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Budget (including currency): $500 or ₹40000 Country: India Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: photo prism, jellybean, and some other home automation that may come up. Hi guys, i want to build a home server/NAS on a budget. I don't want it to be too powerful or too weak. My current storage requirements are 1 TB. My aim is to make it upgradable so that with time I can upgrade it. Can you guys suggest me what processor, motherboard, power supply and case should I use. I am new to pc building. Also should I prefer SSD or HDD for storage? I think though SSDs are expensive but they should last longer and consume less power. Also like HDDs, do I need to buy NAS grade SSDs?

Hi all, I am looking to build a NAS/Home server and need some help. I was originally looking at N100 CPUs but was uncertain if it would be powerful enough for my uses. I want to achieve the following: Backup for video production projects and my own personal photos. Would be a bonus to be able to work off of the NAS while editing. Will be using all SSDs Possibly the use of a Plex server Some other server related stuff such as: Ubiquiti cloud key PiHole VPN Home automation I am currently thinking of getting the following pieces for the build: SilverStone Technology CS351 Asrock B550M Pro WD Red Sata drives (maybe starting off with about 4TB and hoping to expand in the future) I just recently upgraded my PC and was wondering would my old hardware be a possible choice to use, I have a Ryzen 5 3600 and a RTX 2060. I understand that these may be extremely overkill for the applications stated above but I was thinking, if possible, I could undervolt the GPU but i'm unsure if it is possible on Linux. All input would be greatly appreciated!

Budget (including currency): $200 USD Country: USA Use Case: Jellyfin, PC backups, photo storage backups from family phones, and home assistant Other details: I'm not looking for anything fancy, just something reliable that does the job, no bells and whistles needed. Looking to start out with about 5 TB storage with the ability to add more down the line I already have Goldkey 16GB DDR4 PC2666 CL19 (2x8) Inland 256GB 2.5" SATA SSD Crucial 500GB M.2 2880 My questions: Does my budget make sense to be able to purchase the rest of what I need? If above answer is no then what do you think I need to save up until? If yes then any suggestions? Thinking about using TrueNAS does that make sense for my use case? P.S. If you haven't noticed yet i'm still a newbie at this so any help is appreciated!

Budget (including currency): Not specyfied budget Country: Poland Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Other details none Hello everyone. I'm a huge fan of the channel, forum, and community. That's my first post here. I'm planning to build my first home server on a budget. At the moment I'm running an old laptop ( previously RP3b+ ) with home assistant. At the house, I have old DVR recorder with 4 analog cameras. I plan to integrate as much as possible into that server. I've read about VM and Docker but until ill try to set this up by myself, I'm not sure how it works. Im not sure whatb system will be best and simple to use? Plan is to use this server for: Home Assistant VPN NAS CCTV ( not sure if is better/easier/cheaper to use a dedicated IP recorder or integrate that on the server??) Maybe PLEX My plan is to go with old used hardware. Probably an old workstation. My question is how much horsepower do I need? what matters the most? I know about the importance of RAM and storage but what is the gold middle ground for cpu? What core count will be optimal for this remembering about potential new ideas for integrations? Is there a way to assume how much CPU each system needs? And I also care about idle power consumption. Thanks,

Hi! Trying to confirm that I bricked my motherboard, while trying to apply hardware raid in the BIOS settings for a server build. Specs: MB: Gigabyte B550 AM4 ITX CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G RAM: 16gb DDR4 Corsair (2 sticks in the correct channels) PSU: corsair 650W Boot drive: Samsung 970 Pro 500GB Additional Storage: 2x WD 4TB NAS drives and 2x WD 1TB Blue Drive I had successfully built/booted the system, had installed ubuntu, and was working on the RAID setup. I went into the BIOS, went into advanced mode, enabled 2 RAID 1 arrays, and then saved the changes. Reboot started, and then the system just didn't come back. I waited an hour, still no display. Pulled power to both monitor and machine, rebooted, still no display. Removed everything except CPU and 1 stick of RAM, still nothing. At this point I am assuming the BIOS is corrupted. This was mostly new hardware except for the PSU, case, and fans. Anything left for me to try? Thanks in advance.

