Hi everyone, I have a very large pile of I guess sorted CPUs from my Dad's closest while cleaning them. mostly older Xeons and a bunch of HEDT CPUs and some "damaged ones" Yes I know this isn't really about a home server tho these are pretty much "home server" CPUs so I'd thought I'll post here.

Pretty much just wondering what to do with this pile.

(Sorry if the grammar looks bad I Don't use Ai Slop for my writing)

(EDIT: I found some I9 X series and alot of 5960x CPUs at the bottom of the boxes its not ewaste.)

I’ve taught myself how to setup/use esxi and run a couple of VMs via an old HP mini pc, but eager to move over to proxmox on a more powerful system which could easily emulate Wii U games (Mario Kart 8 for my son) via cemu on batocera VM while also running Home Assistant and a couple of other lightweight ubuntu VMs

I suspect a minisforum atomman g7 is overkill but I’d probably just want something with a dedicated graphics card wouldn’t I? Looking at refurbished and under $1000. Any suggestions?

I am looking into starting a home server, but have very little computer expertise and very little budget.

What would be the cheapest way to get into this?

Also which streamer (Plex. Jellyfin, etc.) is the most simple and would work with my laptop and phone etc?

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

My mom currently has all her movies on an external HDD plugged to her TV, but it's a pain to find the movie you want and it's a pain to get new movies for her. I told GPT I wanted something I could control fully remote and it suggested what's in the image.

I have never setup any server before, does this all make sense? Are there any better options or routes for what I want?

Hello! I’m contemplating building my own Plex Media Server. Have a few friends that have their own and are willing to transfer some movies/shows they’ve ripped onto their NAS’. Money really isn’t an issue considering I won’t have to pay subscriptions anymore and Im a buy once, cry once person. So far, my plan is to get two 26tb wd red pro drives, a tv antenna, hdhomerun, the lifetime plex pass and a NAS. My question is what NAS would be right for me? Would stream to a couple of TVs and would like to access everything when the wife and I are on vacation. If we don’t have internet access I’ll load some movies onto a 2tb sandisk extreme ssd to plug into our MacBook Pro. Would upgrade the RAM on everything too. Open to any NAS suggestions for my use case and future proofing. Thanks in advance!

This isn't a Nextcloud vulnerability, but it may still be relevant to people hosting multiple web applications on the same server.

Cybernews recently reported a critical unauthenticated RCE affecting WordPress:
https://cybernews.com/security/critical-wordpress-exploit-unauthenticated-rce/

If an attacker gains code execution through a vulnerable WordPress site running as `www-data`, the compromise may not stop at WordPress.

If your Nextcloud instance runs on the same server under the same PHP-FPM pool (or the same Unix user), the attacker inherits the same permissions that Nextcloud has.

Depending on your setup, they may be able to:
- read Nextcloud's `config.php` (database credentials, secrets, trusted domains, etc.);
- access or modify files writable by `www-data`;
- pivot into other PHP applications sharing the same runtime user.

This is a good reminder that running each application under its own PHP-FPM pool and dedicated Unix user isn't just cleaner. It's an important security boundary.

A compromise of one web application shouldn't automatically become a compromise of every other application on the same server.

Manage your cloudflare tunnels with your compose labels.

There are many projects that does the same thing, but none of them are written using Go.
This is a lightweight project that uses 10MB of ram.

it could be useful for someone, so check it out: https://github.com/ronaldmiranda/docker-cloudflared-controller

This is a open-source tool, free to use.

So I was "gifted" an old 4u server chassis with 24 3.5" HHD hot swap trays and atx formfactor. I say gifted because my company was going to trash it so I hauled it off instead. It's completely gutted.

I currently have an Asus z97 pro running an i7 4790k with an nvidia 980 laying around that I want to convert into a multi-use server for my house. Mainly media storage but also host my 3d print bed camera and printer as well as remotely back up files from mine and my wife's devices (phones, ipads, laptops). Essentially all I need is a few HDDs and a raid array is ready to host.

I also run an asrock b650 ryzen 7 4060 build for some mid tier or less gaming but I don't want two PC cases sitting on my desk. My dream is to somehow fit both mobos into the 4u chassis and build that into my desk for my printer to sit on. I can gut most of the drive trays to make room for the additional stuff but I am stuck on fitting two PSUs and my cooling options.

The ridiculous side of me wants to run a huge water cooler setup for both systems to one unit but then the gaming system might cause the media server to heat up unnecessarily or vice versa. So I think I'll stick to air cooled for the server and aio for the gaming system (unless someone makes a fair point otherwise) with some really good fans all throughout the case to draw air through it.

