Homelab Beta: Who It Is For and How Invites Work
Who the $4-per-approved-system Homelab Beta is designed for, what the monthly price includes, and how owners request a hardware-fit review.
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Homelab Beta is an invite-only path for approved desktop, tower, and small lab systems that an owner wants to operate outside the home. It is intended for people comfortable administering their own hardware and software who need a facility-side home for a modest, reviewable system.
The beta price is $4 per approved system per month. Power and network transfer are included, with no beta bandwidth, throughput, or transfer caps. The shared port is still shared capacity—not a dedicated throughput commitment—and the Acceptable Use Policy, hardware-fit limits, and accepted invitation still apply.
Who it may fit
A self-hosted service, development environment, backup target, game server, or personal lab may be a fit when its hardware, power draw, airflow, network use, and support needs stay within the beta’s current limits.
The beta provides hosting for approved member-owned hardware. You remain responsible for the operating system, applications, accounts, security, backups, data, and recovery plan. It is not managed application hosting and does not include an enterprise service-level agreement.
Every system needs a completed fit review and written receiving instructions before it ships. Direct delivery from a seller is possible only after Helixrack confirms the exact machine and receiving path.
How invitations work
Send the manufacturer and model, dimensions, expected power draw, workload, and any unusual network or access need. We review the request against current capacity and beta eligibility. An invitation is not transferable to a different system without another review.
The public $4 monthly rate applies to each approved system during beta. The current Homelab Beta overview and accepted invitation confirm the system, included physical work, availability, billing start, beta review date, removal process, and any physical, power, cooling, or support boundary. Confirm those terms before purchasing or shipping equipment.
If the program fits your project, request an invite with the hardware details needed for review.