Hypervisor

My home servers · Part 6

My hypervisors in 2026: phoebe, priscilla and stephen

The last two parts of this series were about getting here: a new Proxmox server, and the one big box I would build if I could. This part is about what I actually have. Three machines, what each one is for, and how they are going to work together.

From one big server to three small ones

This series started with an HP ProLiant ML150 G6 from 2009 and the Smart Array controller I put in it. Two years ago I took stock of what I had. The ML150 has since been retired and is gone.

My home servers · Part 5

Hyperconverged Hypervisor

Having a homeserver lets you host your own services. There are a lot of ways to do this. This post explains what a hyperconverged hypervisor is, why I want one, and why I don’t have one yet.

I do not have the luxury of buying new specific hardware that fits the jobs I am looking to solve. I often have to make do with 2nd (or even 3rd) hand hardware to be able to have the systems that run both my business as well as protect our personal data such as photos and important documents.