The original post: /r/homelab by /u/Aziratov on 2025-02-16 22:12:39.

Hey guys ! I bought a z840 hp workstation as my first home lab and I am completely new to this hobby/lifestyle. I am a software engineer and have always been curious about setting up home labs. I didn’t really go in with the mindset of doing a media share/ stream set up. I’m more into the security aspect and server hosting of it. I like playing games so maybe doing something of that sort. I’d like to try new things and learn different ideas that I can learn myself and take advantage of.

Any ideas? Anyone willing to DMs for me to ask questions to? Don’t get me wrong, looking on internet is great but I would rather prefer speaking to someone who is open to share little tidbits as that is how best I learn and maybe someone new in my position can learn as well.

System: z840 hp workstation. 128gb of ram. (Not sure if it’s ECC)

This is going to turn into a money pit and I’m ready to save up for it lol.