Building my first storage/off-site storage server

[Fafe]

Hello all,

 

I've been amassing data for well over a decade in a fractionated series of external hard drives that really were salvaged from old laptops and what not. But I want to build a server now.

 

At home, we have a number of Macbooks and a pretty high-end gaming PC. I want to build a server (preferably rack mounted) that would give all the users at home ability to access the data, and also be used as a off-site back up for my father's business.

 

I also do a lot of photo editing and video editing, so I want to have a streamlined system where I plug in my SD card into my Mac, and empty the card onto the server wirelessly (although the home is fitted with Cat 6e, so wired connection is always an option). I then want to be able to edit off of the server without moving the files on the local storage of my Mac.

 

I have a bunch of old SSDs, NVME SSDs, and DDR4 laying around that I want to put to use. I also have the option of using the i9 10900 that's in the PC with its motherboard, and then upgrading the PC to a 12 gen intel if you guys thing that it would be worth it.

 

I have no idea where to start from, so any help is much appreciated!

 

If there is anything else you think might help you get a better sense of my situation please ask me so I can shed some light on it.

[Ubuntu is love]

Editing from home while the files are at your fathers company is gonna be a pain. Unless you have a direct fiber connection to the company, this is gonna be very slow. For the solution. You just need to setup a VPN connection to your fathers company with a site-to-site connection or have a vpn client on every system (Maybe look into openVPN). Then you need a simple SMB share if you wanna use it on mac and windows (if the gaming pc is windows). yes you can use that 10gen for it. It's not an heavy task to have a vpn connection and a file share.