https://albertomoretti.dev/tags/homelab/Recent content in Homelab on BlogHugoen-gbalberto.moretti00@proton.me (Alberto Moretti)alberto.moretti00@proton.me (Alberto Moretti)Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://albertomoretti.dev/posts/self_hosting_2/Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0200alberto.moretti00@proton.me (Alberto Moretti)https://albertomoretti.dev/posts/self_hosting_2/<p>In the <a href="https://albertomoretti.dev/posts/self_hosting_1/">first article</a> we talked about why self-hosting matters. Now the practical side: the hardware I run, how I started, and how it grew over time.</p> <h1 id="starting-small-the-zimaboard">Starting small: the ZimaBoard</h1> <p>I did not go all in. I started with a <a href="https://www.zimaspace.com/products/single-board-server">ZimaBoard 832</a>, a tiny x86 single board server from IceWhale. Completely fanless, the chassis acts as the heatsink, and it idles at around 4 watts. You barely notice it on the electricity bill.</p>