Posted November 14, 2014 Hi everyone! I've been thinking about building a real server (NFS/samba, owncloud, git, apache, FTP) for a while. Before I was running a virtual server on my desktop on Ubuntu, but that wasn't that clever or usable.. So, the other day I found a used Asus E45M1-M Pro motherboard/APU combo for 40 euros, so I bought it. Accompanied with 4 gigs of RAM, a spare SSD, an old PSU and the 2TB harddisk from the Redefine, the build cost about 70 euros.. Not bad. I wanted to put the server into my closet so it would be out of sight. Therefore, the assembly is a bit ghetto-ish, but hey, its quiet and cool and it works → deal with it Alright, photos. The above is the SSD. It was.. Uhm.. so well screwed in to the SSD slot in the back of the Redefine's mobo tray that I had to.. Well.. Remove its casing (I didn't want to remove the mobo, because then I would've had to empty & reassembly the cooling loop and all that sh1t..). BUT it still works! Onward! As some of you may have reckoned already, the mobo (and everything else) hangs from the shelf. JokuTyyppi helped me again, so thanks bro! Down there is my gigabit switch, made by TP-LINK. It cost 17 euros (new) and gives me ~90MBps in the LAN, which is pretty well for such a minimum-budget system. Currently I have a 4G LTE Internet connection, so my U/D is at about 40/80 Mbps -> good enough The system is running the latest stable Debian and has NFS, owncloud and therefore Apache working for now. I only have the 120G ssd and the 2TB harddisk, so no backup system yet (gonna have one in the future, though). Thanks for reading, sorry about such a tiny post Current rig: i7-5820K, R5E, 1070ti (windows), Radeon HD7850 (Mac), a bunch of SSDs and HDDs, running MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 + a bunch of debian servers on Proxmox KVM hypervisor Laptop: MacBook Pro 13" 2017 Previous projects: Razmac G5, Server, zenbox HTPC See my GitHub profile! A coder/modder from Finland Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 14, 2014 This is genius. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-3436772 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 14, 2014 "an obvious supporter of privacy" Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-3436782 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 14, 2014 nice, only thing i can think thats wrong is your running it at the top of the cupboard were the heat will rise to and no ventilation apart from that looks sweet. 5820k@3.8GHz| Corsair H100i |Gigabyte x99 SLI | Corsair 16GB | EVGA 780Ti SC ACX SLI x2 |240GB SSD120GB SSD 512GB SSD 2TB HDD | 3x ASUS VN247H 24" ( nVidia Surround) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-3436949 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 14, 2014 Author nice, only thing i can think thats wrong is your running it at the top of the cupboard were the heat will rise to and no ventilation apart from that looks sweet. Yeah, I was thinking about that, but as it seems, the temps are really low. the heat sink doesn't get hot at all, a bit warm sometimes, maybe at about 40 degrees Celsius.. Thanks guys! Current rig: i7-5820K, R5E, 1070ti (windows), Radeon HD7850 (Mac), a bunch of SSDs and HDDs, running MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 + a bunch of debian servers on Proxmox KVM hypervisor Laptop: MacBook Pro 13" 2017 Previous projects: Razmac G5, Server, zenbox HTPC See my GitHub profile! A coder/modder from Finland Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-3437011 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 Author Just a small heads-up: I added a 1TB disk to the server, moved everything there, wrote a shell script for backing up everything to the 2TB disk (based on rsync). Works like charm now! Oh, and all of my Steam games are there too, they work pretty nice with the ~100MBps in the LAN, but Origin doesn't seem to work with a network share, don't know why. SO, no I have just a 240GB SSD in my computer, so AHH, SILENCE. Current rig: i7-5820K, R5E, 1070ti (windows), Radeon HD7850 (Mac), a bunch of SSDs and HDDs, running MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 + a bunch of debian servers on Proxmox KVM hypervisor Laptop: MacBook Pro 13" 2017 Previous projects: Razmac G5, Server, zenbox HTPC See my GitHub profile! A coder/modder from Finland Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-4813814 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 25, 2015 That's a nice server.. BUT the problem is CABLE MANAGEMENT.... :D ***[_CaBzkInG_Tech_Solutions_]*** Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-4818428 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 25, 2015 That's a nice server.. BUT the problem is CABLE MANAGEMENT.... :D WHY CABLE MANAGEMENT IS A PROBLEM WHEN IT DOES NOT MATTER Please try to use normal sized letters we do get your point Anyway, he does not need to have extremely tidy cable management, because there is not too much heat, it does not block or obstruct anything Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-4818470 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 25, 2015 Hehehe... just adding some TIPS so that... the server looks PERFECT.... ***[_CaBzkInG_Tech_Solutions_]*** Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-4818756 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 25, 2015 you just inspired me my next build will be mounted upside down!!!! you are a genius CPU: i7 5820k @4.0Ghz Cooler: Thermaltake Nic C5 Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS Ram: 8 gb @2133Mhz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 @1560 Case: Proprietary Sun Ultra 24 Storage: HyperX 120gb & 1 TB WD Green PSU: Cooler Master 550w Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-4820159 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2015 Author WHY CABLE MANAGEMENT IS A PROBLEM WHEN IT DOES NOT MATTER Please try to use normal sized letters we do get your point Anyway, he does not need to have extremely tidy cable management, because there is not too much heat, it does not block or obstruct anything Comic Sans pls no you just inspired me my next build will be mounted upside down!!!! you are a genius Thank you! And yes, cable management doesn't really matter, but it hurts me to see it not tidy.. Current rig: i7-5820K, R5E, 1070ti (windows), Radeon HD7850 (Mac), a bunch of SSDs and HDDs, running MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 + a bunch of debian servers on Proxmox KVM hypervisor Laptop: MacBook Pro 13" 2017 Previous projects: Razmac G5, Server, zenbox HTPC See my GitHub profile! A coder/modder from Finland Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/250701-razver-my-server-build/#findComment-4886567 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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