How to Build a Budget Home Server and WHY You Should!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Don’t forget to try out Pulseway for free! www.pulseway.com/ztt2020?rfid=ztt21

[@juanduque7983]

im wondering if you can bit-lock a separate storage hard drive, even within the same case

[@StealthyDrake12]

Hey @Zach’s Tech Turf can you set up a minecraft Java server on this?

[@StealthyDrake12]

Can you do a build guide?

[@lamar9525]

Hi, what other video? I didn't see any other link to it.

[@sexualsmile]

It's finally here kzbin.infoMkS0BIE9n1U?feature=share

[@davocc2405]

For domestic use - I strongly recommend splitting your server into two systems. One that's always-on and the other that's an archival tank. If you're only serving media at home (especially if you live alone which is increasingly common now) this makes more sense as the tank can be put into suspend or turned off much of the time reducing wear (to an extent) but also reducing power consumption and heat output. I've been using this configuration for over 20 years and it's extremely successful. The main always-on server will store newer stuff, etc. - and I find I wake the storage tanks up only once or twice a month usually. For the small low powered always on system - a raspberry Pi with an external USB spinner drive (usual ones you buy from Amazon, etc.) is remarkably good if it's running from a USB3 port. A Pi 4 is pretty much ideal - well known, well supported, low power consumption, etc. but insanely hard to get due to supply issues with components; there are other equivalents but you won't have quite the same level of community support for configuration. Personally I find Debian 11 ideal for both, I can run extremely old hardware yet enjoy very high spare processing capacity left as Debian 11 with LXDE as a desktop is so lightweight. One example is an HP Microserver (N40L) from 2012 - has an old AMD twin core processor but with just 2gig of ram it's remarkably responsive and moving files around, serving files, etc. isn't CPU intensive. I don't transcode video on the fly though - that's less necessary if your video player is good (look for a variation on Kodi called "xbian" from xbian.org/ - they also make a build for a raspberry pi (takes over the whole machine) which is EXTREMELY well done, in fact you could probably get away with making that your always-on server and configure it to blank the screen it's plugged into (e.g. TV) when not in use. For the storage tank server - I also configure WoL (Wake on Lan) which is already built in to pretty much all systems these days as it's used in corporate networks a lot. It lets you wake up or turn on remote systems over the network (I use a scripting system), I have a similar method to run a script on the machine to put it to standby or turn it off as well. Another trick - if your tank is running Windows install "Everything" from voidtools.com - freeware search system which can instantly find files on the entire machine if they have NTFS drives. It can also be used to export a flat file list of all the files on the server - you can search through this listing as a text file to see what you have without powering it on. I wrote a batch file for windows systems (I connect to them with Windows Remote Desktop RDP) and the script exports the full list of files as a text file to my Pi and then issues a "hibernate" command to suspend the machine and write memory to a file on disk. Waking it later on (even with WoL) restores it to its former state. it's not "fast" but it works. Sure, this configuration may be a little more technical for some people bu the jump is certainly worth it - the auxiliary skills you pick up are REALLY valuable now. The Pi is unique in that it has a very good introductory community around it and it's technically simple - it's like learning to maintain a car by buying a simple mechanical vehicle with few complications, the Pi is more like that than even a PC. For costs - drives are your main cost but for the tank you can get away with remarkably old and/or basic hardware, an old PC that you no longer use may do the job.

[@therocinante3443]

100%

[@cmlxjcky]

Can I hire (ie pay} you to consult for / help me with my home set up? I'm a complete noob to this kind of set up but tend to learn quickly

[@zerocal76]

Brooo I just wanted to watch some Gundam downstairs instead of upstairs all the time... lol jk You seem to really know your stuff. You have a job offer in the comments here 😁

[@davocc2405]

@@zerocal76 job offer? I have been doing this a little while, I'm far from a world authority but I have found a few things that worked for me reasonably well. Trick is to start with your information management requirements first and work back from there - whatever you bolt into place invariably serves that purpose if you stick to it at all times.

