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Hi, i followed the whole listed procedure for installing trueNAS core on my old lenovo office PC. i was able to reach till installing the os into a drive and entering a password and reaching the setup console for the second time when it prompts us to reboot. but when i do try to hit reboot it skips to install option and doesnt accept any other option other than that. please help

Hey Everyone, I recently bought a M3 pro Macbook pro for video editing and now I want use my old laptop (Asus ROG GL502 VM core i7-6700HQ with GTX 970m) as a NAS. I am completely new to this topic so here are some things that I can not figure out. 1 - I have around 5 external HDDs. is USB connection enogh for the speed? 2 - I want to be able to read and write files from my macbook, Do I have to format them all and lose current files on them? 3 - I want to be able to access them both in my house and remotely. but in house I want to be able to access the files more directly. what is the best solotion? 4 - I know I am missing alot of things so I would appreciate If you could help me out with it.

Budget (including currency): 2500-5000 NOK (~240-500 USD) (Not including HDD's), not sure how realistic the lower range is in Norway, cheaper would be better, but mainly looking for "bang for the buck". Country: Norway Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Home server / NAS, File Jellyfin, file storage, docker containers. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I have a Fractal design Node 304 case laying around which I think would be nice to re-use. I also have various DDR3 RAM from old PC's that could be re-used. My gaming rig (AMD 3600, RTX 3070) has a Cooler Master G650M PSU which I could replace with something beefier (in case I decide to upgrade my GPU at some point) and have the current PSU re-used for the server / NAS instead. I could also rip an old 256GB m.2 SSD from and old laptop that doesn't get used, to have as a boot drive. I'm looking to set up a home serer / NAS without breaking the bank, mainly to setup Jellyfin as well as general file storage at first, and then maybe expand to add other services later (Pi-hole, and something to "acquire" movies / TV shows). Would apricate some hardware recommendations, and recommendations for hard-drives as well. I don't mind finding something used, but the used market here in Norway does not seem that great (or I am not that good at searching through it). Current build idea: Case: re-use Fractal design 304 - 0 NOK Motherboard: buy a cheap Mini ITX motherboard, such as ASRock A520M-ITX/ac - 1300 NOK CPU: buy a cheap CPU that fits the socket on the motherboard, maybe also a AMD 3600? - 1000 NOK (or could replace current main rig CPU with something beefier I guess, if AM4) RAM: buy some cheap compatible RAM: Crucial DDR4 2666MHz 4GB - 200-400 NOK (is 4GB enough?) PSU: Replace current gaming rig one: 1500-2000 NOK Boot drive: rip from old laptop - 0 NOK Total: 4000-4700 NOK (~380-450 USD). Not exactly a "cheap" build, considering I would need to get some drives as well.

Budget (including currency): £300 - £500 GBP Country: United Kingdom Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for Plex, a few virtual machines, NAS (Basic home server stuff) Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I understand the budget is low for an application of this sort but just getting started so want to keep it a little light on my pocket and would look to upgrade in future, when required and of course my finances allow. After a little dig here and there I was recommended the below combo, as it fits the budget yet keeps enough power (Yes, it is old and Chinese): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005680177286.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.71.36b86247WziizY&algo_pvid=2c67262f-49cc-4492-937b-58e6d3e37ef0 Have an odd bunch of 3.5" 2TB SATA HDD x4 and 3.5" 500GB SATA HDD x4 (WB, TOSHIBA and Seagate) Have not selected other parts yet, but any suggestion that would be better in terms of cooling, pulling less power from the wall and being a bit quiet as this machine would be in my room Could you advise, if any alternatives or better options could help? Thanks in advance.

