About

Hi, I'm Tiny

TinyServerSetup is a small, independent site about running your own hardware at home: local AI on mini PCs and used graphics cards, home servers, NAS builds, self-hosting, and building or upgrading your own PC. It's for people who'd rather run their own services than rent someone else's.

Every guide tries to answer one question honestly: what's actually worth buying, and what can you do with it?

Who writes it

I do. Tiny is my pen name. I'm a home lab tinkerer, and this is what I run right now:

A Mac mini home server running Fedora Asahi Remix, with apps in Podman containers
An i7 mini PC, also running Podman
A Raspberry Pi 4 with Pi-hole and a media server
An Ollama AI server at home that I reach through a Cloudflare Tunnel
A multi-GPU local AI rig, still in progress

I write up what I learn as I go, mistakes included, because that's the guide I wanted when I started.

How I make recommendations

Picks are based on published specs and long-term reliability reports from owners, plus my own experience where I've run the hardware myself. When I haven't tested something, I say so. No manufacturer pays for placement, and nothing is sponsored. The full method is on how I pick.

How this site makes money

Some product links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you buy through one, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Every page with affiliate links says so at the top, and the Knowledge Base has none.

Contact

Corrections, dead links, or gear suggestions: hello@tinyserversetup.com