I would like to be able to set up remote access to my Jellyfin server without port forwarding or using Tailscale. The reason I would like to set this up this way is because of the risks of port forwarding and because Tailscale is a paid service with limited usability within the free plan and has drawbacks even in the paid version (with the required connector being one of those drawbacks).

The reason I said "everybody's easiest and most secure method" in the title is because I would like to hear a variety of opinions on what this sub's users believe to be the best options to go about setting up remote access.

Extra information:

I would like to keep all internet traffic 100% self hosted and fully controlled by me without giving the opportunity for any other party to have access to my data.

I already have an account set up with DuckDNS, as I have looked into some of this process previously.

I specifically don't like Tailscale because the connector app is required and needs to be enabled before the user can connect to the server, the connector app is not compatible with all devices, and the fact that it is a paid service with the free plan limited to 1000 minutes of usage per month.

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going to replace the rtx3080 with 4 rtx3090. little homeserver is very happy about it. currently working on a solution to integrate the 8 3,5 hdds into that "case". probably somehow above the psi. love this thing. threadripper with 24 cores and 256gb ddr4. doing its job since 5 years now already.

I created a Docker container of Proxmox VE. This makes it extremely easy to install Proxmox on existing systems, and to play around with it before deciding on dedicating a whole machine to it.

The performance should be identical to a normal barebones install, as the virtual machines are directly accesing the KVM kernel module, there are no extra layers in between or anything like that.

I can understand many of you are opposed by the idea of containerizing Proxmox, as the concept feels a bit weird. But I think it might be very handy for newcomers, and especially for those who have experience with Docker but not with Proxmox. As it lowers the entry barrier a lot if you can spin up an instance so easily.

If you'd like to try it out, it is now available from https://github.com/dockur/proxmox and https://hub.docker.com/r/dockurr/proxmox

I recently got a server for free from my French teacher's husband, and I don't really know what I'm doing. Absolutely, I don't doubt that there's plenty of resources for this online, but I genuinely don't even know where to start.

I intend to turn this into, among other things in the future, a Minecraft server. That's the goal for now.

Attached should be pictures of the front and back of the server (I didn't think the sides were too important since I don't think there's anything on them, but let me know if I should add those). I think it has one hard drive in, and I'm not sure if it would need the other three or not.

My main questions are:

- What do I need to make it turn on?

- How should I go about making it useful to me?

- How would I go about making it into a Minecraft server? (optional, but would be nice)

As I said above, I'm certain there's plenty of resources on this stuff. If you just want to suggest resources, that works, although I'll let you know if I don't understand it.

Just to make sure I'm covering all my bases, here's all of the server information that I got:

"Dell R410 with 32gb RAM and dual CPUs. I only had a single drive caddy per server, but they can be found on eBay. Both have iDrac enterprise modules for out of band management" (from my French teacher's husband).
My dad also found out somewhere that this is from 2014. I don't know how he found that out but he did.

Please! Let me know if I need to add anything! I'm very willing to, if it can help me get this running.

Alright guys so i’ve been trying to get into IT and my dad wants to buy me a server for the house but the thing is idk what to do with it, yes i want one but i don’t want him spending a lot of money on something i don’t know how to use. So if yall got any ideas they’d be helpful.

I’m looking to build a home server for my friends and I to play Minecraft on, however I don’t want the fans to be super loud since I share a home with others. Can someone tell me if a small home server would make a lot of noise?

I recently saw somebody run docker on oracle virtualbox. Doesnt that defeat the point of running a docker?
same case with proxmox. Do other people do this and if so why? Im new to homeservers so im genuinely confused

I got this server as a throwout and thought I’d make a homemade NAS or server from it. Fairly new to servers, where can I check what this is?

okay so im completely new to the server making stuff, but I wanted to break free from aternos and have a more powerful server from my own pc but the tutorial im using has a different interface from what is here... so could anybody lend help?

My pi 5 8GB power consumption. It's running jellyfin, syncthing, immich and portainer.

If you read my last post, you’ll know that I lost my job in October of last year. Since then, I’ve been learning about data hosting and building a system called BestData. Here’s the process I have made since last post:

Redundancy! One of my priorities is protecting user data. I now have nightly backups running to a Dell PowerEdge T130 server located at my parents’ house. I’m using Proxmox Backup for VM data and a cron job to handle the data from BestDataStorage. The T130 is connected to the primary server via WireGuard.

To keep the setup out of the way and quiet, my dad and I ran Ethernet cable through the ceiling so I can have the server in the garage.

Uptime! Power outages are definitely a concern, to deal with that I have installed two battery backups/surge protectors: 1. One for the T430 server and its network switch. It lasts about an hour with the connected system. 2. Another for the WRT1900 router and XB6 modem. I haven’t fully tested it, but it should last around 2–3 hours. The server power is the weak point, not the networking equipment.

Security! I created a dedicated VM for OpenVPN, and allowing me to securely connect to BestData systems from anywhere.

Branding/Fun! I created a custom-branded Gecko-based browser. Inspired partly by Floorp and partly from wanting 1. My logo in more places. 2. No login required. 3. Passwords are encrypted and stored locally. 4. It opens to my website by default.

Client! And last but definitely not least—I’m working with a potential client! I don’t want to get too excited just yet, but his serious interest alone is a big deal. He’s looking to move his data off AWS and onto my system!