I recently received a mac mini with an i7 8700B and was curious if anyone had any experience with running proxmox on it. It's not a big deal as it won't be my main server and will just be running my VPN and one minecraft server so I could technically just install ubuntu but it would make things easier if I could use proxmox

I'm currently looking to get a home server setup for running two things and two things only. A File cloud server and a vpn that will only be used by devices I allow. I currently have a PC I'm not using with an i5 12600k. I know for a fact that it could easily run both of those. However, it also feels excessive. I have a friend with an older PC, and it uses an i7 4790. I thought I might see about trading computers so they can have the benefit when gaming and I can have just what I need no more no less. Would an i7 4790 be a bad idea and if so, why? Just btw, there will only be a max of four users on the VPN and the data server will only be accessed on occasion. If you need more info let me know and thank you for your help! In addition to the i7 4790 it will be 16Gbs of RAM and an SSD for running the server's OS

Budget (including currency): 600 usd Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: not sure what server software as long as it is easy to configure. Other details Ryzen 7 2700x, 32GB ram @3200mt, ROG/Crosshair x470, to cool perhaps a 240 AIO and Noctua redux 120mm @1700 rpm fans to cool it and I have a TT H21 to house the components. I would love some configuration advice, recommended components and such. What software would the community recommend that's secure that will require minimal maintenance. I will use it to store files pictures and video mostly stuff from older HDD and I want to trash those. I want to have set of HDD RAID drives and another raid as a gaming server for some classic games using 2 Nvme drives in raid. I will boot from a separate drive.

Hello everyone This is my first time building a homeserver. I'm building a server with i9900k and Asus z390-f motherboard(bought them second hand for 250$).corsaircx600 600w 80+ bronze PSU. This Nas is mainly for family use. We already have 1TB of memories(picture and videos). And I want stability and redundancy more than speed. Have decided to go with TrueNas scale as I want to run Minecraft server(also I'm more used to Debian). And maybe some apps in docker. My problems are: 1. I don't know which HDDs to buy.(was gonna go with 2 ironwolf 8TB) but it doesn't sound right. 2. Should I go for a second hand case for this? And what should I be looking for. 3. Also just want to make sure if going TrueNas scale is a good choice? Also is there anything I should keep in mind building the server? I would appreciate getting some advice...

Budget (including currency): 1500€ - 2000€ Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Proxmox host with NAS, Jellyfin, software to populate Jellyfin with, Adguard, Home Assistant and various other services and VMs 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): Current PCPP: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/yh8bjH I'm not sure whether that 13700k would be overkill for my usecase. I'd like to be able to host a few VMs to train networking and pentesting, but the majority of my services would probably be in Docker containers. I've already got a thin client to serve as router/firewall, so I want to use this system for my other things. Also, how good is the processor at saving power in idle? Power isn't as cheap as in the States here. Thanks for any feedback!

I just decided to use my old computer to setup a Truenas scale home server. Im not completely illiterate, but I'm pretty new to linux/server stuff. So I've got it running and I've done this: 1) setup a pool 2) setup a windows(SMB)share To connect to a windows shared network drive i just go to here (attached photo) and connect. How do i do it to connect to truenas? Ive looked everywhere and its been hours and i cannot figure out how to connect to my server to start using it over the network to store stuff. Any help appreciated.

Hi all, I am in the process of speccing out parts for a new NAS. It is my first NAS and PC build and had some questions. What is the best software for the NAS? I plan on mostly using it as photo & media storage server. I know Linus has mentioned his recent investment in a NAS software startup recently but am guessing that is a ways out.Is it possible to easily change softwares later on without losing data? Currently planning on getting 3 drives (SSDs) for it. How easy is it to expand with more drives later on? Is there anything else I should keep in mind? I appreciate all the help.

Budget (including currency): Country: UK Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Other details So I'm thinking of changing from my Blink cameras to some POE cameras. I have a PC that I use as a plex server and game server in my computer room, so that's got plenty of drive space and it's on 24/7. It's got an i5 10400, 32gb ram and 44tb of drive space. I would like to get a used POE switch in the attic space, and then drop the cable to the POE cameras surrounding the property. I'll probably be getting my cameras off Amazon. With a cable running from my router to the POE switch, would I be able to run some CCTV software on my mediabox PC and use it as an NVR and make the videos available to view on mobile? Pricing up a switch and 4 cameras to start, If this setup would work, it could be pretty affordable as I've already got the PC up and running for it. I had a look for videos regarding this, however all I can find are single camera setups, or how to set up an NVR. Any ideas?

