlareSolverr, qBittorrent Web UI and Seerr
• Tailscale for remote access
• Caddy + DuckDNS, although Caddy is currently stopped while I redo the config
• OpenRouter proxy
• Hermes Agent with the Hermes web dashboard
• SearXNG and Camofox Browser for use with Hermes

I only use legitimate media sources.*

For iOS clients, I’ve been using:

• Hermes Conduit on iOS
• Swifitin iOS
• Immich

Generally seeing how far I can push the N150 with 16 GB RAM. Open to suggestions.