Hello all!

I’m looking to build an ‘all in one’ kind of homelab server (running home automation, kubernetes/docker for various apps like Vaultwarden, Plex, -arrs, general /r/selfhosted stuff, as well as perhaps some local AI assistants or chats (not training) …) as well as migrating from a Synology NAS. I want to ideally buy once cry once and only upgrade as things need over the next few years.

Here’s what I have so far.

• Fractal Design 7 XL case
• ASRock X870E Taichi
• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black - Ventirad
• 2x Samsung 990 PRO 2TB - SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe
• 4x Western Digital Red Pro 8TB 256MB
• Seasonic Prime TX 1300W

I’m missing ECC RAM (unbuffered) and a graphics card. It’s hard to tell what is meant for a gaming rig and what is best for Plex transcoding (rare but sometimes needed) and running AI workloads.

Feel free to critique any other parts of the build as well.

Originally posted by u/sur-vivant on Reddit.com/r/homelab