[@judenihal]

Raspberry Pi's are expensive. A thin client is better and more powerful. None of what you promoted is enterprise. If you keep using non enterprise software you will never learn how to use enterprise software like Active Directory.

[@Dingbat1967]

Zach's a homelabber.... ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Sure am. Need to start sharing this more with you guys haha

[@Dingbat1967]

@@ZachsTechTurf Proxmox for the win.

[@JohnSmith-ww4bw]

This is the way!

[@TechAuditTV]

Now you're speakin' my language #PlexGang

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Glad to hear it!

[@Cavi587]

Recommending using Windows for a server is a crime. Your server is your sacred temple, allowing spyware system to run it is not smart.

[@pr1sm55]

Though I'm a Windows user since birth I cannot disagree. Even I, with no Linux experience, would NEVER run it on Windows.

[@theomegakillerbotpolice1623]

There’s nothing wrong with ws. You look like a child trying to act different

[@kingsaltman]

What would you recommend?

[@BeamNGLynx]

I mean, safe? Not compared to Other operating systems. Easy to manage? Extremely

[@Cavi587]

@@BeamNGLynx I wouldn't say that's the case. With modern systems designed specifically to run on NAS or general purpose servers, most setup is as easy as clicking a few things and everything is done for you. TrueNAS is quite simple to use.

[@mrich70]

Definitely do more of these home networking videos if possible. I'm about to reconfigure my whole home network so these will come in handy. Thanks!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Thanks for the feedback, glad to hear it. Good luck with your big project!

[@StealthyDrake12]

@@ZachsTechTurf can you do a full build and setup video as well I’m just straight up incompetent

[@rarekid740]

@@ZachsTechTurf Do a home network tour!

[@3nertia]

Seconded

[@djbryant77]

Thirded

[@saleen235]

You should make a full tutorial video on this subject, I’m sure a lot of people would appreciate that.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

That's what I'm thinking as well :)

[@elitehaxxor8025]

My work just recently expensed a bunch of Dell OptiPlex 5060's so I took 3 home and threw them alongside my Dell PowerEdge R710. People underestimate small desktop PCs being capable of being home servers, whether you want to create a Minecraft server (which is one of my OptiPlex's) or a virtualized lab environment for CyberSecurity or IT solutions, you can't go wrong with something like an OptiPlex. I utilize the 3 OptiPlex's as a Minecraft server, Windows Server 2019 forest for SysAdmin labs, and a web server.

[@alexfinns6162]

When using a used drive I recommend putting it in a raid with another drive, as you never know what condition it’s in and it might fail at any moment. In a raid (as you probably know), if one (or more, depending on your configuration) fails, you can reconstruct your data with the remaining drives.

[@pci_ethan]

Exactly what I was gonna say🤌

[@alexfinns6162]

@@pci_ethan (:

[@CriispyHere]

or just keep in mind to not store ANY important data in there. I think that's fair deal for a 4tb HDD for 43€. Of course it depends on the user. In my case it would be server just to share some games and videos between PC and laptop - basically redownloadable content

[@christianboyd559]

Backup is better than a RAID

[@suaveian4243]

raid is to much trouble just get one drive

[@georgesjazmati723]

I think you should remove the "How To" from the video title it is misleading!!

[@manglembahijam]

Correct 💯

[@greatlake_editz]

He explained the basics and stuff, so I agree, but at the same time, you want him to tear it apart?

[@pugamer7803]

​@@greatlake_editznot tear apart, yt allows you to edit your video's title

[@johnlozowsky4732]

@@pugamer7803i assume hes talking about the rack…but you can use any PC to make a server. Your old PC can become a server, thats more the point of the video.

[@pugamer7803]

@johnlozowsky4732 you're right, thanks for clarifying!

