5 reasons EVERYONE needs a home server 

I'm in law school right now and can't pretend to know the first thing about programming or networking- I've literally just used Mac OS since like 2009 lol- but thanks to an earlier video of yours I got a Raspberry Pi and now a Mini PC to run Pihole, docker containers with -arr apps and Jellyfin, along with some network storage which I'm keeping backups on. It was a little bit of work but it's been a huge help! I *hated* being dependent on Google & Apple for everything from office applications to extra storage, and entering the world of Linux & open source has been SO refreshing

Linux enthusiasts don't ask why you need a server, linux enthusiasts search for excuse to have a server.

I had no idea what I was doing but from watching your videos I got a mini pc running Ubuntu server with casa OS. Only utilizing the shared network storage features right now but I’m excited to dive into docker containers and learn more about that. Thank you for the content!

We use our family home server as NAS and [matrix] chat server. It also runs torrent for movies, series and music, because streaming services keep region locking everything and it's often more convenient and simple to just download them. Plus they don't suddently disappear. Since a few months, it has a graphics card installed for remote access gaming, when not at home. Everything is installed on our "HTPC" setup, which uses a hypervisor and different VM's, similar structure to our business server. It is super silent in it's Silverstone Grandia case, bq fans and an aftermarket GPU cooler. //Edited: forgot to mention that it also has an HDCP bypass and 4K capture for recording international TV or any other video source. Since some media players allow for real time video upscaling using the graphics card, this became very helpful when playing back recordings of SD media such as VHS or DVD.

Got one up with Jellyfin and Plex up and running thanks to your vids. Great stuff Have to expand now 😊

That "What happened to the internet" hit home lol

for anyone on a budget, you can find old mini PC's on your local marketplace for cheap and use them as a server compared to buying a new n100 mini pc. I've found a i5-6500t + 8bg ram Lenovo thinkcentre for $20 USD. what was wrong with it? just needed to reinstall windows lol. just today i picked up 2 of those same ThinkCentre + 2 keyboards + 2 mouses + 1 monitor for $60 USD. they were just missing hard drives which is cheap

Plex, smart home, nas storage, local backups, docker containers for example vpn, retro gaming

Glad I came across your video! This is EXACTLY what I am looking to do at home! Great video!!

You have a good teaching style.

the paying for itself argument is really pointless for a lot of people who are doing this for the fact that you actually own the data and no one can take it away from you in a virtual sense. That is worth a price and to me its well worth more than the costs of hard drives and the enclosure, its beyond worth it. Im not buying just storage, I'm buying my own storage.

Agree about the value of having a home server. We are using a Thinkpad T420 laptop with a large drive in the DVD bay as a poor man's server. We are using it mainly as a source of automatic backups for my wife and my systems and file sharing for easy access by multiple computers. In addition it is running a NTP server to keep everything on our LAN time synchronized even if we lose internet access. Several of our DIY IoT devices default to firmware time and date so having a LAN based NTP server allows them get current time (sort of accurate) after a power fail even if the internet is down. It is also running a personal web server where we keep so common stuff.

Thank you for the info

I recently acquired a dead Cisco UCS C240 M4 server for free. It came with 120TB of 12GHz SAS hard drives and 240GB of SSD for the boot drive, a single Xenon CPU (motherboard can handle two), and 16 gigs of RAM (there are 24 RAM slots so plenty of room to expand). I've just about got it running again and will try installing TrueNAS or Windows. Haven't decided whether or not to keep it or sell it off. Maybe I'll set it up as a home server, if I can find somewhere to put it where the HD and fan noise doesn't drive me crazy.

I am a graphic designer and aside from this uses I also have my accounting and receipt generation self hosted fkr my freelance work as well as a website for my portfolio. Home servers have use cases for everyone plus i feel like my own IT for my oersonal business

Please can you do a video about how to start a Minecraft server on UGREEN NAS or any NAS similar because I ordered one and when I searched I didn't know how ( please do how to start a Vannila server or forge modpack server )

I've got a Synology Nas hosting personal rips of DVDs and a mini Dell PC with Kodi (on Windows). Is it possible to use the same storage to drive kodi/plex/jellyfin? I'm curious to see how different the interfaces and features are without doubling or tripling the files.

I started out with an Intel NUC I had. Installed OpenMediaVault on it, worked mostly great, just not the most stable thing to run a raid array based on USB-disks tho, so moved over to a Q-NAP NAS.