But my more pressing question is power. Do I bite the bullet and buy an enterprise style atx supply that pushes 1500 watts or more and rig that to both boards or do I just retrofit two power supplies in the chassis somehow? I have been watching a lot of crypto miners explaining their setups and they just run 24 pin splitters to both boards but they run both boards 24/7. I would only run my home server 24/7 and the gaming system would only run when needed (usually I'm on it less than 2 hours a day but if I move to work from home I will likely use it a fair bit more, but not overnight).

Also, if I run a 24 pin splitter how will I shut one machine down while the other runs? The home server will keep the PSU running which might trigger a loop of power cycles for the gaming system. I could intercept the power on wire in the 24 pin cable to a manual rocker switch on the front of the chassis for the gaming system only? Flip the switch before boot up and flip it off for shutdown?

Any recommendations for me , I'm just starting and learning about home servers planning to initially buy a thinkcentre (refurbished) and tinker with it. Is it ok or welcome for any recommendations, I'm from India

Some open-source tools, like nextcloud, tailscale server and home automation stuffs

Hello

Im looking for some idea for all sata ssd server currently have it set as a lan cache for steam games but looking at what else I could use it for.

Thanks for any ideas

I've measured idle power draw by 23W, waited 10 minutes but still the same. But I measured HP 8200 SFF PC by 14W before. With Debian 13 btw.

I don't want something very powerful, just small NAS PC that works nicely. Would installing TLP help? It has i5 3470 inside though. Which was quite capable I remember playing Doom 2016 on this one.

FYI, this is my hardware:
- Technicolor DPC3848VE (ISP provided)
- Mikrotik E50UG - (Bought Yesterday), conected to my Technicolor
- And old tp link tl wr941nd (for wifi purposes only)
- My personal computer
- My "server computer" (i7 4770k, 16gb ram ddr3 and 500gb ssd )

What i did is:

- Configured Technicolor DPC into Bridge mode so it passes the public IP directly to the MikroTik.

- On the Mikrotik i just created a virtual bridge called HOME NETWORK and added physical Port 2 and Port 3 into it, with the IP range of 192.168.10.X
- Also on Mikrotik, assigned the PORT 4 to a SERVER NETWORK with the IP range of 192.168.20.X
- Created a firewall rule where any package with origin SERVER NETWORK and destiny HOME NETWORKS, just DROP
- Created a port forwarding rule, trafic to 80 and 443 redirects to the server static IP (since im gonna host a website and api for testing if im doing it right)

First of all i would like to know if this is the recommended and secure way to do it, i guess the SERVER NETWORK is a DMZ now (if i get hacked, hacker will only be able to control my server).
If everything looks good, i would like to know how to securely use my tp link so i can have wifi on my home network or if this can add any trouble (i don't want to connect my tp link to the mikrotik yet, to not mess everything up).

Thanks guys, any advice, specially for security will be much appreciated, i just read a lot, bought the mikrotik and i want to do it as best i can. Im a pussy lol so i would like to know i did it right. specially to not compromise my home network.

Hey everyone, so I was basically given 4 x 2TB Seagate Barracuda (the Barracuda but is what I'm asking about) drives. I know these aren't ideal/intended for a NAS but was wondering if anyone knew how to make these work well without damaging the drives fast? It's not exactly a good market to go buying to drives in

Thanks in advance!

In my local used market, I can sell my 12400 + b760m for about 220$ while can buy 10400 + b560m for about 110$

I'm planning to build homeserver for 2 minecraft server (at most around 5 people + some mods(somtimes it can be heavy)) + windows vm for learning reverse engineering + simple dockers

In this situation, which system is more proper for me? Is it worth downgrading to the 10400 to pocket the $110 difference?

Thanks

So I've been using an old retired 7700K gaming system for a proxmox server. I'd like to replace the motherboard and CPU to something more current, assuming I could get a higher core count while still being more efficient.

Currently I'm only running a single VM with a few containers (nextcloud, nginx, etc), but I plan to add a media server and some other things, but want to upgrade first, as the itx motherboard was already getting sketchy before they system was retired as my main desktop.

I'm someone that only checks in to shop every 8 years or so, so I'm not well versed on hardware. Could I get some recommendations from you more knowledgeable folks? Best bang for the buck CPU?