[@FTGTapGod]

I got super excited finding this channel only to find this is basically the only video in the series... Hope you pick it back up. I really enjoy the way you broke it down. I'm a fairly techy person, but my home server build has been a rabbit hole. I'm interested in videos like this to see what others have done with theirs.

[@therocinante3443]

I'm gonna get my old dell optiplex out of storage tomorrow so I can start to play with this stuff. I got my first IT job recently and I've got the itch to learn more.. and MORE... AND MORE!!! Haha great intro video, dude.

[@scottvukich8015]

Loved it. I was just searching building a home server, perfect timing. Let's see more content like this!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Haha perfect!

[@rathstar]

Interesting video and definitely some food for thought. I upgraded my cpu, motherboard, ram, drives and chasis a while ago. Now while my system is still capable a x79 platform with 6cores/12 threads & 32gb of quad channel memory I don't think it'll sell too well in a flip due to its age. Making it the home server may be a good idea. It would also save having the family minecraft server on my PC, meaning I wouldn't have to turn my PC on when the kids want to play minecraft.

[@argiodsilvertongue3589]

I have several older computers under consideration for this project. I've wanted to have a server so I can hose an online game for a friend. I also want to have one linux based computer set up as my Internet Gateway. Thanks for all the great information. I'm just beginning to study networking; and you've been a great help making it easier to learn.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Hell yeah Zach, let's see that server IT experience shineeeeee!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Gotta use it at some point lol

[@markcordero8589]

Love the video Zach! I am interested in learning more in your server videos. Keep up the good work

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Glad to hear it!

[@pedrofish2099]

Nice video! I am planing to build a home server in the next few years to run all my house applications such as internet, storage and adblocking (planning to use pfsense, truenas and pihole) and this video gave me some ideas! Keep doing this videos man, I loved it!

[@zahran1032]

I've been using this kind virtual vm as a server since the pandemic. This is such a great idea for making a homeserver.

[@geekverve]

I think I have the same server rack (Navepoint). I freaking LOVE it! It's shallower than the full-sized server racks, so it doesn't take up too much space in my office. My PC, home server, UPS, switch, even a 4U drawer for all those extra bits and bobs - it's all in the rack, and I still have room to grow. Planning on adding a Pfsense firewall soon.

[@jonblanchard5453]

Can you be more specific which navepoint you had? What model? I really like the look of this one.

[@supertriz]

Finally. I can set up an xHamster network. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@pieterveenders9793]

xPlatypus(sy)

[@50charactersonly61]

Is it required to have a GPU even if the server is not for gaming? Strictly for Plex and to access files from all the pcs on the network. Tks

[@coleeto2]

In that case you shouldn’t need a dedicated GPU , for convenience you may want an iGPU to help interface with your server

[@gabi-sw8zw]

if your processor has onboard GPU than you do not need stand alone GPU... if your cpu doesn't have on board video you'll need gpu

[@cnssandvich2361]

My server’s motherboard did not come with a video out so a GPU was required to display the screen

[@kaiartikkas]

You do not need a graphics card to display video. OpenGL uses the CPU to create video. There is probably some Linux alternative

[@Expired_Twinkie23]

For pley you might want a gpu of some kind for transcoding to other resolutions

[@Deviantsoundz]

Was just thinking about doing this, perfect timing.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Very nice, hopefully this helped

[@loonaticember5689]

never seen a vid from this man that isn't useful. This is amazing.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Amazing to hear, thanks for watching them!

