OMV - Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro SFF Homelab
When people think “homelab,” they picture rack-mounted servers humming away in a closet. Me? I went the opposite direction with a tiny Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro running Open Media Vault.
Why This Machine? The OptiPlex 7040 Micro is one of those perfect homelab finds—enterprise surplus hardware that’s powerful enough to handle real workloads but small enough to disappear on a shelf. It’s whisper-quiet, sips power, and has enough horsepower to run everything I need.
