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Дорожная карта домашнего мини-ПК в 2026: что развернуть, в каком порядке, и зачем — план апгрейда от инфраструктурщика

Каждый месяц с карты списываются деньги за подписки. Spotify, Яндекс Плюс, Notion, Obsidian Sync, Google One — суммы небольшие по отдельности, в сумме набегает заметно. Параллельно с этим у меня работает VPS с несколькими проектами, на роутере крутится OpenWrt с AdGuard Home, в ноутбуке стоит Docker. Инфраструктурный опыт есть. Дома при этом — никакого сервера, всё в облаке. Это начинает раздражать не только из-за денег. Сервисы меняют каталоги без предупреждения, поднимают цены, требуют доплат за объём, периодически ломают регионы. Контроль над собственными фотографиями, заметками и медиатекой постепенно перестал быть моим. Решил спланировать переезд на свой мини-ПК. Пока разбирался с железом и стеком, обнаружил, что нормальной системной дорожной карты «бери и иди» в 2026 году нет. Есть каталоги «50 self-hosted сервисов», восторженные посты про конкретные приложения, треды на Reddit. Структурированного маршрута для нового человека — нет. Этот текст — попытка такой маршрут собрать. Не «топ приложений», а архитектура от железа до приложений по слоям, с обоснованием каждого выбора, с тем, что я планирую поставить, и с тем, что осознанно не ставлю.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033216/

#домашний_сервер #selfhosted #минипк #immich #jellyfin #home_assistant #docker #tailscale #beelink #умный_дом

Дорожная карта домашнего мини-ПК в 2026: что развернуть, в каком порядке, и зачем — план апгрейда от инфраструктурщика

Каждый месяц с карты списываются деньги за подписки. Spotify, Яндекс Плюс, Notion, Obsidian Sync, Google One — суммы небольшие по отдельности, в сумме набегает заметно. Параллельно с этим у меня работает VPS с несколькими проектами, на роутере крутится OpenWrt с AdGuard Home, в ноутбуке стоит Docker. Инфраструктурный опыт есть. Дома при этом — никакого сервера, всё в облаке. Это начинает раздражать не только из-за денег. Сервисы меняют каталоги без предупреждения, поднимают цены, требуют доплат за объём, периодически ломают регионы. Контроль над собственными фотографиями, заметками и медиатекой постепенно перестал быть моим. Решил спланировать переезд на свой мини-ПК. Пока разбирался с железом и стеком, обнаружил, что нормальной системной дорожной карты «бери и иди» в 2026 году нет. Есть каталоги «50 self-hosted сервисов», восторженные посты про конкретные приложения, треды на Reddit. Структурированного маршрута для нового человека — нет. Этот текст — попытка такой маршрут собрать. Не «топ приложений», а архитектура от железа до приложений по слоям, с обоснованием каждого выбора, с тем, что я планирую поставить, и с тем, что осознанно не ставлю.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033216/

#домашний_сервер #selfhosted #минипк #immich #jellyfin #home_assistant #docker #tailscale #beelink #умный_дом

Дорожная карта домашнего мини-ПК в 2026: что развернуть, в каком порядке, и зачем — план апгрейда от инфраструктурщика

Каждый месяц с карты списываются деньги за подписки. Spotify, Яндекс Плюс, Notion, Obsidian Sync, Google One — суммы небольшие по отдельности, в сумме набегает заметно. Параллельно с этим у меня работает VPS с несколькими проектами, на роутере крутится OpenWrt с AdGuard Home, в ноутбуке стоит Docker. Инфраструктурный опыт есть. Дома при этом — никакого сервера, всё в облаке. Это начинает раздражать не только из-за денег. Сервисы меняют каталоги без предупреждения, поднимают цены, требуют доплат за объём, периодически ломают регионы. Контроль над собственными фотографиями, заметками и медиатекой постепенно перестал быть моим. Решил спланировать переезд на свой мини-ПК. Пока разбирался с железом и стеком, обнаружил, что нормальной системной дорожной карты «бери и иди» в 2026 году нет. Есть каталоги «50 self-hosted сервисов», восторженные посты про конкретные приложения, треды на Reddit. Структурированного маршрута для нового человека — нет. Этот текст — попытка такой маршрут собрать. Не «топ приложений», а архитектура от железа до приложений по слоям, с обоснованием каждого выбора, с тем, что я планирую поставить, и с тем, что осознанно не ставлю.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033216/

#домашний_сервер #selfhosted #минипк #immich #jellyfin #home_assistant #docker #tailscale #beelink #умный_дом

