24
[Need advice] My first home server (programming.dev)
submitted 3 years ago by Dioxy@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I need some advice on what hardware to buy for my home setup. I see a lot of posts talking about software, but not so much hardware. I would love to have a box I can buy and start setting up stuff.

A rack seems a bit expensive, my initial budget I feel is reasonable starting out is about $500-$800.

I’ve been looking at mini PCs, what are your thoughts on ASUS PN52? Just throwing that into the post to give a pin point of what I’m looking for.

I’m planning on hosting

  • Bitwarden
  • Nextcloud
  • Plex
  • Standard notes
  • Lemmy instance
  • Web server
  • Openresty

And need to be able to upgrade storage etc. for future proofing.

Thankful for all insights, tips, and suggestions!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Pn52 is not a bad choice. Very upgradeable. Gigabit networking is probably all you’d need.

The heat may become a problem. But I dont run one so wouldn’t know.

Run proxmox on it. Your sweet 👍

What size drives are you thinking if you plan to host a plex server? Whatever you think, I’d recommend doubling it.

[-] Dioxy@programming.dev 1 points 3 years ago

Thanks, I was thinking 2TB, so 4TB then! I’m considering a RAID1 setup, so the budget would need to accomodate that

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 2 points 3 years ago

Isn’t there only a single drive slot? (Not including the m.2’s) Don’t think Raid is an option for the pn52.

[-] Dioxy@programming.dev 1 points 3 years ago

What do you think about running the OS and binaries on the SATA SSD, and storing the data on the M2's? And having the M2's in RAID1?

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 1 points 3 years ago

I don’t know why. But it makes me uncomfortable.

[-] Dioxy@programming.dev 1 points 3 years ago

It's weird, because that's my feeling too. It got suggested by customer support at a retailer when asking in their chat. I guess it'll work, but feels backwards. I think I'm going with a NAS solution, and running the server without RAID

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 1 points 3 years ago

I started with a nas. Did me well for a long time.

this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
24 points (100.0% liked)

Selfhosted

60542 readers
400 users here now

A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.

Rules:

Detailed Rules Post

  1. Be civil.

  2. No spam.

  3. Posts are to be related to self-hosting.

  4. Don't duplicate the full text of your blog or readme if you're providing a link.

  5. Submission headline should match the article title.

  6. No trolling.

  7. Promotion posts require active participation, with an account that is at least 30 days old. F/LOSS without a paywall has exceptions, with requirements. See the rules link for details.

  8. AI-related discussions and AI-involved promotional posts have additional requirements for tagging, as noted in Rule 7 and the AI & Promotional Post Expanded Rules post.

Resources:

Any issues on the community? Report it using the report flag.

Questions? DM the mods!

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
ruud@lemmy.world
Loki@lemmy.world
CannaVet@lemmy.world
devve@lemmy.world
ayyy@sh.itjust.works
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus
curbstickle_lw@lemmy.world