7 Benefits of Having a Home Server

[@davidnax9058]

You look low-key stoned hahahah.

[@aintthatright616]

Instantly thought the same thing when I first open the video xD

[@mcdonkeylips]

And what if he is? I'm working on my debian server high as a kite.

[@adlan_kacak]

I'm agree, lol

[@aintthatright616]

@@adlan_kacak Im agreed? , yea you’re definitely high

[@treysimmons8022]

We all is 😎

[@benjaminvelema3378]

I am 16 currently and i cant affort a server but i have some harddrive i placed stickers on them for every room off the hous and i manage it all on 1Terabite harddrives.. 😁 i manage it very good and networking

[@Sekib_Nave]

It's kind of funny how cheap building a home server can be, I recently built a dual CPU server for my home using older X5650 Xeons (six-core, twelve thread, turbo to 3.06GhZ), and a Quadro 4000 (not a p4000 those are far too fancy for my taste), the total cost was around $250-$300 (USD)

[@el_teodoro]

It can be even free if you use an android with a broken screen but still works. For example, I had a Samsung Galaxy S9 lying around in my drawer, and it has a beast of performance haha.

[@D4rK3sTsH4d0W]

Good video. I finished watching the video and was going to look through the comments to see what other people had to say, but was surprised to see there were none. I found this video through youtube recommendation and think your videos are informative. I hope me seeing this in recommended is a sign that youtube has caught your channel in the algorithm and wish you the best of luck!

[@homenetworkgeek192]

Thank you very much! I'm definitely planning on putting out many more informative videos.

[@aliservan7188]

For those put off by setting up or building your own server, a NAS has many of the same benefits and something like a Synology is well supported with very easy to use applications and a brain damaged chimp can set one up in about 20 minutes. Another awesome use for a home server is emulating old game consoles and computers. You can actually play Brutal Sports Football on an Amiga emulator and stream it to a big TV. Seriously, it's some of the best fun you can have with your pants on.

[@slimeballslatty]

@@wotzinator6282🤣💀

[@BMVLifestyle]

How do i access the files on my roku tv?

[@RunStunNGun]

You look like your on the verge of sneezing but can’t get it out

[@bryonmiller6311]

My friend is the head of IT at his job and he just gave me on of their 2u rack servers they were replacing with new equipment. I have no rack so it just sits on a dresser but hey it works just fine. For me this is the ultimate dweeb toybox, it's like an emulator box that actually runs several emulations at one time in real speed. I thought it would be expensive to run but it's not using a lot of power since I have no extra cards or drives in it. The plex server was cool and I saved money by not having to pay my host to host my website anymore.

[@mrfoameruk]

I bought a 32tb server unit for £200 just wanting the drives. Thought I'd boot it up and boy what a noise compared to my desktop which makes next to no noise. Been messing with it and a great toy to play with. Looking on how to stream games from it. I hope you do well on KZbin.

[@homenetworkgeek192]

Nice one hope you enjoy it. Yeah the noise can be an issue. I personally keep mine in the garage.

[@reo1418]

Hey, you can easily use Steam in home streaming for that. However, my favourite would be Parsec. It gives you low-latency remote desktop, great for games and work. Another option would be Rainway.

[@eden4949]

That's a good price man

[@mrfoameruk]

@@reo1418 Am using parsec for the new main one but also have a couple low power nas 's but parsec does not work with them as parsec need a decent gpu it seems so I use winvnc on those just to manga them..

[@bryonmiller6311]

LOL the noise. I work from home answering phones. I set my 2u server up on a dresser that's aprox 2 feet away from my workspace. I live in Az and the room doesn't have AC The design and the powerful fans are able to keep the processors at 42c or lower in a room that gets uncomfortably hot for human beings. When I turn it on, the self test on those fans is so loud it sounds like jet engines, then it goes down to a reasonable sound level, but man if I'm on the phone and the fans kick in, I can't hear anything on the phone, it sounds like jet engines going off.

[@aimannorazman7959]

This is good content. You make compelling points. Keep up the good work!

[@homenetworkgeek192]

Thank you Aiman.

[@tejasdhamnaskar67]

Yes subscribed ... your content is actually good... this channel is on the way towards getting big

[@homenetworkgeek192]

Thank you Tejas!

[@zerokoolhax]

"How to make a home slave"

[@ArizonaJewell]

I just finished transitioning my DIY home server over to Debian from Windows 10. I had an old laptop lying around, so I set it up as a quick & dirty combination Minecraft and Plex Media Server. I first set it up about a year back, and I had never used Linux before so I gave up on trying to install Linux on it and just used win10 with all graphical effects and whatnot disabled. Win10, AT IDLE, was using 2 GB of the 6 GB of RAM that the laptop has, and I’ve got Linux experience now so I wiped win10 and installed Debian with no desktop environment/GUI. Debian is using 115 MB of RAM at idle, so much better. It really isn’t much, it’s just a 2012 laptop with a 750 GB external hard drive plugged in. Only modification I did to it is I removed the old internal 750 GB hard drive it had and installed an old 256 GB SSD I had lying around. The laptop has a 2nd gen core i5 in it, but it works surprisingly well considering it’s running both plex media server and a minecraft server. It’s been super fun to set up. Currently have it set up with SSH so I can remotely manage it, and just finished setting up ufw on it for some simple security.