Дорожная карта домашнего мини-ПК в 2026: что развернуть, в каком порядке, и зачем — план апгрейда от инфраструктурщика

Каждый месяц с карты списываются деньги за подписки. Spotify, Яндекс Плюс, Notion, Obsidian Sync, Google One — суммы небольшие по отдельности, в сумме набегает заметно. Параллельно с этим у меня работает VPS с несколькими проектами, на роутере крутится OpenWrt с AdGuard Home, в ноутбуке стоит Docker. Инфраструктурный опыт есть. Дома при этом — никакого сервера, всё в облаке. Это начинает раздражать не только из-за денег. Сервисы меняют каталоги без предупреждения, поднимают цены, требуют доплат за объём, периодически ломают регионы. Контроль над собственными фотографиями, заметками и медиатекой постепенно перестал быть моим. Решил спланировать переезд на свой мини-ПК. Пока разбирался с железом и стеком, обнаружил, что нормальной системной дорожной карты «бери и иди» в 2026 году нет. Есть каталоги «50 self-hosted сервисов», восторженные посты про конкретные приложения, треды на Reddit. Структурированного маршрута для нового человека — нет. Этот текст — попытка такой маршрут собрать. Не «топ приложений», а архитектура от железа до приложений по слоям, с обоснованием каждого выбора, с тем, что я планирую поставить, и с тем, что осознанно не ставлю.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1033216/

#домашний_сервер #selfhosted #минипк #immich #jellyfin #home_assistant #docker #tailscale #beelink #умный_дом

So we had a short brown out yesterday, and as always it took me 10min of pressing the power, pressing and holding the power, tracking down wired keyboard and headphones thinking perhaps the bluetooth just had not reconnected, and other things before remembering the my #Beelink #MiniPC NEEDS to be unplugged after this occurs before it will fully boot and not just spin the fans and turn back off…

#Computers #MiniPCs

So we had a short brown out yesterday, and as always it took me 10min of pressing the power, pressing and holding the power, tracking down wired keyboard and headphones thinking perhaps the bluetooth just had not reconnected, and other things before remembering the my #Beelink #MiniPC NEEDS to be unplugged after this occurs before it will fully boot and not just spin the fans and turn back off…

#Computers #MiniPCs

So we had a short brown out yesterday, and as always it took me 10min of pressing the power, pressing and holding the power, tracking down wired keyboard and headphones thinking perhaps the bluetooth just had not reconnected, and other things before remembering the my #Beelink #MiniPC NEEDS to be unplugged after this occurs before it will fully boot and not just spin the fans and turn back off…

#Computers #MiniPCs

So we had a short brown out yesterday, and as always it took me 10min of pressing the power, pressing and holding the power, tracking down wired keyboard and headphones thinking perhaps the bluetooth just had not reconnected, and other things before remembering the my #Beelink #MiniPC NEEDS to be unplugged after this occurs before it will fully boot and not just spin the fans and turn back off…

#Computers #MiniPCs

So we had a short brown out yesterday, and as always it took me 10min of pressing the power, pressing and holding the power, tracking down wired keyboard and headphones thinking perhaps the bluetooth just had not reconnected, and other things before remembering the my #Beelink #MiniPC NEEDS to be unplugged after this occurs before it will fully boot and not just spin the fans and turn back off…

#Computers #MiniPCs

Beelink EX Mate Pro is an 80 Gbps USB4 v2 dock with four M.2 slots and a familiar design

The Beelink EX Mate Pro is a USB docking station that you can plug into a laptop to add storage, a few extra USB ports, HDMI output, and a 2.5 GbE LAN port. But there are two things that really make this dock interesting… if not necessarily the best bargain.

One is that it has two USB4 v2 ports with support for Thunderbolt 5-like 80 Gbps data transfer speeds. The other is that it […]

Beelink EX Mate Pro – A multi-function USB4 v2 80 Gbps dock with 2.5GbE, M.2 sockets, 140W charger, voice communication system, and more

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/23/beelink-ex-mate-pro-a-multi-function-usb4-v2-80-gbps-dock-with-2-5gbe-m-2-sockets-140w-charger-voice-communication-system/

Trigkey : première marque tuée par la pénurie de RAM ?
La marque Trigkey a disparu des radars, ses étals sont vides. Plus aucune disponibilité de produits. Elle semble avoir été tuée par la pénurie..
https://www.minimachines.net/?p=140633 #beelink #ddrgate #trigkey

