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.
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Verdicts per workload
Examples for popular configurations — use the form above for your exact hardware.
Mid-range homelab Mid-range homelab — 6c · 32GB · 8TB
i5 / Ryzen 5, 16–32 GB, 4–8 TB — the classic all-rounder.
- Home AssistantComfortably run
- Nextcloud / file syncComfortably run
- PlexComfortably run
- JellyfinComfortably run
- File storageComfortably run
- DockerComfortably run
- Photo storageMay struggle
- Virtual machinesMay struggle
- NVR / camera recordingMay struggle
- Local AI inferenceDon't build for
- GamingDon't build for
Used workstation Used workstation — 8c · 64GB · 24TB
Xeon 8+ cores, 64 GB ECC, a big HDD pool — a used deal.
- PlexComfortably run
- JellyfinComfortably run
- Nextcloud / file syncComfortably run
- File storageComfortably run
- Photo storageComfortably run
- NVR / camera recordingComfortably run
- Home AssistantDon't build for
- Virtual machinesDon't build for
- DockerDon't build for
- Local AI inferenceDon't build for
- GamingDon't build for
Mini PC Mini PC — 6c · 16GB · 1TB
Low-power 6-core, 16 GB, small SSD — silent always-on.
- 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 AI workstation — 12c · 64GB · 4TB
Many cores, 32–64 GB, RTX 16–24 GB — local AI.
- Home AssistantComfortably run
- DockerComfortably run
- Virtual machinesComfortably run
- GamingComfortably run
- Local AI inferenceComfortably run
- Nextcloud / file syncComfortably run
- PlexMay struggle
- JellyfinMay struggle
- File storageMay struggle
- Photo storageMay struggle
- NVR / camera recordingMay struggle
Gaming PC Gaming PC — 8c · 32GB · 2TB
8 cores, 32 GB, 8 GB VRAM — 1080p/1440p gaming.
- Home AssistantComfortably run
- Virtual machinesComfortably run
- DockerComfortably run
- GamingComfortably run
- PlexMay struggle
- JellyfinMay struggle
- File storageMay struggle
- Nextcloud / file syncMay struggle
- Photo storageDon't build for
- Local AI inferenceDon't build for
- NVR / camera recordingDon't build for
AI rig 24 GB AI rig 24GB — 8c · 64GB · 2TB
8 cores, 64 GB, 24 GB VRAM — local LLMs up to 32B.
- Home AssistantComfortably run
- Virtual machinesComfortably run
- DockerComfortably run
- GamingComfortably run
- PlexMay struggle
- JellyfinMay struggle
- File storageMay struggle
- Local AI inferenceMay struggle
- Nextcloud / file syncMay struggle
- Photo storageDon't build for
- NVR / camera recordingDon't build for