What Hardware would you suggest for someone running Jellyfin, Homeassistant, Frigate + 8 IP Cams and a host of lighter items. Currently running on a mix of hardware but wanting to simplify to 1 server with my NAS serving as Storage.

Interesting video. I like to see and understand how others use their hardware and software configs, but you made me more aware that I actually do not need any home server, or at least not for now. While I had planned to make one at one point and even have the necessary spare hardware, I still don't see any benefit for myself. I'm actually the total opposite. I don't care if the internet is down as I can bring one of my retro systems / configurations up and play in an already isolated / offline environment. I don't use cloud services, I don't watch movies, play online games, etc. My only use case would be for some programming related servers which can alredy be started on demand from a container, VM or a different bootble drive. But even for those, I find portable / enbedded versions more convenient even if they are more limited in scope.

I backed the 8-bay version of that UGreen NAS btw.. going to use it as my media server.. serving all types of media I enjoy! Videos, Movies, Mangas, Manwhas, EBooks, Music, Pictures, etc. Not sure yet if I'll have to install a 3rd party OS. Hopefully they improve their software. 😗

Good video!

Casa server best project ever!

6:19 domain name system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

What mini pc do you recommend using as a starting home server?

How much electricity are you using if your server is on all the time? how much does it cost in nyc electricity prices?

@techhut, what’s the easiest way to get a home server up and running and connected to all my macs?

I have a rasbery pi to have a vpn home. So I can stream my shows from my cabin or while traveling, and my parents can share user widaut the multiple house limitation.

My minipc with an n100 is on its way.

You might think that "if your Internet goes out that doesn't matter for your access to local files", but you may have a nephew who wants to be helpful and knowledgeable and tries to fix the ISP outage before you get home from work by pulling the boot drive SD card out of the NAS box because he knows it has something to do with the internet.

I had zero idea Wikipedia had readily available snapshots. I could easily get sucked into endless browsing loops if I self hosted that.

Nerdy but fun, good vid!! +1

I went crazy and have like 5 nucs doing different jobs lol. Google drive only holds books for me to read out and about until i find a service i like locally.

how do you get your movies

As for DNS, I really like quad9

I've been thinking of getting a home server all the time but I don't have the funds to buy a NAS. At least I have some hard drives and a laptop :)

Short answere: bc its fun as hell. Long answere: watch this video

Setting up ANYTHING that is Internet facing AND access to your LAN is asking for trouble. You have to have ultra fast patches, available and installed. Imho not worth the risk in most cases.

5:48 R suite of tools?

Why do you need to hide your ISP when you're downloading Linux Iso?

What did you study to know how to do all this? Advice on aquiring this knowledge?

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Valid points if you have a lot of free time to set things up.

My first time getting into DNS was DYNDNS to setup a private server for World of Warcraft: WotLK.

If you host your own VPN, then why can't all data be tied to you in an unencrypted form? Even if you have an encrypted tunnel between any device and your device that is directly connected to the internet, since the latter device sends unencrypted traffic, your ISP for example can see all of your data. The only thing they can't see is which of your devices originated the data if the tunnel is encrypted. So why would this be like a commercial VPN?

ios video with nextcloud still transfer with downgrade resolution...

3:07 - The chances a local HD will die are 10,000 times higher than a Cloud service.

Why advertising Twingate and not mentioning ZeroTier?

Five reasons! I need only one reason.

I too like to hide my IP address when downloading linux ISO's 😉

Don't get a mac with 256gb that's a joke, get a PC with a 2Tb drive that costs 20% the price for the storage, backup to the cloud, done. You have everything with you the whole time even offline, even out of your house. Simple is better.

I have a pi4 with 64G flash drive tunnelled to a $1 VPS for ipv4 and it's ok 😅

I don't like to backup my files through anything but a solid wire to an encrypted HDD. I also have a lot of files I've accumulated over the year (8.3TB total) and may often re-organize them, add a lot of new ones etc., so a server solution of any sort, even a home one is not useful to me at all Connecting to TV. Well I just said I have HDDs. I backup my computer's internal HDD to one external one and another internal one. I can take the external one and connect it via USB to the other computer I have dedicated for my TV (my older laptop)

As long as wookiepedia is downloadable im in

that's what I really want to do: ditch Google Drive

Just one bit of info id like to share. Don't buy TP Link stuff. They are the worst for security updates. Do urself a favor and spend the extra money on a brand that supports there hardware

Give us link to some nice and affordable home servers

i agree but first, i need to replace my 15 year old laptop with a new model. lol.

