I stopped throwing out old hardware after discovering Proxmox:
Proxmox has become the first thing I install on outdated devices now
xda-developers.com/i-stopped-throwing-out-old-server-hardware-after-discovering-proxmox/
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I stopped throwing out old hardware after discovering Proxmox: Proxmox has become the first thing I install on outdated devices now
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Key FactsAuthor Hosts LLMs on an Old Ryzen PC with Proxmox
Aug 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
- According to the author, the lightweight Proxmox platform runs directly on the old system, providing KVM, a web interface, and native LXC containers without requiring a premium license purchase.
- In an LXC running llama.cpp, he uses the 8GB GTX 1080 and part of the 32GB RAM, with Gemma-4-26B-A4 reaching 14 tokens per second.
- Blinko, Open Notebook, Paperless AI, and Karakeep also run as lightweight services in a Docker virtual machine, where he occasionally tests other LXCs.
- Before using the system for local AI, he passed the GPU through to a Windows 11 virtual machine as a headless remote gaming server and also temporarily ran OPNsense and a Hackintosh virtual machine.
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