favinzano

Hello! I'm totally new to this, I want to get a good homelab server for whatever projects I might want to run, install and configure the following network services on my homelab server:

• A web server.
• A DNS server.
• A VPN server.
• A NAS server.
• A Plex server.
• A Docker server.
• A Kubernetes server.
• A virtualization serve.
• A mail server.
• An application server.
• A proxy server.
• An NTP server.

To design my homelab server, I can use the following hardware:

• 4 Raspberry Pi Model 3B+.
• A desktop Dell Optiplex 3050 i5 with 16GB RAM.
• A desktop Dell Optiplex 3020 i5 with 16GB RAM
• A switch Tplink TL-SF1006P.
• A switch Cisco SLM2008
• A router Linksys WRT3200AVM.
• 4 SATA 2.5” 1TB HDD

Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

I've found a nice Dell Poweredge R320 for $50 and I wanted to know if I should buy it, here are the specs :

CPU : intel xeon e5-2420 v2 @2.20GHz 6 core STOCKAGE : 2 1TB 7200rpm 6gbs MEMORY : 32 Gb ALIMENTATION : 1 350w DELL

No software installed, it’s been wiped clean.

This is the first time I'm buying a server, I'm looking to run a few services: web Server, VPN, mail server, NAS, virtualization,…, and play around to see what I can do with it.

My budget is very tight but if you know something that can be better for nearly the same price, please tell me!

Thanks for your answer,