CPU For Home NAS/Plex Server Needs: Enough PCIE lanes for 12 HDDs hooked up to SATA (As well as a 1050ti for transcode) Support for Windows 11 Moderately Affordable Any recommendations? Note: Can't run Linux due to other applications, Windows 11 is unfortunately a must.

Hi all, I've built a new home server to replace my laptop and was hoping for some tips to get idle power usage as low as possible since it will be running 24/7 with some expections. What have I done so far? Enabled all the Intel power saving features in BIOS and enabled fan stop on all fans (including CPU) when CPU is under 45degrees. Made a custom Windows energy scheme with minimum cpu usage at 5% and HDD stop after 20 minutes, all other are balanced plan default. Minimized what the amount of programs running (Emby and Parsec is all) Results and issuess Idle power consumption is now at 26 watts with drives off, 30 when spinning. CPU fan keeps spinning even when temps are low enough to allow a cpu fan stop. In BIOS I've enabled fan stop and set fan to PWM and disabled fan warning. Case fans are off When trying so set a -100mV undervolt using DVID Windows didn't boot. Could this be because off all the Intel functions (EIST, Run to Halt etc.) being tuned on and causing an issue? When booting the fans spin up to max for a second. It would be cool to fix this and get the power consumption even lower when Idle. Cores now drop to 880mhz when Idle but it would be nice if maybe most cores could even turn off when Idle. I don't want to do this in the bios because when Emby needs transcoding I might miss out on performance. I am curious if I could undervolt the chip without letting it crash (don't want to use XTU on Windows 11) and if there are some windows tweaks that I could make. I've tried some winaero tweaker stuff already. PC Specs i5 10400 (Boxed cooler) Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro 2x WD Red Plus, 4TB Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 (two DIMM's) be quiet silent base 601 Corsair RM550x 2018 Samsung PM9A1 256GB SSD Windows 11 Pro PS, does anyone know a great photo manager with a nice interface and good smart features like people grouping? I found MS photo's to miss some faces and I'm not so sure about privacy.

Hi everyone, I am planning to get a home server soon. However, I am undecided whether to make or buy a server. As an option to buy I have the following two Synology models in mind: DS1621+ or DS1821+. However, I can't tell if they will meet my needs as listed below, and if it would be better to build my own in terms of cost, noise and/or performance. This is where you professionals come in. I am appreciate any information and especially any hardware recommendation. 1. Budget & Location up to 2.000 Euro (incl. drives) Germany 2. Aim This PC will be used as a home server, i have a few known use cases like: Central storage with a Home Cloud Server (NAS with RAID setup) with 12TB (should be expandable later) Home Media Server (like a Plex-Server) Hosting two website (no huge ones, one for Portfolio and CV and one for a small project) Run a Home Gaming Server (most likely only Minecraft for max 4 players) Run some Monitoring-Software to monitor: used bandwidth, CPU/memory usages, free space, etc. run various self hosted bots for Discord etc. 3. Peripherals no monitor, keyboard or mouse needed 4. OS I know Windows and some Linux (Ubuntu). Not sure what to aim for. 5. Specific Features Server should be as quiet and power efficient as possible since it will be in my room. 6. Hardware Unfortunately in terms of hardware I don't know where to start. I can not estimate how much CPU power, RAM etc. are reasonable and which components are also expandable later. I do have a Asus GeForce GTX GTX1060-6G- ROG Strix Gaming (PCIe 3.0, 6GB GDDR5, HDMI, DVI, Displayport) left, which I can use. Just in case this is helpful. Any recommendation is highly appreciated. Update October 20, 2021: I'm going for a custom build. Thanks Kalle

