Mini PCs are one of the most essential parts of my home lab

I’ve been a member of the home lab faction for a while now, and have tested numerous server operating systems using my device collection. Having tried several permutations and combinations, my dual-Xeon Proxmox server has remained the centerpiece of my experimentation lab. While its energy consumption leaves a lot to be desired, it’s capable of running everything from NAS distros, firewall setups, and self-hosted app stacks to virtual machines that can handle demanding games.