Help needed for VPN server

[Seamus X]

Budget (including currency): $300

Country: US

 

Hi, everyone. I want to build a VPN server for my company, so I can access its internal server while I am away in Europe, China, etc. 

 

I need access for videos and large files sometimes.

 

I just want build something realiable, that I might leave it on for months.

 

I searched on the internet, my plan is to build a desktop with old xeon cpu. Then I will install linux and run a VPN server program.

 

Can anyone tell me wheather this list works? I never build severs like this.

(I already have a NH u12s cooler, but with no mounting kit, so I thought just to buy a mounting kit.)

 

 

 

 

[SupaKomputa]

If it doesn't have a m.2 slot, chance booting to nvme is slim (check the mobo manual).

Just get a sata ssd.

[kirashi]

1 hour ago, Seamus X said:

Budget (including currency): $300

Country: US

 

Hi, everyone. I want to build a VPN server for my company, so I can access its internal server while I am away in Europe, China, etc. 

 

I need access for videos and large files sometimes.

 

I just want build something realiable, that I might leave it on for months.

 

I searched on the internet, my plan is to build a desktop with old xeon cpu. Then I will install linux and run a VPN server program.

 

Can anyone tell me wheather this list works? I never build severs like this.

(I already have a NH u12s cooler, but with no mounting kit, so I thought just to buy a mounting kit.)

 

 

 

 

Is there a reason you're building a full sized server tower just to handle VPN routing? There are a plethora of Industrial mini-PC's with 4-port NIC's capable of running pfSense, or for $30 less you can use a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 4 to operate a VPN connection for remote clients.

 

https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015971688

https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-isp-infrastructure/products/edgerouter-4

 

To be clear, if you're doing this build simply because you want to, all the power to ya - it's fun to learn things. However, if this is for a business, it's better to use a reliably tried & true solution than be constantly called into the office to fix issues with custom-built server hardware.

[Seamus X]

58 minutes ago, kirashi said:

Is there a reason you're building a full sized server tower just to handle VPN routing? There are a plethora of Industrial mini-PC's with 4-port NIC's capable of running pfSense, or for $30 less you can use a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 4 to operate a VPN connection for remote clients.

 

https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015971688

https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-isp-infrastructure/products/edgerouter-4

 

To be clear, if you're doing this build simply because you want to, all the power to ya - it's fun to learn things. However, if this is for a business, it's better to use a reliably tried & true solution than be constantly called into the office to fix issues with custom-built server hardware.

Thank you so much for your advice on my vpn server.

 

The model you recommended is sold out, i did a search on Amazon. 
 

do you think TP-Link ER7206 would work as a vpn server to connect my company’s network?