Beelink ME Pro 2-bay Intel N95/N150 NAS and mini PC supports 5GbE networking, up to 3x M.2 MVMe SSDs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/10/beelink-me-pro-2-bay-intel-n95-n150-nas-and-mini-pc-supports-5gbe-networking-up-to-3x-m-2-mvme-ssds/

Beelink ME Pro 2-bay Intel N95/N150 NAS and mini PC supports 5GbE networking, up to 3x M.2 MVMe SSDs

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/10/beelink-me-pro-2-bay-intel-n95-n150-nas-and-mini-pc-supports-5gbe-networking-up-to-3x-m-2-mvme-ssds/

Beelink ME Pro 2-bay Intel N95/N150 NAS and mini PC supports 5GbE networking, up to 3x M.2 MVMe SSDs

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/10/beelink-me-pro-2-bay-intel-n95-n150-nas-and-mini-pc-supports-5gbe-networking-up-to-3x-m-2-mvme-ssds/

Beelink ME Pro NAS now available for $369 and up (2 HDDs, 3 SSDs, and a replaceable mainboard)

The Beelink ME Pro is a network-attached storage (NAS) system with support for up to two 3.5 inch hard drives and three M.2 2280 SSDs. While the most interesting thing about the system may be its modular design that allows you remove and replace the motherboard and processor, that’s a feature that you may have to wait a while to truly take advantage of.

That’s because while Beelink is now […]

Beelink ME Pro NAS now available for $369 and up (2 HDDs, 3 SSDs, and a replaceable mainboard)

The Beelink ME Pro is a network-attached storage (NAS) system with support for up to two 3.5 inch hard drives and three M.2 2280 SSDs. While the most interesting thing about the system may be its modular design that allows you remove and replace the motherboard and processor, that’s a feature that you may have to wait a while to truly take advantage of.

That’s because while Beelink is now […]

Beelink ME Pro NAS now available for $369 and up (2 HDDs, 3 SSDs, and a replaceable mainboard)

The Beelink ME Pro is a network-attached storage (NAS) system with support for up to two 3.5 inch hard drives and three M.2 2280 SSDs. While the most interesting thing about the system may be its modular design that allows you remove and replace the motherboard and processor, that’s a feature that you may have to wait a while to truly take advantage of.

That’s because while Beelink is now […]

Beelink ME Pro NAS now available for $369 and up (2 HDDs, 3 SSDs, and a replaceable mainboard)

The Beelink ME Pro is a network-attached storage (NAS) system with support for up to two 3.5 inch hard drives and three M.2 2280 SSDs. While the most interesting thing about the system may be its modular design that allows you remove and replace the motherboard and processor, that’s a feature that you may have to wait a while to truly take advantage of.

That’s because while Beelink is now […]

My tiny little #N100 #Beelink #MiniPC is going strong but I pity the thing still..

I just moved about 10TB of data between shares on my #TrueNAS box and had to rescan the whole library. #Jellyfin is using #ffmpeg to generate images from files and that little machine just keeps on trucking..!

Beelink ME Mini Review: The mini PC maker’s first NAS supports 6 NVMe SSDs

Over the past few years we’ve seen a bunch of Chinese PC and accessory makers launch affordable network-attached storage (NAS) systems with Intel Alder Lake-N or Twin Lake processors and support for PCIe NVMe SSDs. But the Beelink ME Mini is one of the first to support up to six NVMe drives. Most other models, including the GMK NucBox G9, Maiyunda M1S, and TerraMaster F4 SSD only support […]

#beelink #beelinkMeMini #nas #review #twinLake

Read more: https://liliputing.com/beelink-me-mini-review-the-mini-pc-makers-first-nas-supports-6-nvme-ssds/

Beelink ME Mini Review: The mini PC maker’s first NAS supports 6 NVMe SSDs

Over the past few years we’ve seen a bunch of Chinese PC and accessory makers launch affordable network-attached storage (NAS) systems with Intel Alder Lake-N or Twin Lake processors and support for PCIe NVMe SSDs. But the Beelink ME Mini is one of the first to support up to six NVMe drives. Most other models, including the GMK NucBox G9, Maiyunda M1S, and TerraMaster F4 SSD only support […]

#beelink #beelinkMeMini #nas #review #twinLake

Read more: https://liliputing.com/beelink-me-mini-review-the-mini-pc-makers-first-nas-supports-6-nvme-ssds/