Budget (including currency): 600 CHF Country: Switzerland Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: NAS, Webserver, VM Host I'm looking for a home server build that consumes a maximum of 50W continuously and works as a NAS, small webserver for a few friends and me, and for hosting some lightweight VMs in the future. The requirements are: Processor to allow for the workloads Gigabit Ethernet 4-6x SATA for harddrives M.2 boot SSD Any fitting form factor Low noise level Thanks for your advice

Hi everyone, First time poster. Been following Linus since his beginning with NCIX. Huge fan of his YT channel, and saw his video on turning a pc into a server. A friend is going to be giving me his old DDR3 PC build. I don't have the specs yet, but the board is a full ATX, has 16GB of RAM, a 1 TB HDD, and the CPU is an i5 series with windows 10. Willing to upgrade as necessary (e.g., add additional HDD for back ups, SSD for speed, etc). I never created a local server before, so this is part of the fun. I want to know if this PC I will be receiving can be turned into a server that can meet the following needs: Able to hold a Microsoft SQL server database/ data warehouse; I work as a data analyst and pull data from our different servers. But I always wanted to learn what goes into the back end of creating a database, implementing the security, etc so I need to learn how to do this. My database will be interfacing directly with Python IDEs, as well as C++ applications I will be developing for fun (e.g., financial reporting system). Can't imagine it ever being larger than like 100 GB with maybe 3 or 4 different schemas lol Be able to host my own applications I create - e.g., financial reporting system that other people can access in my household; and Plex media server. Tired of running long HDMI cables to my big tv in the living room to play movies. In addition, I want the server to: Run as efficiently (defined as speed and lightweight) as possible. So if I need to install a Linux distro like Ubuntu because Linux is generally more light weight and has less bloatware than Windows, then I am all for that; Have some sort of back up system in place in case of HDD or hardware failures; and Have some kind of case that make this slimmer than a full tower - I imagine the GPU will not be necessary because I can just use a Remote Desktop software. Are there "slim cases" or some DYI solution? Is my goal too lofty? I don't know where to start when setting this all up, so if there are some reputable detailed resources out there, please direct me. Thanks. TN9.

Budget (including currency): Around $1000 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I plan on running my own router (Virtualized) on it, NAS/Plex Media server, Small Minecraft Server(for friends) Other details It's simply going to be used as a small home server/Media Server. Looking for it to be on 24/7 and set aside. This is the part list i made https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KRzRrD . Looking for opinions on the parts i chose, if maybe i should switch one out for another. Trying to stay under $1000 USD

I want to use the server for: Running a modded minecraft server (around 5 mods + 3-5 players) Running a home video libary Maybe a Nas So my question is: What hardware do i need? Thanks!