Hi, so I have a home server I'm working on and at the moment I have a top level domain, let's call it EXAMPLE.COM I want to be able to access an index.html file when going to EXAMPLE.COM for starters (and then after this works I wanna setup Home Assistant to be accessible at HA.EXAMPLE.COM) - The domain is registered via PORKBUN; Porkbun - The home server is running DEBIAN 11; It is a ThinkCentre M93p with an i5-4570t, 8GB of Samsung DDR3 RAM and a 500GB SSD (Adata SU750); - I have a dynamic IP and have already setup the PORKBUN API and DYNAMIC DNS PYTHON SCRIPT and added a CRONTAB entry to update the A records for *, WWW and the root domain (runs every hour or on server reboot); For the purpose of the example let's say that my public/internet IP is 122.122.122.12 Also let's say that my Home Server's IP is 192.168.1.10 and my router is 192.168.1.1 - My router is a Xiaomi AX1800, under the MiWiFi interface I have currently set up port forwarding for TCP as such: EXTERNAL :80 ==> INTERNAL IP: 192.168.1.10 INTERNAL PORT:80 EXTERNAL :443 ==> INTERNAL IP: 192.168.1.10 INTERNAL PORT:443 I tried doing this with nginx and some guides but could not get it to work... When I used 192.168.1.10 in the Chrome URL I got the NGINX start page. I tried accessing my public IP next 122.122.122.12 but only got ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED or something like that. Could it be the ISP has blocked port 80 and I can't forward it? I have since removed and purged nginx and plan to follow your instructions on what to do and how to proceed. I can also follow any guides that you send me. Main 2 questions that bug me are: - What do I need to achieve this? Like - I've read terms like reverse proxy and port remapping and what not but I don't know what exactly I need for my scenario... - If the ISP is blocking port 80 how can I test that? Thank you so much in advance for any and all help!!!

Budget (including currency): 1000€ Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: OMV, Homebridge, Virtual Windows PC, Mail Server 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 started my journey into the world of servers by setting up OMV on an old desktop pc, but I want to delve deeper into that topic. Therefor I would like to have a machine that is capable of running all of my ideas above. I do not know where and how to start tho, thats why I made this post. Perhaps any of you have useful tips and or ideas that could help me out.

Hi, I'm thinking about splitting my gaming/server pc into two pcs, so I need a lov voltage base for my server. What I found is Asus n3150m-e mobl, which almost suits my needs - only 2 satas while I have 8 3tb drives I can and want to use. However I have a sas card, so it's not a problem. Question is if n3150 would be enough for max 2-3 users at once homeserver? Only data, maybe sometimes torrent if it's possible on nas softwares like truenas or freenas (never used them, it'd be my first standalone server). Another question I have is about power supply. This mobo, including ram and sas card, shouldn't take more than 20-25W, adding drives (8 HDDs and 1 SSD) gives me 100-110W on max load. Could I use an optiplex, Lenovo or veriton supply? They are 200-250W which should be more than enough and as I want an open case build it won't mind it's not an atx sized.

Hey everyone. I've been wanting to have a homeserver for a while now, but I really have no idea what kind of software I'd need, nor what the best approach would be to get it set up. I plan to use the homeserver with Proxmox and for it to do various things: Cloud Storage (NextCloud) Password Manager Pihole Jellyfin server (for those who don't know, it's like a Plex server). I doubt I'll stream in 4k but curious about what difference would it make in the final price if I were to take transcoding into account. This one will be accessible from outside the network Some Docker instances, internal websites for use like wikis or Ghostwriter Notes In the future maybe set up a website or mail server, I'm trying to find new ideas to tinker with so any suggestions are welcome But I'm completely lost in the hardware side of all of this, so I have various questions: What kind of hardware should my server have? What are the minimum requirements or the "ideal" setup to be able to comfortably run this, and preferably for it to not use a lot of power consumption since it should be on 24/7 Should I build one myself or should I go with a prebuild like Optiplex or any I could find in LabGopher (I'm from Spain, so EU options for this)? In terms of security I plan on using a reverse proxy for the services that will be accessible from outside my network (Jellyfin), is there something else I should take into consideration? What's a reliable way to setup up backups for all of this? Does it increase the cost of the build a lot? Anything else I'm completely missing and I should know about? Maybe some software or hardware solutions that could help me and I have no clue about their existence? I graduated from Computer Engineering last year, working as SysAdmin and looking to get into Pentesting in the following year, so I do like to tinker and learn a lot and would use it for that too. Any help is appreciated, thank you all.

