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Hey guys, I'm new to self-hosting; I'm trying to set up cloud storage to store pics and other content. However, I’m unsure whether to use my old computer, Buy NAS or ResberryPie to set up a home server.

Also, what is the best privacy-friendly OS to use with the home server?

Lastly, do’s and don’ts.

Any help would be appreciated (:

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[-] hottari@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Whatever you do, make sure you setup firewall properly and enable automatic updates for your software. People say this last part is bad advice, but I'd rather have software break from an update than get ransomware'd.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I can only speak from my personal experience. But I knew nothing about self-hosting and went with a Synology NAS over three years ago and never looked back. I essentially replaced all Google, Dropbox, Microsoft, Evernote, music/video streaming, and per-PC backup services, with one device. LOL

Yes, the initial cost up front was not cheap. Yes, the cost of getting large HDDs is not cheap. But I broke even a while ago, and I'm actually saving money by self-hosting now.

[-] hayalci@fstab.sh 1 points 1 year ago

Lots of relevant comments in this post https://aussie.zone/post/4286731

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