Hey everyone,
I'm planning to set up a Proxmox home lab and considering MINISFORUM MS-A1 vs. MS-01. I’d love to hear from anyone who has successfully installed Proxmox on either of these models—especially regarding compatibility and any issues faced.
Here’s the key difference:
10-15 VMs
Docker containers (Home Assistant, Pi-hole, Nginx Reverse Proxy, Nextcloud, etc.)
TrueNAS for storage
Which system is more stable with Proxmox? Any driver/kernel issues?
Does Intel or AMD work better for virtualization?
Any cost-friendly recommendations or better alternatives?
Looking forward to your thoughts and experiences! Thanks in advance!
I'm planning to set up a Proxmox home lab and considering MINISFORUM MS-A1 vs. MS-01. I’d love to hear from anyone who has successfully installed Proxmox on either of these models—especially regarding compatibility and any issues faced.
Here’s the key difference:
- MS-A1 runs Intel Core i9-13900H
- MS-01 runs AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (8-Core, 16-Thread)



Planned Storage Setup:
- 2x NVMe SSDs (RAID 1) → Proxmox, ISOs, and VMs
- 1x SATA HDD (for TrueNAS) → Using a media HDD to avoid SSD wear & since I don’t have the budget for a full backup solution.
Which system is more stable with Proxmox? Any driver/kernel issues?
Does Intel or AMD work better for virtualization?
Any cost-friendly recommendations or better alternatives?
Looking forward to your thoughts and experiences! Thanks in advance!