[@Mike.D.843]

My home "server" is an old home theater PC I built almost 10 years ago now. It has an AMD A8-7650K, 16GB ram, 240gb ssd boot, 4x4tb raid array for storage (nets around 9tb usable). Running windows 10 PrO. All of this is mounted in an Nmedia PC HTPC case that sits in my entertainment center in my living room. Out of sight, out if mind. It has been happily running 24/7 for several years now. It has had a few upgrades along the way, mostly HD space. It's a bit old, but it works perfectly fine for its purpose. I need to add a GPU to help with PLEX transcoding. It can handle 1-2 1080p streams ok but beyond that it starts to bog down. The biggest problem I have had is windows updates restarting the computer, even with automatic updates turned off. When this happens the system doesn't auto login on reboot, and PLEX doesn't start up until login. I'll usually get a text asking why plex isn't working...😂

[@dragonmaster1500]

A very helpful overview of these three uses for a Home server. I will mention that in Windows 11 Pro there is no option in the disk properties for sharing drives the way that you showed here.

[@enragedbacon470]

Plex is cool but if you are going to share outside your home I suggest installing some monitoring software for it with push notifications to your phone. If you don't you are likely to end up with a netflix account type situation, where one person is sharing their account with 1 other person, and that person shares with 2 more, then the next thing you know, some person you only ever met once at a party in college is trying to use it half way across the country.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Haha yea that's certainly possible. Plex has some monitoring built right in if you have the Plex Pass

[@carpandrei7493]

Hey! There's a topic that really bugs me: how to properly size the computing power, or CPU power, according to the tasks you have in mind for your server... I see all kind of builds, from mITX CPU on board Celeron based mobos, up to beefy Ryzen or iCore, but I'm missing a scalability rule... like: how far can I go with a quad core celeron.. or an eight core atom... I'm currently researching building my second NAS (first one is Raspberry pi based with two USB drives attached) and I have a hard time deciding on a CPU and mobo combo as I want a low power build that has just enough muscle to handle my needs with just enough margin...

[@chevalierdeloccident5949]

The OCD layout at 2:37 is so thoroughly satisfying.

[@LowxyNova]

I just got an old 2U rack server from my workplace. it has 2x Xeon E5 2660 8core cpus 500gb of ram and like 8 sas drives. this video is perfect cause I thought about what to do with it and you gave me some Ideas. thank you so much

[@johnmcqueen4833]

First full ZTT video! Its been just shorts for a hot second. Just got a Dell poweredge R710 and tryna figure out what to do with it

[@KintaroTakanori]

whos friends and family actually want to watch your movies and tv shows. i never had 1 friend ask me "please let me watch your stuff". i think we tell ourselves that its nice and fun to build it. in the end we know we are going to watch this shit alone at home.

[@jefferyweston574]

Nice to be here, I look forward to learn something new!

[@snakeman567]

Appreciate the video, been wanting to move beyond just a NAS and this is helpful! Want to note, used workstations with Xeon CPUs are available on the used market for a decent price. Even possible to get ECC ddr4 memory for them, even if it isn't necessary to get started. Might be able to build out an 8-core Xeon W series for an affordable price and have room to grow.

[@averagearchuser]

I understand this is for beginners but some of us don't want to use windows for both privacy and performance reasons I wish you would have also included instructions for a linux distro thats good for servers like debian

[@Spaghetti742]

I’m no expert but Ubuntu server OS is the most user friendly Linux server district IMO

[@LuckieLordie]

@@Spaghetti742 I never found Debian much less hostile than Ubuntu.

[@mineturte]

very useful video, honestly really dumbs down and simplifies the entire concept of a server. I used to be daunted at the idea of setting up all these numerous complicated apps through bios and sideloaded OSs, but in reality it's as simple as installing a few programs and you're off to the races!! tysm for this, definitely will be using my old gaming rig as a media server!

[@asadabbas635]

I love your style how u explain things,Zach! I am interested in learning more in your server videos so keep making those lovley informative videos

[@sergiorome42]

As an electrical engineer, I’m really interested in this for virtualization technology for robots

[@xliquidflames]

This is such an excellent video. I was thinking about making one just like this. One constructive criticism/critique. I would throw in a word of warning about opening anything up to the outside internet. Plex is probably fine but anyone building something like this should be leery about opening up a server to access outside of your home network. Make sure you know what you're doing so you don't open holes in your home network that anyone can waltz through and access things they shouldn't.