Beelink ME Mini Review: The mini PC maker’s first NAS supports 6 NVMe SSDs

Over the past few years we’ve seen a bunch of Chinese PC and accessory makers launch affordable network-attached storage (NAS) systems with Intel Alder Lake-N or Twin Lake processors and support for PCIe NVMe SSDs. But the Beelink ME Mini is one of the first to support up to six NVMe drives. Most other models, including the GMK NucBox G9, Maiyunda M1S, and TerraMaster F4 SSD only support […]

#beelink #beelinkMeMini #nas #review #twinLake

Read more: https://liliputing.com/beelink-me-mini-review-the-mini-pc-makers-first-nas-supports-6-nvme-ssds/

Beelink ME Mini Review: The mini PC maker’s first NAS supports 6 NVMe SSDs

Over the past few years we’ve seen a bunch of Chinese PC and accessory makers launch affordable network-attached storage (NAS) systems with Intel Alder Lake-N or Twin Lake processors and support for PCIe NVMe SSDs. But the Beelink ME Mini is one of the first to support up to six NVMe drives. Most other models, including the GMK NucBox G9, Maiyunda M1S, and TerraMaster F4 SSD only support […]

#beelink #beelinkMeMini #nas #review #twinLake

Read more: https://liliputing.com/beelink-me-mini-review-the-mini-pc-makers-first-nas-supports-6-nvme-ssds/

feliz #ViernesDeEscritorio . Aquí mi nuevo HW tras una temporada feliz con una #beelink, ahora uso #MeLE ... vamos a ver hasta donde llega el asunto... no es la mejor oferta en lo que hace a almacenamiento (tuve que mudar el nvme de la anterior a esta nueva), pero es lo que permite mi presupuesto. 🤓

The Problems with Cheap Mini PCs

In July, I began overhauling my home lab, anticipating the possibility of my job transitioning from VMWare to Nutanix. Thankfully, Nutanix has a community edition to play around with in a home lab environment. As a result, I needed to get some more mini PCs. I eventually bought two Minisforum A1s to create two of the three nodes needed (the last node is virtualized on the Ryzen 9 5900 X ESXi box, which only hosts Prism Central).

So why use a Mini PC? The main advantages of using them over a whole desktop or rack of servers are that they take up less space and use less energy. Advancements in mobile CPUs make them viable not only for use in a server, but also as a replacement for a whole desktop. These reasons make them popular in home lab setups. Since I live in a townhome, there isn’t much space for a dedicated gaming setup, so a mini PC is the way to go.

Of course, I took parts from a Minisforum NPB6, which was running ESXi, but the RAM and SSD went to a second Minisforum A1, meaning I have a Mini PC I was not using. I considered turning it into a gaming PC, given I have a Radeon RX 7900 XTX that I might use for some projects. The plan is to use an OCULink GPU dock to get better performance out of the GPU. It will be about 5-10% slower compared to being in a full x16 PCIe slot. OCULink is essentially an external PCIe x4 connection that is faster than Thunderbolt 3 and 4, provided it’s PCIe 4.0, but it’s not hot-swappable.

After ordering new RAM, an SSD, a USB4 SSD enclosure, and an OcuLink GPU dock, I put them together. However, I encountered a few issues because Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC wouldn’t boot from the USB4 port, which offers faster speeds. As a result, I had to use the USB 3 port, which is slightly slower. That is okay, until the instability kicks in. It was unstable, freezing when in a game. I, of course, left it on overnight, and when I remote into it, it comes up with a black screen. The GPU wasn’t working again.

I eventually gave up on the Minisforum and went to something that I can trust: an Intel NUC, or rather an Asus one. I have prior experience with NUCs, as they are reliable machines. My parents bought one for use in the living room that I set up as a cable box replacement with the use of an HD Homerun Prime, which was in service until 2018. The second one, bought in June of 2020 from Microcenter, is a NUC 10 Core i7 Performance model, which was the first real home lab server I bought for VMWare ESXi. It still runs to this day and has been running 24/7 for over 5 years.

However, when I wanted to add another Intel mini PC, I found that NUCs are expensive, and Intel has announced that they are no longer making them (Asus now makes them). I chose a Minisforum Venus NPB6 because it offers USB4 and a fast Intel CPU, which is necessary for live migration. However, the flaws became apparent when I made it into a gaming/workstation for Windows-only apps. Well, the first is the instability, which I couldn’t figure out. Also, these models have a lot of complaints of being unreliable.

The problem with most cheap mini PCs from Minisforum, Beelink, Geekom, etc., is that they often lack quality and have poor support. The companies that sell them are Chinese companies, and to get any service, you would have to send them back on your dime and wait a long time to get it fixed. There is also controversy about having to pay a depreciation fee just to get a replacement, at least from  Minisforum, which is anti-consumer. Also, they do not stand behind their products, which is a recurring theme not only in the Chinese mini PC space, but also in gaming handhelds. These issues arise from questionable design choices and inadequate quality control, particularly when compared to larger companies like Lenovo, a Chinese company that typically experiences fewer issues and offers customer support across multiple countries.