Hey all, I am very much new to the landscape of servers and networking, I only have 2 little prebuilt WD NAS (WD My Cloud Home with 6TB and Expert EX2 Ultra with 12TB) which I am currently using exclusively as media storage - the EX2 Ultra is in Raid 0, no comment . I've recently started freelancing and that's how I have the money and time to start some overdue projects that I always wanted to dabble in. Sadly, I am totally over-stimulated by all the different opinions and reviews on the internet regarding NAS/server hardware. There are many projects that I've always wanted to start learning with, so I am a noob in regards to most of the stuff that I want to accomplish with this project. My use cases for the DIY nas/home server build: Working with Docker as of yet, I still don't understand all the capabilities of this mysterious thing; that's why I want to learn how to utilise this Hosting my own website I've also started to learn a bit of basic web dev (frontend and backend - I don't really want to call it fullstack, as I am a total noob) Self-hosting Vaultwarden (or Bitwarden) for all my devices e.g. my phone when I'm on the move Media storage Sonarr and other stuff Transcoding - I'm an avid anime watcher which means unusual codecs being used I got an Apple 4K TV with Infuse Pro as media library/player for my TV I also have many handheld devices that I want to stream onto A way to stream on the go from my home may also be a future usecase, so setting up VPN and all that needs to be done for this. Sadly, I don't live in a house or big appartment - this also won't change in the coming years - I am not looking for a server rack or something big. The best format would be Mini ITX, but as the hardware costs for that stuff are so high, mATX would also be awesome. In regards to the hardware...well, that is the biggest problem I'm having, as I only know how to build gaming rigs. For now I am thinking of this setup: CPU: i3-12100 MOBO: ASRock B660M-HDV RAM: Kingston FURY Beast 32GB DDR4-3200 PSU: be quiet! Straight Power 11 550W Case: ? HDD Storage: 6x Toshiba MG09 18TB SDD: ? PCpartpicker link: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/nXqxwc I am absolutely drawing a blank for the case. I love the idea of having hot-swappable drives (e.g. CS or DS380), but for the ones mentioned I read reviews mentioning the bad thermals and the price for the CS380 is also a bit hefty - not impossible, but hefty. Currently, I am kind of leaning towards the Fractal Design Node 804. In regards to the SDD, I have read about caching, but I don't know which SDDs I need to utilise this - I was thinking about something along the lines of 2TB cache and one 500~GB as boot drive. I would be trying myself with either unraid or truenas. I've read some stuff about proxmox but I think that would be a bit too much for a beginner like me and my usecases. So, I am currently leaning towards unraid. I would like to run the HDDs in RAID6, I know that 6x 18TB are a bit much for the beginning, but hey... why not . There is also the issue regarding NIC and LSI. Is this needed, especially the NIC? I suppose, LSI will definitely be needed for the aforementioned MOBO, but I have absolutely no idea for both of those topics, what stuff is good, what stuff is bad. So, here I am now, asking for either a sanity check or for hardware/setup suggestions or both Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, long time subscriber, first time posting. I am looking for some advise on buying hardware for a new virtualisation server at home. The problem is that the last time I was intensively involved in PC building, was in the Pentium age.. Currently I have multiple Raspberry Pi's in a server case, each running their own distro and services. This seemed like a good idea since these ARM chips are rather energy efficient and contain just the right amount of processing power needed for each service. A couple years later the pile grew and it seems impracticable at this stage. So I was thinking of buying a single up-to-date x86-64 system for the years ahead and running Proxmox. To give an idea of what I'm planning to run: [VM] Some NAS OS [VM] Blue Iris [VM] TVheadend [VM] FreePBX [VM or Container] MySQL server [VM] OpenHAB [Container] PiHole [Container] MQTT broker [VM or Container] Syslog server [Container] Audio server/bridge (multiple, but running incidentally) [VM] Plex (maybe, and only if it plays nicely with TVheadend) I'm planning to have a small M.2 SSD for Proxmox to be installed on. And then multiple SATA HDD's in a (software) RAID where 1 drive may fail. I would like the whole RAID space to be available through a NAS OS VM on top of Proxmox, for storage of the VM disks, ISO's and media files for TVheadend (and maybe Plex). I'm actually not sure if this approach is possible or efficient, so any advise on this matter would be appreciated. My goal is to have a single (software) RAID for everything except the Proxmox OS itself. So: ISO images, VM disks, Containers, NVR recording (Blue Iris), DVR recording (TVheadend), other streaming media files, backups of local PC's, general network shared files. Then their is the matter of processor specific functionalities. For Blue Iris and TVheadend I would like to use a CPU-integrated video encoder, like Quick Sync for Intel. I've read that passing such functionalities onto a single VM is possible. But I'm not sure if both VM's at the same time is possible. AES-NI would also be nice to be available to all VM's and containers. Furthermore I have, at this point in time, no plans to pass any PCIe to VM's, but passing a specific USB device is required. So for the hardware I need some advise on the CPU and ATX motherboard, either Intel or AMD. Server case, fans, PSU, RAM (non-ECC), SATA expansion card are taken care of. I can however use some advise on the 2.5" SATA RAID drives for longevity (especially since they are also used for a NVR). My general goal is to make it energy efficient as possible, but also with some threads to spare for incidental VM spinups. I was thinking about 6/8 cores, 12/16 threads, since you can share threads between VM's in Proxmox and most systems are near idle most of the time. For just the CPU and motherboard I'm planning to not spend more then 500.00 USD or 400.00 EUR. What do you think about my plans and what hardware would you recommend?

