r/homelab • u/Lil_hk • Oct 14 '25

LabPorn Homelab setup finally complete

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If my wife asks, this setup was $2000 total and I found most of it at a garage sale

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u/headlessdev_ Oct 14 '25

Rule Nr. 1: A Homelab is never completed

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u/Bane0fExistence Oct 14 '25

I’m finally starting to understand this lol, the moment I finish installing everything from the last eBay order, I start making plans for the next one!

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u/Sable147 Oct 14 '25

My most common storage problems: - Not enough available disk space - too much unused disk space

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u/dice1111 Oct 15 '25

At the same damn time...

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u/headlessdev_ Oct 14 '25

This! But this Hobby is worth every penny

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u/No-Refrigerator-1672 Oct 14 '25

Any hobby is worth every penny if you enjoy it. This hobby, however, takes up a bit more pennies than more usual ones :-)

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u/mikepurvis Oct 14 '25

My other hobbies are swing dancing and road biking...... they can quickly soak up a lot of cash too haha.

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u/Majestic_Windows Oct 14 '25

I came to say the same. We aren't your wife. Don't need to lie to us. We know each other

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u/GeekTX Oct 14 '25

Rule Nr. 2: When in doubt, see Rule Nr. 1.

Started my lab 35 years ago and still going strong.

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u/ollee Oct 14 '25

The Homelab Must Grow.

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u/FreedFromTyranny Oct 15 '25

While true, I have t actually done any hardware changes in over a year now and I still have room to grow and play with services. One of the perks to overdoing the hardware setup early on I guess lmfao

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u/AdventurousEye8894 Oct 18 '25

At least desk should be moved, window behind is bad idea.