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Plan your homelab

Tell us what you want to run. We'll pick a matching set from the kit we've reviewed, check the switch has enough ports and PoE power, size the UPS, and work out what it all costs to leave on.

Storage
Keep files safe if a drive fails?

Needs at least two drives that mirror each other.

A server for apps
Wi-Fi access points

One covers a flat or small house; two or three for bigger homes.

PoE cameras or other powered devices
Other wired devices

PCs, a TV, a games console…

Backup power (UPS)
What matters most
Total budget

Your setup

~£1,344 to buy · 53W idle · about £123 a year to run

  • StorageUGREEN NASync DXP4800GT4 drive bays, so one drive can fail without losing files. Drives not included.
    7.5~£530
  • ServerRaspberry Pi 5 4GBRuns Home Assistant, Pi-hole and a handful of containers.
    7.9~£106
  • Wi-FiUniFi U7 ProPowered from the switch over the network cable (about 21W each).
    7.3~£180
  • SwitchTP-Link TL-SG3210XHP-M28 ports for 5 devices plus the link to your router, and PoE for 1.
    6.8~£340
  • Backup powerPowerWalker Basic VI 2200 STLKeeps everything running through short cuts and gives the NAS time to shut down cleanly.
    5.9~£189

Will it all work together?

  • Ports: 6 of 8 used, including the link to your router.
  • PoE power: about 21W of the switch's 240W.
  • UPS load: about 387W at its busiest, 29% of its 1320W rating (your router included).

Prices are typical UK prices from our research (~), not live. Running cost is everything left on at idle at 26.32p per kWh, with PoE devices at about 8W each. Drives, cables and your router aren't included. The link in your address bar saves these answers, so you can share it.