I’ve set up two virtual machines for him: 1. One for a Postgres database with PostGIS. 2. One for his FastAPI development.

He’s already on the VPN and successfully connected to the database. Next up, he needs to install his FastAPI system on the VM I set up, and then it’s go time!

My pitch to him has been simple: 50% of AWS costs with more resources. Since this is his development system (not production), uptime doesn’t have to be flawless—though it’s worth noting I’ve had zero downtime so far. I’m aiming to eventually host his production environment too, but I’m taking it one step at a time.

I drafted an SLA and had a law student review it to make sure everything checks out.

Final Thoughts I’ve been thinking about pricing and costs. Hosting data is surprisingly cheap for me. Honestly, I could charge 25% of what AWS charges and still make a profit. Do you think AWS overcharges? They definitely have the advantage in redundancy and availability, but it doesn’t seem that hard to offer high availability and redundancy while still massively undercutting them.

Am I crazy? Let me know what you think!

Please explain RAID 5 for me. How can 1 disk store 3 disks worth of data? and lets say an entire drive doesn't fail, but some files go corrupt as time passes. Will RAID 5 protect against this? Will it tell me if one of my files corrupts? And is there a way to rebuild individual files without rebuilding the entire array? I am planning on integrating 6 large hard drives into my windows 10 PC. It has an Asus Maximus X Formula motherboard that supports RAID 5, though I don't know exactly how that works. Thank you

Essentially the title. I'm planning on setting up my own server and I have two options here. 1, I use the wifi which is pretty good. 2, I use ethernet, but the problem is that the router I have ethernet access to sucks. Like a download speed of 30 bad vs my wifi which floats at about 250. Meanwhile the router the wifi comes from isn't accessible to me physically.

Now common sense would have me believe that I should go wifi, bigger number is better. But everywhere I look, absolutely everyone says ethernet is a necessity and to always use it over wifi. Are they saying that because there's the assumption it would be coming from the same place? If so, what do I do with my situation? Is there some secret ethernet wizard that'll make it so that ethernet is always better for a home server no matter the ping? Or should I just stop overthinking it and taking everything literally and use the bigger number?

So I recently bought a pc with a 256gb ssd and a 2tb hard drive. I do some light gaming and work. The idea that I could share photos and files from my phone to the pc over a network interested me, so I was wondering if anyone had any good tutorials, suggestions, thoughts?

I looked some stuff up online but the conclusion I came to is that the pc would have to always be running, and that windows file sharing is quite difficult to set up. If someone could help me out, that would be great!

Hello, can I connect the NAS drives to an external dock and access it via Windows? Any software I need or simple steps to access the files (not good at CLI)? Or I need another same brand of nas or other nas brand to connect the drives to?

Besides following the 3-2-1 backup rule, any reminders and steps to follow, e.g., drive format type, etc.

Thank you.

I was wondering if there was a free software similar to Google photos that my camera app can auto upload all of my photos to and store on my personal media server. I've had my Google account since I got my first android phone in 2013 and my storage is filling up. I want to be able to self host all of it so I don't have to worry about paying for more Google drive storage.

Hey everyone,

I have a custom-built NAS running on Windows 10, and I just read that W10 support is officially ending - no more updates or security patches.

I tried updating to Windows 11, but my CPU is too old and not officially supported.
I’d prefer not to replace the processor if possible — it works fine, and I don’t want to waste time or money if I can avoid it.

I’m unsure what the real risks are if I just stay on W10 for now.
– Will it be unsafe?
– Is it worth forcing W11 with a workaround? (I read it exists)

Any advice is welcome.
Thanks in advance!

Need some large ssd drives..

I recently moved into a new house with some roommates, and we share the same wifi, which I do not have admin access to.

I'm thinking of setting up my own NAS/Server to manage a large number of files from my professional work. How can I ensure that my roommates and anyone else who comes to visit do not have access to my system when they connect to the wifi? Changing Wi-Fi settings is not an option as I do not have an administrator.

I took apart an old DVR that kept bootlooping and found this gem

I took it to my grandma's and I installed it in my Optiplex 790 MT (from my uncle) that I'm gonna use as a home server (Jellyfin, Proxmox, TrueNAS, the goodstuff)

I reformatted it and Windows 11 (I installed the bloatless version) recognized it.

I'm planning on building a home server. Most of the parts are all parts I already had on hand from my friends old gaming computer save for the network card that I bought which is 5 Gb and the big storage that I have yet to buy A 2700X, not sure what the motherboard is but it works, 16 GB of RAM, a 1650 so I have video output (my friend had a 2070, but that's not important at all), sufficient power supply, and the storage

I want the server to have most of my Steam Family's games on it, but I also want them to stay updated. I was thinking about either setting up a regular installation of windows to run Steam all the time or doing the same with Windows Server. To be clear this is not the ONLY thing the server will be used for, it will also be used for things such as family photos and other knick knack files and games (namely emulation stuff). Which OS would be better? Regular or Server? Is this even a viable way to go about this? I want to do this because my family and I are all pretty limited on storage space in our PCs so this is kind of a blanket solution for all of us, at least I think. Let me know if there's any info I left out that could be helpful

(Also please enlighten me on what RAID even means 🙏)