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<h1>Homelabs</h1>
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<h2>Introduction</h2>
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So you want to make your own homelab? We can get started on
that!
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<h2>What computers would I need?</h2>
<p>
You can use any computer, whether it can be a
<small>small</small> or a <b>big</b> one!
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<a href="https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5"
><img src="img/rpi.jpg" alt="Raspberry Pi" width="30%"
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href="https://www.lenovo.com/il/en/desktops-and-all-in-ones/thinkcentre/m-series-sff/ThinkCentre-M700-SFF/p/11TC1TMM700"
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<a href="img/server-rack.jpg"
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<i
>First one is a small computer, which can do simple stuff like
host files;<br />Second one is a simple computer but can be
turned into a server;<br />Last one is a server that can be
mounted on a server rack.</i
>
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<h2>Example hardware</h2>
<p>These are hardware I would want to have on my server</p>
<ul>
<li>
<a
href="https://www.signa.com/products/signa-xeon-w-series-pro-single-gpu-workstation-w9-3475x-36c-72t-w9-3495x-56c-112-rtx-4060ti-4090-gfx?variant=46418349097274"
>Example 1
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZzWqbL"
>Example 2</a
>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.synology.com/en-ca/products/DS223j"
>Example 3</a
>
</li>
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<h2>Software</h2>
<h3>Services</h3>
<p>
We will need some services to host content like pictures,
videos, or having a game server. Otherwise, what is the point of
having a server?
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://jellyfin.org">Jellyfin</a>: Media server for
your legally obtained movies/shows.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://nextcloud.com">NextCloud</a>: Cloud server
(or known as a Google Drive/Dropbox alternative)
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_(software)"
>Samba</a
>: Local file server, don't need a web browser for this!
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Operating Systems</h3>
<p>
An operating system is the essential part of a server. Without
it, nothing will run!
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux">Linux</a>:
Recommended for stability and most popular, Linux has a lot of
variety, but
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution"
>distributions</a
>
like <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server">Ubuntu Server</a> is
a good choice!
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.proxmox.com/en/">Proxmox</a>: Great for
experts and can launch multiple services in separate
containers/VMs.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows"
>Windows</a
>: It just works. Can be a great start for your home server,
use it to share files within your network, and run simple
services (like a Jellyfin server).
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<h2>What do I use?</h2>
<h2>Synology DS918+</h2>
<a href="img/synology.png"
><img src="img/synology.png" alt="Synology Server" width="50%"
/></a>
<a href="img/synology_physical.jpg"
><img
src="img/synology_physical.jpg"
alt="Synology Server (Physical)"
width="30%"
/></a>
<p>
It has been my main server since 2020, it currently hosts all of
my files and uses 13 TB. It also can host other services like
Jellyfin, a Minecraft server and some Discord bots.
</p>
<h3>Specs</h3>
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<td>CPU</td>
<td>Intel Celeron J3455</td>
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<td>RAM</td>
<td>8 GB</td>
</tr>
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<td>Storage</td>
<td>3x6TB WD Red NAS HDD, 1x4TB WD Red NAS HDD</td>
</tr>
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<h2>Vultr Ubuntu Server</h2>
<a href="img/alee14-server-index.png"
><img
src="img/alee14-server-index.png"
alt="server.alee14.me Website"
width="30%"
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<a href="img/nextcloud.png"
><img
src="img/nextcloud.png"
alt="NextCloud Server"
width="20%"
/></a>
<p>
I host all public websites in this server. Whether its for my
own services or services for my friends. Oh yeah! These are
publicly accessible websites like my
<a href="https://cloud.alee14.me">cloud server</a>, and a
<a href="https://wiki.aircs.racing">wiki</a> that I am hosting
right now.
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<h3>Specs</h3>
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<td>CPU</td>
<td>Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)</td>
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<td>RAM</td>
<td>1 GB</td>
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<td>Storage</td>
<td>25 GB (and 50 GB for Block Storage)</td>
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<h2>Proxmox (Lenovo ThinkCentre M800)</h2>
<a href="img/proxmox.png"
><img src="img/proxmox.png" alt="Proxmox Server" width="40%"
/></a>
<br />
<a href="img/lenovo.jpg"
><img
src="img/lenovo.jpg"
alt="ThinkCentre M800 SFF"
width="30%"
/></a>
<p>
This is a recent addition as it is being used as my main VM
server, where I could easily spin up a new virtual machine
without it slowing down my main machine and able to do
complicated tasks. This computer was refurbished and bought from
Newegg for $188.99 (with taxes) / $179.99 (without taxes), and
replaced the 256 GB SSD with the current SSDs below.
</p>
<h3>Specs</h3>
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<td>CPU</td>
<td>Intel Core i5-6500</td>
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<td>RAM</td>
<td>16 GB</td>
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<td>Storage</td>
<td>500 GB SSD, 2 TB SSD</td>
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