Hi everyone, I'm planning on upgrading my current home server. The current setup is built around the ASRock DeskMini A300 (which is a great platform if you are just getting started). But I need more storage options since two 2.5" drives are just not enough. The setup includes the following: CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 RAM: single 8GB stick (S0DIMM) Mainboard: part of the DeskMini PSU: included with the DeskMini Now for the new build: In general I'm looking for bang for the buck components, while using as much stuff as I have lying around and upgrading underspeced parts later on. Budget (including currency): 600€ (but this is not a hard limit) Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: The system will run as a headless server, the biggest workload will probably be video/audio transcoding. Main applications will be: plexmediaserver docker nextcloud bitwarden maybe at some point software for CI/CD pipelines some webapps 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 the following parts lying around and plan on using them for the build: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 GPU: MSI GTX 1050Ti (for the plexmediaserver) Storage: 2x 4TB Seagate Barracuda, 1x 128GB NVMe SSD (boot drive) What I have to buy: Case: Fractal Node 804 (~100€) RAM: single 8GB; didn't look into that yet (~40€); will upgrade as needed later Storage: 2x 4TB (for a total of 16TB to run in RAID5 to have 12TB usable storage) (~200€) Cooler: I'm kind of lost regarding this since I only used the stock coolers for my gaming rigs; I would like a decent cooler that is not too loud and not too expensive PSU: once I have all the parts I will pick one that fits the system (~90€) Sum: 430€ Timeframe: I'm not in a hurry and won't start buying/building before October Now for the mainboard: The main reason for the upgrade (as stated above) is storage, the case supports up to 10 drives but I will (for now) only plan on using the 8 slots provided by the two sleds. Most mATX boards only have 4-6 SATA connectors and additionally connecting a NVMe SSD will disable some of the SATA ports. Such a board would require an expansion card to support all 8 drives (I'm still struggling to find a HBA (host bus adapter, see here) card that is not too expensive). The alternative would be to buy the ASRock X570M Pro4 which has 8 SATA ports and supports an NVMe drive AND all 8 SATA ports (can anybody verify that?). I'm currently leaning towards the ASRock board since it is the easier and probably cheaper option. The expansion card would probably also be a bit overkill for such a relatively small system. Nevertheless the AM4 socket should provide a decent upgrade path if I need more computing power, the cooler should also be able to handle that. So my questions are: Which cooler would you recommend? Cheap Board (~50€) and HBA card (?€) or more expensive board (180€) without HBA expansion card For the former recommendations on HBA expansion cards that fit this build would be nice Any recommendations for RAM are welcome Thanks in advance :)

Budget (including currency): 10 000 NOK (~1150 USD) Country: Norway Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Current computer for gaming is used for games, streaming and the like / Planned homeserver will be used for watching movies over the cloud, cloud storage and game server hosting. Some games I'm planning to host, preferabely minimum two server at a time if needed: ArmA 3 Minecraft Rust Other than that, I want the system to handle running most of the time. The gaming rig will be running on 1080p 60Hz screens, mostly games similar to Doom Eternal, Hitman 2 and Battlefront 2 in quality. Other details My plan is to: Take older parts from my gaming rig, use those in building up a homeserver for the beforementioned uses and then upgrading the parts that have been moved from the gaming rig. I was originally planning to keep it all in the gaming rig and building the server from scratch but came to the conclusion that I might as well take it all at once when I'm first at it. I have gotten some questions why I'd build a PC to use as a server and not just a corporate level server or the like, but the reason is really that I find computers a lot easier to understand, and after much back and forth I've found it way easier to do it this way at least the first time around. Should I find out later on I want a "proper" server I'll always find a use for the PC server. PC Build I currently have a gaming computer with the following components, I will be putting the upgrade I'm planning to do in parentheses with red text, the rest will stay as is for now. Parts that will be moved to the server will be in blue. I'm not including storage space in the gaming rig as it'll stay, GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (AMD Ryzen 5 3600) Ram: Unsure of brand, 8x2 GB Sticks (Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2x16 GB 3200 MHz)) MOBO: MSI B450 Gaming Plus (MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk) (is this a good mobo?) PSU: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550W Bronze Case: Phanteks Eclipse P600S Case I have from before. Server Build All parts that aren't blue will be purchased, excluding the case that I have from before. Blue components are taken from the gaming PC. GPU: XFX 590 Fatboy (This is not being purchased, but I had it in "storage") CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2x16 GB 3200 MHz) SSD: Kingston SSDNow 480 GB HDD: Seagate IronWolf 4 TB (1x, to start with) MOBO: MSI B450 Gaming Plus PSU: Corsair RM550X Gold (since the machine will be powered on for most of the time) Case: Fractal Design Define C * In the future I'll be purchasing RAID as a security measure. Conclusion I'm looking for any feedback on these upgrades and builds, does it sound like a decent setup? the motherboard for the rig is the one I've been the most unsure about but I came to the conclusion it might be the most feasible. I have a seperate question, if any can answer it. Is it possible to do a workaround with only a single displayport and wanting to play VR without having to disconnect the monitor all the time to plug the headset in? Thank you for all help! If any more information I've forgotten is necessary I'll add it ASAP.

