Starting and running a Server

[DeltaFrost268]

Want to discuss servers for storing files and media and learn some about how to do it on a budget.

[Electronics Wizardy]

What do you want to use it for?

 

Budget?

 

Gotta get a bit specific here, servers are a huge topic.

[iKingRPG]

53 minutes ago, DeltaFrost268 said:

Want to discuss servers and learn some.

Please be specific. I'm assuming you mean a file server of some kind, but please confirm if you want that or like a media or web server

[Slayerking92]

 

[DeltaFrost268]

11 hours ago, iKingRPG said:

Please be specific. I'm assuming you mean a file server of some kind, but please confirm if you want that or like a media or web server

Sorry, I meant a file server.

[Electronics Wizardy]

6 minutes ago, DeltaFrost268 said:

Sorry, I meant a file server.

Budget? Speed needed? Space needed? What type of clients?

 

Id just get a synology or qnap nas if you want something simple

[DeltaFrost268]

On a real tight budget, don't care about the speed, about 1tb, and I don't know about clients

[DeltaFrost268]

4 hours ago, Slayerking92 said:

 

Why does this video need to exist...

[Slayerking92]

4 minutes ago, DeltaFrost268 said:

Why does this video need to exist...

Microsoft came out with the book to promote their "home server" OS.  someone just made a video about it.

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 hours ago, DeltaFrost268 said:

On a real tight budget, don't care about the speed, about 1tb, and I don't know about clients

how tight? Number

 

Do you have a desktop? id just make a file share on your desktop.

 

 

 

[DeltaFrost268]

16 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

how tight? Number

 

Do you have a desktop? id just make a file share on your desktop.

I'm on a budget of about $100

I have a Lenovo laptop to spare

 

 

 

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

12 minutes ago, DeltaFrost268 said:

Do you have a desktop? id just make a file share on your desktop.

I'm on a budget of about $100

I have a Lenovo laptop to spare

you can just make a file share on the laptop if you want and disable sleep and its a simple file server. Give that a shot.

[DeltaFrost268]

23 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

you can just make a file share on the laptop if you want and disable sleep and its a simple file server. Give that a shot.

Ok, I'll try that.

[iKingRPG]

5 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Budget? Speed needed? Space needed? What type of clients?

 

Id just get a synology or qnap nas if you want something simple

I would get like a used PC or those little computers like a raspberry pi kind of thing. The Synology things I hear good things about though.

[iKingRPG]

56 minutes ago, DeltaFrost268 said:

Ok, I'll try that.

Thats what I do. You could also try things like ftp or something if you want

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 hours ago, iKingRPG said:

I would get like a used PC or those little computers like a raspberry pi kind of thing. The Synology things I hear good things about though.

Synologys work pretty darn well. Ive deployed a few. Good software, easy to use, ultra low power, good form factor. Great little nas box.

 

2 hours ago, iKingRPG said:

Thats what I do. You could also try things like ftp or something if you want

 

You probalby don't want ftp, sftp atleast, probably look into nextcloud if you want external access, if this is just for lan you probably want cifs.

[iKingRPG]

16 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Synologys work pretty darn well. Ive deployed a few. Good software, easy to use, ultra low power, good form factor. Great little nas box.

 

You probalby don't want ftp, sftp atleast, probably look into nextcloud if you want external access, if this is just for lan you probably want cifs.

Also some routers you can just plug in a USB drive and it is shared on your local network

[DeltaFrost268]

On 5/3/2019 at 2:49 PM, Electronics Wizardy said:

you can just make a file share on the laptop if you want and disable sleep and its a simple file server. Give that a shot.

I tried what you said but I could never get my pc to see the laptop, but the laptop could see my pc...

[Electronics Wizardy]

4 minutes ago, DeltaFrost268 said:

I tried what you said but I could never get my pc to see the laptop, but the laptop could see my pc...

can they both ping each other?

 

Did you use the ip and map the drive in explorer?

[Jarsky]

If theyre both WIndows, make sure theyre both using the network profile Private Network. Also make sure theyre in the same Workgroup e.g WORKGROUP

Then under Advanced Sharing Settings, make sure that FIle & Printer sharing, and Network discovery are both enabled for the Private Network profile.