The Ultimate Home Server
A self-hosted media and automation powerhouse running on Proxmox VE — Plex with 18TB of storage, a full Usenet automation stack, Home Assistant, and more.
My home server runs in the basement on Proxmox VE, handling everything from media streaming to smart home automation. All self-hosted, all under my control.
Hardware
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- RAM: 32 GB DDR4
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 — hardware-accelerated transcoding
- Storage: 512 GB NVMe (OS + VMs) + 18 TB HDD (media)
- Hypervisor: Proxmox VE with VM-based workload isolation
Media Stack
Fully automated — from a request to a finished file in Plex with no manual steps. Everything runs in Docker containers sharing a common media folder.
- Plex — media streaming, 4K HDR with GPU transcoding.
- Overseerr — request interface for movies and series.
- Radarr / Sonarr — automated movie and TV management.
- Prowlarr — centralised indexer management for Usenet.
- SABnzbd — Usenet downloader connected to Frugal Usenet.
Overseerr → Radarr/Sonarr → Prowlarr → SABnzbd → Plex
Other Services
- Home Assistant — smart home hub in a dedicated VM, integrating Zigbee and EnOcean devices with full custom automations.
- Minecraft Server — private and modded servers for friends, running in its own VM.
- n8n — workflow automation between services and APIs.
Architecture
Every service runs in isolation — VM or Docker container — to keep things modular, reproducible, and easy to migrate. Remote access goes through Cloudflare Tunnels, no port forwarding. The goal is a fully integrated personal cloud that mirrors real-world production systems.
