For the next time LTT and crew roast home labs and set ups.
My Home lab. Mostly second hand and repurposed hardware. 2013 Mac Pro (Ubuntu Server and remote desktop), A couple Mac Mini servers, a TrueNAS server, Proxmox, Windows 11 remote desktop, a couple lenovo thinkcentres i hope to cluster together, a Dell Optiplex OPNsense router and a Cicso Catalyst managed switch for the TP-Link Omada AP's. Looks great in the dark.
Got a few questions on what specifically is on all the machines:
Trash can Mac is running Ubuntu Remote Desktop, Docker, Home Assistant OS in a VM and Ollama with Openwebui. The left Mac mini is a server just for my experimental home lab dashboard (still a working progress). The two Lenovo think clients don’t have anything yet, I’m hoping to cluster them together. The middle HP is a truenas server just for VM’s. The right Mac mini is a Mac OS 15 Remote Desktop for experimental C++ programming. Bottom left tower is for Proxmox. Middle bottom tower is my TrueNAS backup system. Alienware desktop is for windows 11 Remote Desktop and light remote gaming. The gaming is low on the list, I’m not much of a gamer. Just like being able to.
Desk setup. Is my Mac mini M4, iMac M1 and my 4th gen iPad Air. Yes it’s on a dresser. lol. Cant really fit a desk so I made it work. :)