Inverse intelligence

What can I run on this hardware?

Give us a configuration — your existing machine, a used deal, anything — and the engine tells you which homelab workloads it can comfortably run, which it may struggle with, and which it should never be built for.

Or try a preset configuration

Verdicts per workload

Mid-range homelab

i5 / Ryzen 5, 16–32 GB, 4–8 TB — the classic all-rounder.

Mid-range homelab — 12t · 32GB · 8TB

Home AssistantComfortably run
DockerComfortably run
Nextcloud / file syncComfortably run
PlexComfortably run
JellyfinComfortably run
File storageComfortably run
Virtual machinesComfortably run
Photo storageMay struggle
NVR / camera recordingMay struggle
Local AI inferenceDon't build for
GamingDon't build for

Used workstation

Xeon 8+ cores, 64 GB ECC, a big HDD pool — a used deal.

Used workstation — 16t · 64GB · 24TB

DockerComfortably run
Home AssistantComfortably run
Nextcloud / file syncComfortably run
File storageComfortably run
Virtual machinesComfortably run
NVR / camera recordingComfortably run
PlexMay struggle
JellyfinMay struggle
Photo storageMay struggle
GamingDon't build for
Local AI inferenceDon't build for

Mini PC

Low-power 6-core, 16 GB, small SSD — silent always-on.

Mini PC — 6t · 16GB · 1TB

Home AssistantComfortably run
Virtual machinesMay struggle
DockerMay struggle
Nextcloud / file syncMay struggle
PlexDon't build for
JellyfinDon't build for
File storageDon't build for
Photo storageDon't build for
Local AI inferenceDon't build for
NVR / camera recordingDon't build for
GamingDon't build for

AI workstation

Many cores, 32–64 GB, RTX 16–24 GB — local AI.

AI workstation — 24t · 64GB · 4TB

Home AssistantComfortably run
Virtual machinesComfortably run
DockerComfortably run
Local AI inferenceComfortably run
GamingComfortably run
Nextcloud / file syncComfortably run
PlexMay struggle
JellyfinMay struggle
File storageMay struggle
Photo storageMay struggle
NVR / camera recordingMay struggle