Good self-hosted software for Windows?

[DamirB]

I know, I know. Not the best operating system for a home server, but in my case there were some reasons why it makes sense. I was curious what kind of (native, don't want docker) self-hosted software you guys have running?

 

At the moment I'm running Emby but that's it. Other than the automated back-ups from phone's. Any good ideas?

[Budget DIY]

Self-hosted software for what purposes... :S

[DamirB]

10 minutes ago, Budget DIY said:

Self-hosted software for what purposes... :S

Honestly I was hoping for something cool I didn't think of myself. I wish there was a proper Google Photo's alternative but there isn't. I also wish there was native Windows nextcloud alternative but that also doesn't exist.

 

Reason I do not want Docker is power consumption btw, By using the right hardware and software config I managed to get power consumption down to 20watts (10thgen i5, 16GB, 256GB nvme, 20TB of HDD's)

[MonkeyBomb]

I run Pihole

[Budget DIY]

TBH, I don't want to mention what kind of software I'm running which acts like a server and/or host for stuffs. Mainly because I'm not all that good with security and I leave my system on 24/7, even while sleeping. So I can't always unplug my ethernet cable when I spot something suspect.

[Kilrah]

You can run nextcloud, all it needs is a web server and DB, that can run on Windows and there are packages like xampp that give you an all in one for that.

 

Docker doesn't really use power... except on Windows because it has to run a whole linux virtual machine.

[wseaton]

The only thing I've found Windows isn't good as a home server is workgroup file services  (Microsoft wants you to buy into Active Directory) and its not the best hypervisor unless you go full hyper-v because of bloat and intrusive updates.

 

I've even found Open Source DHCP server runs better on Win10 than Microsofts DHCP server. No mandatory AD requirement, and its faster. When you have a garbage dumpster for an OS you can typically find anything that can do what you want.

 

 

[DamirB]

11 hours ago, Kilrah said:

You can run nextcloud, all it needs is a web server and DB, that can run on Windows and there are packages like xampp that give you an all in one for that.

 

Docker doesn't really use power... except on Windows because it has to run a whole linux virtual machine.

Yeah but since I'm running Windows (and won't switch any time soon) that isn't really an option at the moment.

[TITAN1212]

I've been running a couple game servers off a Dell Optiplex 3060 micro(i5-8500T) Win10 Pro.
Satisfactory, V-Rising, Valheim, The Forest.(One at a time.)

If you have friends that use your server at any hours of the day. I convert most of the game server applications to services via Non-sucking Service Manager. nssm.exe

Because the applications are now services, when my "server" loses power and turns back on, the service is set to automatically startup again and there is options for automatic recovery or delayed start.

The only other service I'm running is Plex and that is under startup programs.

I acquire and manage the game server files through steamcmd.exe.

Hopefully this gives you some ideas for your own setup!