Discuss data hoarding and other home server projects
>Previous threads:https://rbt.asia/g/search/subject/hsg/type/op/>READ THE WIKI!https://wiki.installgentoo.com/wiki/Home_server>HELP BY CONTRIBUTING!Pages that need more work:
- Setting up your Storage
- Choosing an Operating System
- Single board computers
>NAS Case Guide. Feel free to add to it:https://wiki.installgentoo.com/wiki/Home_server/Case_guide>IF YOU WANT PURCHASING ADVICE:READ THE FAQS!
State your BUDGET.
List OS and software.
State storage/raid and # of disks.
List hardware features (low power draw, 10G Ethernet, etc)
>Why should I have a homeserver?/hsg/ is about learning and expanding your horizons. De-botnet your life. Learn something new. Serving applications to yourself, your family, and your frens feels good. Put your /g/ skills to good use for yourself and those close to you. Store their data with proper availability redundancy and backups and serve it back to them with a /comfy/ easy to use interface.
>How should I get started?Most people get started with NAS. It’s nice have a /comfy/ home for all your data. Streaming your movies/shows around the house and to friends. Know all about NAS? Learn virtualization. Spun up some VMs? Learn networking by setting up a pfsense box and configuring some vlans. There's always more to learn and chances to grow. Think you’re god tier already? Setup openstack and report back.
>What do I hoard?Movies, music, books, porn, anything and everything you like. If you are looking for things to hoard check out
>>>/g/ptg they have a list of various trackers for everything under the sun.
>Why Hoard?Things that are online today might not be online forever. It's good to have a copy of something because you never know when it might get taken down due to copyright strikes or Big Tech censorship.