[@michaelhenry3234]

@@nealraulston7055 Via VPN or SSH is fine. You just don't want to open up ports to anyone and anything.

[@colbyboucher6391]

See, what sucks about that is part of why I'd want to do this in the first place is because I haaate trusting data to outside sources. Not just Google Drive, anything, really. If it isn't on a physical machine that I own I don't know what's being done with it. But setting up a real "cloud storage" solution securely is... a never-ending project, basically, and IDK how difficult it would be to have something that would know to sync with my phone whenever I entered my own network.

[@michaelhenry3234]

@@colbyboucher6391 Just route everything through a VPN. It's quite simple to do.

[@akira751]

Thanks. This is the video I wanted to see.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Hopefully you liked it!

[@Tech215Studios]

Great video dude. I built a windows server 2022 build to run WDS and MDT with a custom task sequence for all my flips. I absolutely love Parsec as well, so when I’m at work and no tickets come in I can remote into my editing rig and server. Keep this content coming.

[@visitor_t-w3p]

I learnt a lot of things thank u

[@louistafoya1288]

This is exactly what I wanted to learn! Thank you!

[@louistafoya1288]

I wanna be able to host a local gaming lan system from a server system with vms playing games like Company of Heroes 3. How would I do that?

[@aldedejakds3954]

This video has everything but "How".

[@THEMithrandir09]

Looking to buy a used server (like dl380 g8) but it seems like it's simply smarter to spec out a new server with modern parts, as the extra investment upfront will be raked in through savings in the power bill, and some workloads I plan to have (like game-servers) require good single-core performance, which an 8 year XEON just can't deliver. I hoped to upcycle something used from a 2nd hand market, but it seems it just isn't the smartest choice. Do you agree?

[@macgaming1654]

This man is so underrated Like brooo Just keep up the good work

[@jacobmcpherson7842]

Hell yeah, the home networking stuff is great, keep the content rolling!

[@Heil355]

Would really like to see more home server and network videos

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Glad to hear it!

[@eatbreakfasts7993]

So should you add a firewall to your home network and put this in a DMZ if you're going to have other people accessing it?

[@njpme]

Port forward just necessary ports and make sure you harden public facing services

[@draebo]

Would definitely like to see more videos like this in the future. You've peaked my interest!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Glad to hear it Kayton

[@hugopedraza5933]

Oh this the server build, you did on Thirsty Thursday couple weeks ago...👍

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Sure is

[@ehalljay1]

What an eloquent vid.. very good

[@zionpena2850]

Thanks for this video. This will help me a lot!🙂

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Very nice!

[@Bubblebunz]

Til the harddrives fail. if you have 5 harddrives, 1,2, or 3 have to be BACKUP in case the other drives fail. Cloud storage to backup your server is $3000 a month usually.

[@M45T3R_B8ER]

You probably won't see this but figure i'll comment anyway, but it's crazy that I happened across this video. Bro, I had no idea you were doing this nowadays. It's been a long time. Glad to see you're doing well! Thanks for the content bud, subbed!

[@fun4mylife]

Not really a how to but still very enjoyable

[@fluorophoremusic3679]

This gave very minimal actual practical tutorial detail on how to go about doing this. How much $ neede for various budget/needs... what is the difference between a true server vs just a dekstop running as one?...why rack mount vs not? Exact specs needed for different needs? etc. All this video serves as is a 10min commercial on why having your own media server is good.

[@r1z3clan2]

luv da vids keep up the good work zach

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Thanks for watching them!

[@chubbyzombie666]

Great video, was about to toss my old desktop, thinking I'll keep it. Thank you.

[@TheAmbasador99]

3:09 ahah! That would be nice, but checking the prices of those snakes at Microsoft makes me wish there was an explaination for Windows 10 home, I am not paying 139$ for an OS

[@yezusdascumlord7609]

If you pay for windows you probally shouldn’t be building a server. You are way to new to computers.

