Enterprise-Grade Homelab on a Budget | R730, Proxmox & AD

Stop watching IT courses and start building real skills. In this video, I’m showing you how I built a full enterprise-grade home lab for under $500 using a Dell PowerEdge R730 from eBay. We’re covering the full setup: ✅ Hardware: Dell R730 (64GB RAM, 18TB Storage) ✅ Hypervisor: Proxmox VE setup on NVMe ✅ Software: Windows Server 2025, Active Directory, and a full SCCM hierarchy ✅ Practical Tips: Managing power consumption and noise (iDRAC fan profiles) If you're looking to break into IT or level up your SysAdmin skills, building a lab like this is the fastest way to learn by breaking and fixing things in a real environment. Timestamps: 0:00 - The secret to getting hired in IT 0:25 - Hardware Tour: Dell R730 Specs 1:58 - Full Cost Breakdown (Under $500) 3:06 - Proxmox & Storage Setup 3:44 - Active Directory & Windows Server 2025 4:10 - SCCM & Microsoft 365 Integration 4:39 - The Noise & Power Truth 6:00 - Why you need to build this Check out the blog for the full parts list: trevtech.blog #ActiveDirectory #MicrosoftIntune #SCCM #ITAdmin #proxmox #helpdesk