[@pogle63]

A helpful video for something I know nothing about but am considering doing now need to find how how to setup and use one, I can build it no problem its just a PC but how do I utilise it? Any videos on this please.

[@cricketol]

a home server is also good if you want to play a mmo offline

[@yiguy5ed6ugh8h7]

So basically another PC with big storage and cheaper price used for storing things and do other stuff. Mmmmmmm nah i don't think i need it

[@mcaseupton]

This is a good video. Media is streamed these days but the other points were good. I liked your channel

[@WisdomAndEase]

Hey I'm just starting off in this whole networking thing and studying for my Network+ cert. Just curious since I am new to all of this, does the home server have to be kept on the whole time?

[@homenetworkgeek192]

You don't have to keep it on all the time if you don't want to. It depends on whether you are willing to wait for the relatively long boot sequence every time it powers up.

[@WisdomAndEase]

@@homenetworkgeek192 Ok thank you

[@AboveInShadow]

Everyone at home use back up disks or the cloud and nobody watch movies on a pc these days..smart tv's do the job.

[@yungifez]

Lol if you are extremely broke, you can use an old laptop

[@Vedant-ch9xs]

No joke that’s literally my plan.

[@Custmzir]

You deserve more subscriber's

[@homenetworkgeek192]

Thank you for the kind words :)

[@Johnnyvtg]

You mean word's?

[@chrisaldrich7980]

good video, cheers.

[@homenetworkgeek192]

Thanks 👍

[@thetechcorner7204]

Just got myself a server for £150, 2 e5 2670 and 64gb of ram, also a 2u chassi along with the psu and heatsinks and fans. 120gb ssd for the minecraft servers too, awesome price/performance

[@MEI1012yt]

I’m going to use mine for Minecraft too

[@thetechcorner7204]

@@MEI1012yt hehe upgraded mine to two 2697 v3s ;)

[@mategombas771]

Kind of a Jason Statham face (no offense), add some smile and mimic and all will be fine. Nice job anyway.

[@kamjohnson6877]

I have an old hp laptop eyeing me in the corner of my room, im bwyond tempted to turn it into a home server

[@mrcejotable]

Very informative video!

[@beepolar5157]

tx! these days you hear a lot of stuff about home lab, servers etc: very few of them explain why they are useful. you convinced me to built one :)

[@craigschannel4042]

Yeah is there a way to take a load off of my android phone using a home server?

[@dpsfitness7375]

Are we talking having a plex server? Proxmox with home assistant etc? Love the channel by the way.

[@qaasimrazaq2321]

Good stuff mate, many thanks!

[@switbeee1364]

Thanks HN Geeks, I need a server but I am wondering wether sharing files over a network switch and having a server makes a difference. I have noted a couple listed below: 1. Servers make sharing easy? How? a switch does and shared folders can work on the same network exactly the same way it does on a server. Same goes with organasing files, you can organize files with or without a server 2. Servers stay on thus makes it easier to access files. Why switch off your desktop to start with if you are having problem waiting for it to boot? I mean when there Is power cut, now you will have to switch on both now. 3. Let the server process your tasks. Sounds about right 4. It provides an excellent platform for a home automation system. Sounds about right 5. It is not expensive as you think. This is not an advantage. Isnt a server expensive compared to using just a switch? 6. It can make an effective backup system. Do you need a server to have Off-site backup? 7. It can be used to install and host virtual machines. I currently have windows and Mac on different hard drives, how is a server better in this regard?

[@laplongejunior]

"Servers make sharing easy? How? a switch does and shared folders can work on the same network exactly the same way it does on a server. Same goes with organasing files, you can organize files with or without a server" You're talking about a router with a "shared drive" feature, right? Well... it IS acting as a server, even if you don't think about it like that at first glance. "Servers stay on thus makes it easier to access files. Why switch off your desktop to start with if you are having problem waiting for it to boot? I mean when there Is power cut, now you will have to switch on both now." Yeah, I don't get that one either. The "solved" issue here is the need to perform updates, but you kinda need to update the server too. I guess the takeaway point is "contrary to Windows and up, a server won't force you to install updates when you are not ready for it"... but it looks more like an anti-windows argument than a server one It seems this video is A) advising about "having a centralized, always online PC" rather than a dedicated server with remote networking capabilities and B) assuming that if you have *A SERVER*, you are going to take more care about that than a regular computer

[@TheWoodsie1977]

Really cleared up a few questions for me - thanks!

[@OtsileM]

This is so passe

[@EricFisher.TheVillages]

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[@axtrion888]

HMP vibes

[@rycefromuknow4626]

Where do I buy one?

[@nicanon01]

great video great info keep up

[@homenetworkgeek192]

Thanks 👍

[@grantowen507]

Great job!

[@guymanperson1]

Why not just use a cloud service like onedrive?

[@jatinmali9310]

Because not everyone can pay for it and the more storage you use the more expensive it gets

[@dpsfitness7375]

Not only that. The privacy of having your own it’s a no brainier.

[@VikingShip-lw4oo]

That only person you can trust is your self

[@grantowen507]

The real question here is, who do you trust more? I'd trust a home server over cloud servers any day.

[@Animefan-sn1gu]

this is how you make your wife let you make a home server