[@ImTheZero]

Interesting overview on what is possible thanks for that. Would be nice to have some further videos that explain the parts more in detail

[@TekNickall]

Can you do an in depth video of your server rack?

[@Sam-gf1eb]

You can host online games, which can save you a lot of money. I'll use Minecraft as an example, since that's the game I used to play the most. One of the most popular hosting services is Apex. They have many games that they can host, but like I said, I mostly played Minecraft. A 4GB server costs $10 for the first month, then $20 after. That's good for a vanilla server or light modded server, but when you start getting into a bunch of mods, plugins, and a high player base, it gets more expensive. You might want to upgrade to 10GB to be extra safe, which starts at $25 and goes up to $50 each month. That price builds up fast, and before you know it, you spent more money on a server than it would have cost you to make a computer and self host, including electricity costs.

[@theproudlinuxer]

That is definitely a good video. I got more and more ideas, I'll be using my old desktop (4 gigs of RAM) for a more productive solutions like these:) This channel deserves more engagement than it does now. Kudos 👏👏

[@vasiovasio]

Objective and Useful video! Thank you!

[@OutlawH2]

Watching this vid helped me understand the concept a bit better. I have been using an older Acer Aspire media PC as a Plex server for awhile now. I was previously using a budget Celeron build I did in 2020 as the server but that has since been upgraded and repurposed for photo editing. Watching this has me kicking around the idea of adding more features to the Aspire such as having it run as my NAS with an external raid enclosure.

[@Extremely_Average_Gaming]

Hey man I was wanting to build a inexpensive server Box so I can host dedicated game servers like V rising or valheim As strictly a server host and running it with the no graphics option just to run the code. You don't need a GPU correct? And what do you think I could safely get away with for a cpu and ram to host a v rising game server that only hosts between 4 to 6 people?

[@otonomimusic]

video starts at 2:49

[@Cobras.]

Asking as a total noob, but is there a way to share NAS space outside of your home network, like with family on a different network?

[@jimmyjohnson6496]

PC is the Master Race!

[@broccoloodle]

I subscribed immediately after you said you worked in IT, built and configured servers. There too many 16 yo youtubers nowadays

[@paaao]

I think the fact that almost every full time content creator used to be in IT, says quite a lot about how much suck there is in the IT industry.

[@TheGhostGuy268]

After seeing this, I'm gonna build this. No matter what. Sounds so useful and good, that it's too good to be true. We'll see tho.

[@bjtaudio]

I use to have a cheap file server, they do the job but data loss is highly likely due to drive failure. Backups are necessary. Linux based os is the best too.

[@dhoome1234ify]

6:01 I'll say another thing, they made a video about transforming old PCs into servers using windows programs.

[@Jimbles9982]

I have an old motherboard with alot of potential still kicking around. 8 sata 3.0 ports. Making it a server is such a good idea

[@alexdavies749]

Hi, awesome vid... Was wondering what that big server case is, and where to get one - Thanks 😃

[@jeffreysmith3824]

I love that you’re not afraid of branching out and trying new video ideas. This was great. Definitely interesting content. Keep up the baller vids 🏀

[@hhectorlector]

Love your work, Zach. Great vid.

[@bcraftr]

i used my old laptop could even run a minecraft server on it which is pretty cool

[@ulfricstormcloak7142]

Great video for a beginners like me. Thanks a lot!

[@emericanchaos]

I was hoping to hear more about the specific build. I'm also an IT guy so the entry level conversation wasn't necessary. I wanted to hear about your ATX form factor rack style case. I'm about to retire my 3700x based gaming system to a home server and I already have a rack for my SG300 and etc networking gear picked from work. I'd love to rack mount the old PC and have it run TruseNAS, Proxmox, etc.