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm planning to build myself my first server in the summer and I'm thinking about buying ASRock X570D4U-2L2T motherboard and pair it with Ryzen 5 3600 and 32GB of ECC RAM. I would like to use this server as a learning playground - to learn proxmox, docker, networking, playing with storage disks/raid and improve my knowledge of linux in general and have a small minecraft server there:) Is it a good idea to start with this components? People often recommend me to buy old used server but they are often very power hungry, loud and big. Please, help me with answering questions bellow. What kind of ECC RAM memories should I buy? Is there any difference between memories in QVL or should I just buy any from QVL? Also, what PSU should I pick? And lastly, can I put everything later in any 1U case? Thanks in advance!

Firstly, I am not sure what forum this should be in so if it's in the wrong one please excuse me. Thank you for your consideration. Okay, Hello everyone who is reading this, I have some questions and not sure where to start with this but the general Idea is I'm searching for answers. About servers. :) Let's get into it! What I want to do: I would like to configure a spare PC that I have lying around to be used a home media server. The main purpose being to stream movies/tv shows from a hard drive to my local network(not a media site, preferably). Additionally, if I could use this PC for two purposes I would also like to be able to use it as a photo storage(accessible from my phone). This is also a future endeavor that I'd like to look into but just curious if at all it's possible. What I have: The specs of the spare pc are. CPU: i9 9900, CPU Cooler: ML120RGB, Mobo: ASUS Prime H310I-Plus, Memory: G.Skill 16gb(2x8gb 3600mhz), Storage: PNY 120gb SSD(as boot), Seagate 2TB HDD 7200RPM, PSU: EVGA SFX Gold 550w, Case: All in a NR200 Mini ITX case. I have noted all of it here so there's no confusion. I am willing to get a bigger HDD, if the need arises and I included the specifics to show power draw estimation and the size of case of which I have to work in. If you have any more questions concerning the specs of the PC, I will be obliged to answer them. What I am looking for from you: I would like any advice in what my possibilities are and what you think the my issues will be with said possibilities. I am very tech savvy, but servers are in the realm of unknown for me right now. Videos suggestions and other forum guides are welcomed, I don't have an issue with reading or researching on what to do. I am just not sure where to start. What I know: I have built many PC's and watched an unspeakable amount of LTT videos :). I have worked with linux and ubuntu before, briefly. I am very familiar with Windows, but I am not against using other OS's. I understand there's more performance to be had with other OS's and it wouldn't be a trouble to learn them. Lastly, thank you all who made it this far, I broken up this text up to not feel like a wall of text(hopefully) and to categorized it for curiosity. Let me know if you have any questions regarding anything I missed and I will be glad to reply when I can. I deeply appreciate any help, once more thank you.

So I'm trying to build a home server, and I'm kinda hesitant about so many things. I'm gonna list the problems which I'm facing. As I mentioned, I would like to go with a low TDP since electricity bills are my biggest concern. We are talking about 35w CPU/APU. Considering the previous point, I would prefer an integrated graphics processor. I suppose it uses less electricity. Not to mention a lot cheaper with the current situation of the GPU market but keep in mind The GPU should be able to handle 4k. I live in Bulgaria (a small country in Europe), so that's my third issue. It is almost impossible to find some of them like, AMD A12-9800E, A12-9700E, Athlon 3000G(Although I have a huge problem with core count on this one), intel i9-11900T, i9-10900T, or even i9-9900T in Bulgaria. I tried looking for them on Amazon.de, I hit a dead end. Another thing is I would like to have a 10Gb LAN on it. I don't mind if it is a NIC SFP card or a motherboard with 10Gb. Also i want to have 2 PCIE x16 on the MOBO. I mean, nothing can go wrong with 2x PCIE x16! So keeping all these factors in mind, can anyone tell me if they have a better idea of how to start building this server (CPU/APU/MOBO wise)? My budget is around $1k. I could push it a lil more but not a lot. I would really appreciate any kind of help, even if it is a solid answer of "waiting to see what happens to the chip shortage" but i kind need a till when I should wait and what changes if I wait.

so i want to set a small home media server that i can dump my 3TB of photos and other things on to keep my pc cleaned out. i would like to make it accessible from multiple pcs. and have some form of raid on there just in case

Is it worth integrating a dedicated GPU in my home server? I’m in the midst of a server build and I’m conflicted between putting in a graphics card For the benefit of extra output performance for media and movies, but at the same time I don’t want to accidentally take away that same performance.

