Hi everyone!
I'm currently building my first serious homelab and would really appreciate your feedback. I've gone through a lot of resources and posts here (huge thanks to this awesome community!).
Main goals:
What I’m considering:
Backup system:
I already have a Futro S740 with a J4105 and 8GB of RAM — I plan to run PBS (Proxmox Backup Server) on it.
I’ve been looking into passthrough setups for Proxmox + TrueNAS, but I’m still not sure what would be the safest and most practical configuration.
Ideally, I'd like PBS to handle backups of VMs, containers, and TrueNAS storage (both Jellyfin media and Frigate recordings).
I’d really love to hear about your experiences with similar setups.
I’m also wondering whether N-series CPUs will be powerful enough for what I’m planning (I also have a diagram).
Or maybe it would be better to build something based on, for example, an Intel 12400?
This is my first homelab project, so if there are things I should avoid or any best practices you can share, I’d really appreciate the advice.
Thanks in advance!
I'm currently building my first serious homelab and would really appreciate your feedback. I've gone through a lot of resources and posts here (huge thanks to this awesome community!).
Main goals:
- Media automation and streaming: I’m planning to use the *arr stack along with Jellyfin for my local media library.
- Data storage: I’d like to run TrueNAS as a virtual machine with passthrough drives dedicated to media storage.
- Surveillance: I want to run Frigate and store camera recordings on a separate set of drives.
What I’m considering:
- Low-power hardware like the Intel N100 or N305.
- Proxmox as the main hypervisor to manage VMs and containers.
- ASPM support — energy efficiency is important to me since the system will run 24/7.
Backup system:
I already have a Futro S740 with a J4105 and 8GB of RAM — I plan to run PBS (Proxmox Backup Server) on it.
I’ve been looking into passthrough setups for Proxmox + TrueNAS, but I’m still not sure what would be the safest and most practical configuration.
Ideally, I'd like PBS to handle backups of VMs, containers, and TrueNAS storage (both Jellyfin media and Frigate recordings).
I’d really love to hear about your experiences with similar setups.
I’m also wondering whether N-series CPUs will be powerful enough for what I’m planning (I also have a diagram).
Or maybe it would be better to build something based on, for example, an Intel 12400?
This is my first homelab project, so if there are things I should avoid or any best practices you can share, I’d really appreciate the advice.
Thanks in advance!