[@3nertia]

Subbed! Lookin' forward to seeing and hearing about that server rack! ;)

[@GurupreetSingh07]

Question.. Can we use sata SSDs for the bulk storage instead of mechanical hard drives for more reliability?

[@JJFlores197]

Yes you can use SSDs. Whether or not they're more reliable is a different question. In general, its not good practice to use consumer-level SSDs in server applications. It doesn't mean it won't work, but these SSDs are not necessarily designed for 24/7 operation so they may wear out quicker than enterprise SSDs and hard drives.

[@cutsprings_kyle]

I've got an old optiplex that I need to do something with, I watched the LTT video and I am interested in possibly getting into figuring out how a NAS server works. I don't know anything about servers and could definitely benefit from further coverage if/when you release more server related videos.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely keep that in mind!

[@NavySeal2k]

Exactly 180° opposite of what I did 🤣 you can hunt me with windows and hyperv on a server.

[@VRInstitute]

Hi Zach, I am trying to create a portable network that has Wi-Fi capability. This needs to be a secured network. I have a nonprofit that is going to be using VR headsets to provide training and safe social space. First, I’ll be bringing it to juvenile detention and along with eventually other places, i.e. convalescent homes hospitals. But what I need to be able to do is have all those headsets display on one monitor so I can make sure that people are following along in their VR space. The network CPR first aid training to start with but I need to be able to keep it portable because the facility that I’m going into can’t have external leaks. So based on what you’re showing, I think this is very doable to create a network and then just maybe add a Wi-Fi capability that secure. And then somehow try to figure out how to get all the VR headsets to display on a monitor. Any ideas?

[@SkysTrains]

im going through a server phase so thats why im watching this. i just bought a server with 2 old xeons. its cool

[@ExperiorGG]

I know this is an older video, but what sever rack do you use? Specifically the one in this video, of course! TIA!

[@Shadoweee]

awesome stuff, waiting for more content like this

[@VikingDudee]

I got an old server from work and I upgraded both the CPU's to the e5-2470's and it already had 128GB of DDR3 ram, a little overkill for what I do with it, but the CPU's were $25 a piece, I run TrueNAS as the main OS, boots from a 16GB flash drive on a internal USB port, I got all my games backed up to it, and I run a Ubuntu VM with PiHole and I did need a Windows VM for hosting another game that wasn't compatible with Linux. The only new HDD I bought for it was the 6TB HDD I threw in it, the other 7 HDD's I have in it are drives I had laying around, not the most reliable but its a work in progress. I also use a Lenovo M73 Tiny for my secondary PiHole just in case I do have to shut the server down for whatever reason.

[@itzdcx]

best video I ever stumbled across

[@MK-mn8zl]

Awesome video very helpful bro👍🏽

[@ChristianCrumpler]

Thanks for the help, what server rack is that?

[@carlosrobles1708]

Any books or courses you recommend to learn how to build servers and get more into the IT world?

[@Kaeru-]

Imma save this, it looks cool, sounds cool, but I don't have the capacity to build one yet.

[@wardope]

I just ordered parts to build a NAS. as I was looking at the parts online I found some Samsung 990 PRO SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 - 2TB at half price. so i ordered 4.

[@mikeperry2561]

I believe it would be interesting to see a used computer be purchased. Then, show how to clean the system of any data and how to start over, setting the hard drives up, and what not. Then a matter of actually going through the steps of doing the plaques or Nas or something like that. Are used to work with computers Wayback in the day when they were Commodore Vic 20 use and 64s And could program Brett basic language, but I haven’t done that in so many years I wouldn’t even know where to start and it’s difficult to find a lesson that breaks it down that much for a 65-year-old man that would really like to have a computer server in his home.

[@jacobthompson1209]

Would a minecraft dedicated server use the same stuff? Or are there specific recommendations

[@shuumii4805]

How to set these all up?

[@IamColt13]

Why should I build one when I could buy a WD PR4100 or something similar?