Home Lab Deep Dive: IT and Entertainment

Hi, my name is Alex and this a look into my homelab. I have always been passionate about tech, but my interest in IT started about 13 years ago. My first home lab setup consisted of just a Dell Dimension E521 desktop. Back then, the OS to play with was Windows Server 2003. This setup allowed me to pass some Microsoft certifications and land my first helpdesk job. With some on-the-job experience, I was able to obtain the MCSE 2003 certification and that same computer was later on repurposed to become a Media Center PC. HDDs were added and my media catalog started growing. Funny enough this machine still powers on with no issues, but it is not currently in production.

Hi, my name is Alex and this is a look into my homelab. I have always been passionate about tech, but my in