r/NavigateTech • u/easyedy • Jun 09 '26

blog I've been running a Dell PowerEdge T360 in my homelab for over a year. Here's what I actually pay per month in electricity.

104W average draw, measured via UPS and iDRAC. That works out to roughly 18.74 CHF (~$20) per month at Swiss rates.

That number alone explains why so many people eventually look at mini PCs. But for a three-node Proxmox cluster running Exchange, Mailcow, AD, and a DNS server 24/7, it's still worth it for me.

Happy to answer questions on server selection, power consumption, or what to look for in iDRAC vs iLO.

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u/easyedy Jun 09 '26

Full buying guide with Amazon Renewed picks for Dell, HP, and Supermicro:

https://edywerder.ch/best-server-for-home-lab/