Best Mini PC For a HomeLab Using a NUC [10 Steps to Get it All Working]

We love the Intel NUC. It's small, compact and perfect for every #homelab!
There are 10 steps that we'll cover in this video to get your Intel NUC up and running and working with VMware.

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THE STEPS -
1. The Setup
3. Getting VMware #esxi
4. Make a bootable USB Stick
5. Boot from USB and Install #esxi (F10 at Boot)
6. Add a Static IP - Press F2 | Configure Management Network | IPv4 Configuration | Set Static IP
7. Login to Your #esxi Host
8. Download some ISO’s
9. Build some VM’s
10. Configure the Operating System

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[sunnylm]

Thank you but can we have 4 nics ports for storage and vmotion ? I that the reason i end up get the old dell or hp servers with at least 4 Nic ports

[JPEaglesandKatz]

A lot of the NUC's just have one Ethernet port which is just silly... And even barebones cost around 450 euros.. Add the extras and you are talking 700-800 euros.. Might as well build a standard small form factor pc which is far more powerful and you are actually flexible with adding hardware / exchanging / upgrading. And especially with ESXi which seems to get more pickier with supported hardware with every version, you definitely need the ability to swap out hardware, get another NIC inthere.. Unless you want to find the very few USB NICS that actually work.

[alhadad]

I am thinking of buy CTONE Mini PC Intel N95 16GB RAM 512GB m.2, for the purpose of first-hand testing the concept of home server and virtualization. As an expert what is your opinion?

[TheJoaolyraaraujo]

What is the easiest option with IPMI board. O mini pc.

[AliM-lvwb]

What about Network port will vmware recognise Network port