Homelab hardware and free cloud ideas to get you started! Choosing starting server hardware.

Getting started with a homelab is tough, equipment is expensive, there are tons of options, ultimately what you want to do now, and want to do in the future is going to dictate the most reasonable hardware to get. Since very few of us want to go out and spend $20,000+ on a top of the line server, this guide should help get you started including 100% free forever options. Once you are reasonably sure this is something you want to spend money on, you can continue building out your homelab. Homelab free cloud providers and list: https://github.com/cloudcommunity/Cloud-Free-Tier-Comparison Oracle cloud -- highly recommended: https://www.oracle.com/cloud/ Mini-pcs: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mini+pcs Specific Mini PC model I can recommend (not an affiliate link): https://a.co/d/0kOKAsN