Apple computers :( expensive / hard to up grade /etc.. . I'm surprised a Tech person would use them. BUT ! the content in this video very nice good Sir.

Ok this vid is beyond my comprehension smh lol I still have a thumbs up ! (Gave)*** ain’t a word lmao thanks for the like ahaha bruhhh I’m learning!

You wouldn't download a Linux ISO... without a VPN, right?

I like your comment "SELF hosting movies" that's very politicaly correct ;)

So overseer has to access the Internet so again why do this? 😊

the real point is, How to EMP HARDEN such a device, - even have it fully functional but PROTECTED and connected via laser beams (fibre).... ....perhaps to other Hardened Sites all ready for the RE-BUILD!!! ...I have a PHAT DVD library ...FULL of TUNES!!! = radio station....... also a 4TB NAS but Not EMP hardened....

run my own internet tell us more in detail how to build a network

Many videos say that you should have a home server, but this is not true. I have been dealing with computers (Laptop, Desktop, Server, Programming, C, Assembler, Windows, Linux, Virtualization) for over 20 years and have never had a real need to have a home server. (I have it because I like it, but I've had no real need to have it.) I don't store music because it's on RU-vid, so why would I store it on hard drives? I don't save movies because they exist on multiple services, let's say for example Netflix. Why would you keep a movie for years if you're only going to watch it once or twice? So you need Plex or something similar? You don't need it! The only really useful thing you need a home server for is to share data, nothing else. No one talks about home server maintenance, which is not cheap, no one talks about faulty power supplies which are also not cheap, no one talks about faulty hard drives or solid state drives which are very expensive. Why do you need 10 - 20 - 30 terabytes of hard drives, to store movies that you will only watch once? Why spend so much money? Electricity is quite expensive and it's not worth keeping a home server running that doesn't contribute anything. - Ok, electricity is not too expensive, but if you don't need something like that, it is. Don't waste your money! People who record for RU-vid need a lot of terabytes of space because they need to save their recordings in case they get deleted for some reason, nothing more. Also they get all the devices for free, as some kind of promotion and marketing, so they don't waste their money. You can do the backup on a USB flash drive, it's cheaper. You can't have home hosting because you don't have high internet upload speed and you can't fight DDOS or some other attacks. So you have no real reason to have a home server. Everything you want to learn about servers you can through virtualization. If you really want to have a home server, use a cheap mini pc that consumes little power. Don't waste your money on something you don't need!

One reason why I don't need or want a home server is the XZ backdoor. As an individual home pc user, who is surfing the internet, checking mail and gaming, I have absolutely no need for a server.

Never back up things to Google Drive. They have full access to the content of all your files. You want that bro?

NAS only, no more

Deadsec I see you Josh ! Aha jkjk

SOMEONE PLS EDUCATE MEEEE :( Why would you want a server over a big external drive that someone allow the sharing option to be checked???

ya bruh, gonna anonymize those Linux iso's for sure.

An HOME SERVER is useful for NAS and LocalAI

Everyone who wants to start their career in IT really needs to have one.

If everyone ran a TOR HomeServer to distribute kitty porn, for miners deep in the shaft, government could not tax it.

You’re legally protected in the use of the content. There’s no system that automates, or requires, revenue sharing for reaction content. You could proactively donate to the creators you react to - per your own calculations. 2024: Stand on Business

Life is SO much easier, simpler and cheaper if you only own 1 laptop and no other computers.

Way beyond my skill set.

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Why in the hell would anyone want Wikipedia on their home server. I'd be afraid it would infect everything else on it.

Hilary Clinton swears by them.

EVERYONE? Can you beg harder?

I don’t get the point why someone would use pihole. Doesn’t help with RU-vid

Vpn Is important when in public WiFi.. it's always encrypted .. Lol Come on bro first of all it's not encrypted end to end secondally you heard about https and secure DNS? Which is basically standard on every android phone and every Linux box can this.. the best? For free without any bottleneck or additional latency

I don't like this video. You're too deep into the tech stuff you don't realize how much people aren't like you.

hjk

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