The original post: /r/homelab by /u/ImDoo_liss on 2025-03-11 16:11:43.

I recently picked up an Acemagic K1(R7 5700U) to replace my aging tower server for my homelab. The idea was to cut down on power usage while still keeping enough horsepower for my workloads.

Right now, I’ve got it running Proxmox with a few VMs and LXC containers:

A Jellyfin server for media streaming

Home Assistant for automation

A small Ubuntu server handling some lightweight web apps

A VM for testing self-hosted tools

Performance has been solid so far, but I’m wondering—how far can a low-power mini PC like this be pushed in a homelab setup? Has anyone experimented with clustering multiple mini PCs for redundancy or workload distribution? Also, any recommendations for low-power storage solutions that pair well with this kind of setup?

Would love to hear what others are doing!