Proxmox Server

When upgrading my desktop computer to a new motherboard platform,
I decided to reassemble my old parts into a dedicated learning platform.
My personal server is a headless, bare-metal, Proxmox Server.
Proxmox is an open source Type 1 Hypervisor based on the GNU/Linux distribution Debian.
It and all services hosted within it are accessed remotely through TailScale VPN. Utilizing a Type 1 Hypervisor allows the management of all services through a centralized platform.

The hardware specifications are:

MOTHERBOARD: ASUS PRIME B550 M-A

CPU: 8-Core Ryzen 7 3700x

GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super 8GB

MEMORY: 32GB DDR4 3200 MHz

PSU: THERMALTAKE 500W

Virtualization Overview

Virtual Machines

Ubuntu Server - Contains nested virtualized services via Docker

Windows Server 2025 - Active Directory Domain Server / DHCP Server for experimentation and learning

Windows 11 - Hosts joined to AD/DS

LXC Containers

Alpine Linux - Lightweight container configured with mapped Samba Network Drive

Pi-Hole - DNS Sinkhole for network level domain blocking