I have been a front-end developer / UI-UX developer for approx 15 years. Over the years I have lost countless projects / designs that would be very, very valuable in my portfolio (and I am now currently looking for a new job) lost to new pc builds, discarded / lost / failed harddrives or not having a good backup policy. About four months ago I started looking into a DIY NAS build as the harddrives on my pc started to fill and the two external drives I use started showing warning signals on monitoring software. When I started I was only thinking NAS and had planned on using a RAID PCe hardware card. Between then and when I started ordering my hardware, I have decided I want a home server / lab that I can run and test my projects (web server / virtualization), file server and NAS. My hardware has either already arrived or is on it's way and I'm now concerned that my hardware my be under powered for what I want to do. The main advice I'm looking for is: What server / os and app setup do I need for my goals: NAS / RAID setup (I would like to run RAID 10) File / media sharing (Plex) Server (web server, database server, virtualization and/or container) This is my hardware: Motherboard: ASRock H370M-ITX/ac (the mobo and intel H370 chipset have built-in RAID functionality) CPU: Intel Core i3-8350K RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 2x16gb (32gb) non-ECC Boot Drive: WD Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 HDD's: 4 x Toshiba NAS 4TB Case: Fractal Node 304 I am currently leaning towards Ubuntu Server with a mix of VM/Docker and built in RAID functionality of Ubunto/Mobo/chipset. Your recommendations are much appreciated. I realize I may want to do too much with the hardware I have, which will mean I will either have to scale back my goals or upgrade the hardware I've already ordered.

Essential Server Roles: - personal photo storage, - local control over smart devices, - store encrypted .kdbx password vaults to access across devices, - host locally run smart-assistant services in lieu of google home or alexa, - block ads for devices on home network without installed ad-blockers. Optional/Nice-to-have Server Roles: - host a low traffic CV webpage, - host small-scale multiplayer servers for games such as minecraft, or space engineers, - host a sandbox environment for coding/university projects. Required Features: - accessible on devices outside of my home network, - redundant storage, - reasonably-secure against DoS attacks and unwanted access to sensitive data by 3rd parties. - isolates private data such as photos and passwords from other frontward facing aspects of the server, - able to simultaneously run different essential server roles within the same environment/gui, i.g., plex, in addition to home assistant, and a network ad-blocking service, - able to easily switch between environments for tasks that require a standalone environment, if required at all. Hardware at my disposal: - circa 2015, Optiplex 9020 SFF PC: Core i5-4590 (3.3GHz, quad-core), w/ 16gb DDR3 RAM, (No storage installed) - circa 2010, USFF eMachines PC: AMD E-300 (1.2GHz, dual-core), w/ 4gb DDR3 RAM, 500gb HDD storage (very slow), 64gb class-3 (30mb/s) SD-card as temporary boot drive, (lol.) - 1.2gbs/down, (??/up) internet connection, with comcast's WIFI-6 enabled xFi gateway. Planned Purchases: - *2 120GB SSDs for Optiplex & eMachines' boot drives - *2 1TB Barracuda HDDs for Optiplex redundant storage (to be increased in size down the road) - 8gb DDR3 RAM for eMachines PC Questions: - Is it possible to have all of the roles I want running on the same environment/machine with minimal intervention? - Inversely, are there any roles such as hosting a CV webpage or game-server that would likely require their own environment/machine? - Is the eMachines PC still a good candidate for a server role, with its low-specs and likely-wireless connection, if I envision it as being used in a supportive role to run smaller tasks apart from the stronger Optiplex PC; would this complicate my network-setup or leave me liable to additional security risk? - Can Seagate's barracuda drives handle being used in a personal server role, and is 1TB of redundant storage enough to get me started with all of the different roles I've envisioned for my server? - Advice with setting up personal server's with Comcast as the ISP