That said, should you avoid buying them? Well, you have to do your research and figure out if it’s worth the risk to have the extra features that mainstream models don’t have. If you’re looking for a reliable product with good customer service, consider buying from a well-known brand like Apple, Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, HP, Dell, or Lenovo. That is what I ultimately did as I bought a NUC 14 Pro Tall with an Intel Core Ultra 155h from Microcenter. It performed better than the Minisforum and didn’t crash after an hour of use with an Oculink eGPU. Also, having two NVMe slots means I don’t have to use an external SSD to boot.

While it costs a bit more, at least Asus stands behind its products. Sure, there have been controversies with getting repairs done under warranty, but at least you won’t get ghosted or have to pay for shipping and fees to get your item repaired.

That said, while the mini PCs coming from smaller Chinese companies may look cool, one has to consider the risks and tradeoffs. If you need something more reliable for critical workloads or something of better quality, consider getting a used mini/micro/tiny PC from HP/Dell/Lenovo, or opting for a NUC or NUC-like option from Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, or MSI. Alternatively, you can just buy a Mac mini or a Mac Studio.

#Beelink #IntelNuc #miniPcs #Minisforum #opinion #personalExperiences

After watching this video I am amazed that #Beelink computers are as cheap as they are..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohwI3V207Ts

#YouTube #Beelnk #MiniPC #Factory #HowItsMade #FactoryTour #Manufacturing

Beelink GTi15 Ultra is an Intel Arrow Lake mini PC with support for an (external) desktop graphics card

Last year Beelink launched a line of mini PCs that are designed to work with desktop graphics cards that may be larger than the computers themselves. That’s Beelink GTi Ultra series mini PCs have an exposed PCIe x8 interface that allows you to connect them to a Beelink EX Pro Docking Station.

Now Beelink has launched a new model called the Beelink GTi15 Ultra. While it has the same exterior […]

#arrowLake #beelink #beelinkGti #beelinkGti15 #egpu #gpu #graphicsDock #miniPc #pcie

Read more: https://liliputing.com/beelink-gti15-ultra-is-an-intel-arrow-lake-mini-pc-with-support-for-an-external-desktop-graphics-card/

New rule for myself: I will not buy any more hardware for my #selfhosting hobby that can also be used for IoT/"Maker" projects. Quite frankly? They all aren't worth the powder to blow them to hell for my purposes.

The subject of my ire today is the original #zimaboard I've had for a couple years now.

A few weeks back, the server just went deaf mute and took all the VMs it's running under ProxMox with it.

Today, my audiobooks server (The awesome #audioshelf) went offline.

Attempts to restart it from witnin ProxMox just yields "Timeout waiting for systemd".

Guh. Googling reveals a bunch of people saying "Just restart the ProxMox server and it'll work fine".

Kind Way Done with the #zimaboard

I may wind up replacing it with an inexpensive #beelink micro-pc. I've got one of their tiny form factor muscle beach servers (i9 / Arc GPU) acting as my Plex and AI server.

Beelink Mate Mini is a Thunderbolt 5 dock designed for the Mac Mini

The latest Mac mini is a tiny computer that packs a high-performance Apple M4 series processor into a tiny chassis that measures just 5″ x 5″ x 2″. It also has a reasonably large number of ports for such as small computer, including Ethernet, HDMI, and audio jacks, two USB Type-C ports, and three Thunderbolt ports. But that doesn’t mean tit couldn’t have more ports

Beelink’s new Mate Mini […]

#beelink #beelinkMateMini #dockingStation #macMini #thunderbolt #thunderbolt5 #thunderbolt5Dock

Read more: https://liliputing.com/beelink-mate-mini-is-a-thunderbolt-5-dock-designed-for-the-mac-mini/

The joke? The price: $1,000.

For that kind of money you can build a desktop PC with an RTX that will blow it off the water the moment you turn it on.

This confirms that AMD is selling #StrixPoint at double the price of the previous #HawkPoint, at least for now.

I can’t even fathom this price for #StrixHalo, either.

#Beelink #BeelinkSER9 #SER9 #AMD #RyzenAI #MiniPC #Desktop #SFF #SFFPC #Zen5 #Computer #Computers #x64 #x86 #PC #DesktopPC #Preorder #Sale