The Best Mini PC
for Proxmox VE in 2026
Proxmox is ruthless on bad hardware. These are the nodes we'd actually buy to build a 4-node HA cluster today — real MSRPs pulled from our live catalog, real affiliate links, and a factory-direct sourcing agent if you need quantity. No sponsored rankings, no re-skinned press releases.
32GB RAM minimum
16GB leaves you fighting ZFS ARC vs. VMs on day one. 32GB is the real floor for a usable Proxmox node.
Dual NICs (ideal: 2.5G or 10G)
Corosync wants its own network. MS-01's dual 10G SFP+ is why it's the darling. 2.5G dual is the affordable minimum.
Low idle draw (<20W)
Four nodes running 24/7 at 60W each = $315/yr in electricity. The right N100/Ryzen chip cuts that by 70%.
NVMe + room for more
Boot on NVMe, extra M.2 slot for Ceph/ZFS pools. Single-slot machines force you into USB-SATA hacks.
Our picks
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