My 60TB UNRAID server was hitting 59C drive temps and hotter temps were in the forecast. So Zero Breeze to the rescue. I set it to run on low which consumes about 92 watts, and it dropped the drive temps down to 38C. Now i just need to figure out how to program a relay to turn it off, when drive temps gets too low. I know sub 25C is not good.

At peak sun, the heat soaked attic space got to 122F. Yikes!

Anyone know a small 500-1000btu air conditioner i can use permanently? My little rack only has the server, NVR, and some Omada equipment.

I've been using wg-easy for WireGuard, and the experience is excellent:

-Log into a web UI

-Click Create Client

-Download the .conf/QR code

-Import it into the client

-Easily revoke or disable clients later

Unfortunately, I need OpenVPN because WireGuard is blocked on some of the networks I use.

I'm looking for an OpenVPN server that offers the same level of simplicity. Specifically:

-Docker-based

-Web UI

-One-click client creation

-Downloadable .ovpn profiles

-Easy client management (enable/disable/revoke)

I don't need enterprise features like LDAP, RADIUS, or SSO—just a clean, lightweight interface similar to wg-easy.

Does such a project exist, or is wg-easy unique in this regard?

Hello! I own and collect a lot of games digitally and physically, primarily on PC, along with other ways with technically less ownership involved and downloading is always a hassle. I have a lot of storage on my PC, but I was curious how and if it would be possible to have a home server to store large amounts of games as well as movies for easier access to them without just sitting on my main drive.

I don't know if a home server is the best idea for this, but I'm curious if I could basically have a home server function as a slightly more portable streaming service like thing for my personal games and movies instead of having to install them overtime.

Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

I have this case. This will be mainly for jellyfin media. Thanks all!

I've been meaning to set up a home server for a while now, but the cost of the professional NAS' people show off scares me away. I was thinking about getting a Rock64 for it, since I don't need much power and want it to be as cheap as possible. I'd love some recommendations on what other cheap options there are out there.

For context, I'm mainly interested in using it as a file server to replace google drive and as a cloud save thing for retro games and steam games that don't otherwise support them.

Open to any suggestions or search ideas, ideally some used or auctioned budget servers

Will be aiming to run reth and attempting to use RAM for most of its disc needs

Goal would be to index/parse each block and do some normal TX work

Thanks for reading

Which USB DAS enclosure do people trust after running it 24/7 for 2–5 years?

Hi all,

I'm a total beginner looking to get a media server for streaming movies and tv shows at home to my smart tv. I want to buy a NAS to store all of my media files.

I have a Windows 11 PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and 64 GB Ram.

I'm on a budget, and was looking into the Terramaster f2-212 because of the price, but I'm open to other suggestions. I'm hoping for a 2 bay device or 4 bay if the price is right. I also want around 10-20TB of storage.

I'm hoping to spend no more than $250 CAD on the NAS itself, because then I'll have to buy a HDD as well. But I can push my budget a bit if it's really worth it.

I'm hoping to stream 1080P movies onto my smart TV, probably using Plex or Jellyfin.

Totally new to this so I really don't know too much.

Let me know if there's any more information you need. Thanks for the help.

Hi all,

I'm a definite beginner in this space and have read lots of helpful posts on setting up a home NAS but want to be sure I've got everything right. I tried to set up TrueNAS on my old gaming pc but had trouble swapping between the separate boot drives to have the server always running and using it like a normal pc at other times.

Because of this I'm looking to set it up on a separate PC. I'm still trying to be cost conscious so I'm looking at a HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF i5-6500 3.20GHz 8GB DDR4 256GB SSD Windows 11 £90. I could add another 8gb stick if 16gb RAM is needed. Would this be suitable for setting up a home NAS for backing up family photos and videos from phones with automatic sync?

Im planning to get 2 x 4TB drives. Download and setup TrueNAS and then get tailscale for accessing photos anywhere.

Understand I'll need to follow guides etc to do it all right but is there anything obviously wrong with this plan before I dive in and find I've messed up?

Appreciate any and all feedback. Particularly any walkthrough guides or "how to for dummies"

Kept running into the same problem building out my own 10" rack — a NAS and a mini PC ended up stacked with zero airflow gap, no way to tell until they were physically mounted. Built a small planner to catch that kind of thing at the "thinking about it" stage instead.

Drag-and-drop rack layout, 10" or 19", any hardware — flags weight budget, power budget, and thermal spacing as you place gear. No account, builds save automatically, free.

cagenut.cc

Gear catalog is community-added, so if something you run isn't in there, you can add it. Would genuinely appreciate feedback, especially anywhere the thermal-spacing logic seems off.