Budget (including currency): 10 000 NOK (~1150 USD) Country: Norway Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Current computer for gaming is used for games, streaming and the like / Planned homeserver will be used for watching movies over the cloud, cloud storage and game server hosting. Some games I'm planning to host, preferabely minimum two server at a time if needed: ArmA 3 Minecraft Rust Other than that, I want the system to handle running most of the time. The gaming rig will be running on 1080p 60Hz screens, mostly games similar to Doom Eternal, Hitman 2 and Battlefront 2 in quality. Other details My plan is to: Take older parts from my gaming rig, use those in building up a homeserver for the beforementioned uses and then upgrading the parts that have been moved from the gaming rig. I was originally planning to keep it all in the gaming rig and building the server from scratch but came to the conclusion that I might as well take it all at once when I'm first at it. I have gotten some questions why I'd build a PC to use as a server and not just a corporate level server or the like, but the reason is really that I find computers a lot easier to understand, and after much back and forth I've found it way easier to do it this way at least the first time around. Should I find out later on I want a "proper" server I'll always find a use for the PC server. PC Build I currently have a gaming computer with the following components, I will be putting the upgrade I'm planning to do in parentheses with red text, the rest will stay as is for now. Parts that will be moved to the server will be in blue. I'm not including storage space in the gaming rig as it'll stay, GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (AMD Ryzen 5 3600) Ram: Unsure of brand, 8x2 GB Sticks (Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2x16 GB 3200 MHz)) MOBO: MSI B450 Gaming Plus (MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk) PSU: Cooler Master MasterWatt 550W Bronze Case: Phanteks Eclipse P600S Server Build All parts that aren't blue will be purchased, excluding the case that I have from before. Blue components are taken from the gamiing PC. GPU: XFX 590 Fatboy (This is not being purchased, but I had it in "storage") CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2x16 GB 3200 MHz) SSD: Kingston SSDNow 480 GB HDD: Seagate IronWolf 4 TB (1x, to start with) MOBO: MSI B450 Gaming Plus PSU: Corsair RM550X Gold Case: Fractal Design Define C * In the future I'll be purchasing RAID as a security measure. Conclusion I'm looking for any feedback on these upgrades and builds, does it sound like a decent setup? the motherboard for the rig is the one I've been the most unsure about but I came to the conclusion it might be the most feasible. I have a seperate question, if any can answer it. Is it possible to do a workaround with only a single displayport and wanting to play VR without having to disconnect the monitor all the time to plug the headset in? Thank you for all help! If any more information I've forgotten is necessary I'll add it ASAP.

Hi there, Is it possible to connect a server in the cloud through a VPN onto my Nextcloud instance on my local server ?( Instead of exposing a port on my router ) Hope somebody have an idea Thank You !

Hello There, So I recently obtained a used Dell PowerEdge R430. No hard drives but it does have 2 Intel Xeon E5-2620v3 CPUs and 256GB 2133 Ram. One use for this would be for a home file server, however, what would you guys turn it into and what operating system would you use? Please keep in mind I know nothing about linux so will not be diving deep into custom setups unless there is a nice tutorial I can follow somewhere haha. Thanks for you thoughts