Building the Homelab: OS Choices and Virtualisation
A look at the operating system choices behind my homelab: why I chose Proxmox, how I set up TrueNAS SCALE and Debian as VMs, and what I learned about PCIe passthrough along the way.
A look at the operating system choices behind my homelab: why I chose Proxmox, how I set up TrueNAS SCALE and Debian as VMs, and what I learned about PCIe passthrough along the way.

When I decided to upgrade from a basic OS on an old desktop to a full-fledged virtualization server, I knew the hardware would shape my experience for years. Here’s how I built my homelab, making a few minor hardware mistakes along the way.