Dear LTT, I'm looking for a solution to a home server question. I would like to build a home server myself to do the following : Nas storage (thinkin around 20TB to start) Plex media server so i can stream video's inside and outside the house Game server that should run ARK (for my 2 kids and friends) Expanding size in future I will try to explain the situations mentioned above a bit more. I would need a storage around 20tb to start with. This will include the files that should be loaded into the Plex media server (music/videos/etc). The Plex media server will mainly be used inside our house but also outside. We have kids that have to move between 2 places every week because of co-parenting and they would love to acces their music and stuff all the time (anywhere they go). This also counts for the Ark game server i would like it to host on this server. For 1 week they are playing the game at home on their computers but they would also love to play the game in the week they are not home with me. So the server should be running 24/7 to make sure they don't miss a thing. This also counts for the nas or plex media server offcourse. For expanding i would somehow like the possibilty of hot-swapping hard drives or something like plug and play to increase size easely without having to reinstall or lose data. At this point 20TB will get me a long way but in the future i guess this will increase to around 100TB. For budget or anything i don't have anything in mind. I'm just wondering what would be the best solution all round so me and my kids can enjoy our data and games all the time wherever we are. I would like the solution to last for a decent amount of years (also upgradable if needed). I don't mind to spend some extra money to get something decent. I really hope you guys can give me some tips or point me in the right direction so i can get started with this project. If you have more questions please feel free to ask. All solution will be much appreciated. I thank you in advance, Kris V

I'm an amateur photographer, planning a home server build to store my, literally, tens of thousands of photos (digital hoarder). I don't know much about servers as you'll probably be able to tell. The plan is to run Raid 10 for speed and safety. I want to be able to backup my desktop and laptop via a wired connection (USB C preferably for higher transfer speeds), but also have wireless access for clients and/or offsite editing. I'm looking at purchasing a dual cpu Xeon server for cheap off of eBay or Craigslist to keep costs down. Given my budget of around $150 (I'm a college kid, I'm broke) for the CPUs, motherboard, and RAM, I'm left with some older hardware. My question is, if I purchase the older server components, would I be able to throw in a USB C (or even USB 3.0) pcie card without any compatibility issues? I plan on rehousing any server components, so physical space shouldn't be an issue. Thanks for any help!

Hey folks, I was hoping that some community members could point me in the right direction. I'm shopping around for a mainboard to pair with the following CPU: Intel Xeon e5-2695v3. My budget is ~ $400 CAD. Would anyone happen to have any suggestions? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Just an additional note, this build is more for the role of a workhorse, 14 cores with 28 threads clocked at 2.3GHz. Cheers

So i was looking into buying a home server. Nothing to special, I will use it to hoast a minecraft server up to 20 players, and maybe some other games like Arma 3. As well as using it to host game servers i was wondering if it as well can be used as a server archive for school files, and if so, which OS would be the best for my use? When it comest to hardware i was thing about buying a Ryzen 7 2700 and would like some criticism if the CPU is decent in my kind of usage. For RAM i have setteld on a "Samsung M393A4K40CB2-CTD 32 GB" and was wondering if you need at least two ram sticks for it to work, or if is's enough whit only one. I also need a bit of help on how to choose a motherboard and a PSU, as i am not that familiar with these components yet. PS:( English no good)

Hi guys, what would you build for $650-$800 AUD For a Home Server, this sever is going to run a Arma 3 Exile Server and also a Teamspeak 3 Server plus room to expand. Motherboard: ASUS Prime A320M-A CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB Storage: SSD 120GB, Western Digital 1TB Power Supply: Corsair VS550 550W Power Supply Case: Cougar MX330 Windowed Mid-Tower Case

Hi Peps, im looking to build a Server to host a OwnCloud setup running 24/7 Ive decided on a MSI J1900I along with 2x Seagate Archive HDD 8TB. Can you guys recommend me a small fanless PSU and a case that fits all these components with no room to spare? Also does anyone know if the MSI board requires separate RAM Dimms or are the included? I cant tell from pictures if the RAM in included or if thats just some funcky ram slot ive never seen before...