# Definition Basically a server computer I run in my house, where I host many cool services you can access through the internet, such as a Minecraft server, a Drawpile server, etc. (see below for full list) I call it a [[Network Attached Storage|NAS]] to disambiguate, since all the service also have "server" in the name. And technically this machine also acts as a NAS, so when I say "NAS" you know I mean the hardware machine. # Components [[TrueNAS]] [[Cloudflare]] [[Minecraft server]] ==[[Plex]]== / [[Jellyfin]] [[Nextcloud]] [[Immich]] [[Drawpile]] [[TeamSpeak]] / [[IRC]] / [[Matrix (platform)]] [[Mastodon]] # Evolution # Synthesis %% https://www.xda-developers.com/how-i-save-100-every-month-by-self-hosting-these-services/ I really need to get a grip on the Immich and all and get them out of Limbo. Screw HexOS, do everything in TrueNAS and set it up well, then you can save on monthly subscriptions. I need to get out of Discord You could buy a NAS, and then access it from you main computer for file storage, but also access it from a secondary "server" computer that you use to host many cool thingies like a personal website, a DNS thingie, maybe a TOR relay, and maybe but unlikely some crypto mining, or at least a monero relay thingie whatever ? Install TrueNAS OS ? It has drive checks to make sure no Data is lost, stuff Windows might suck at. Also has 100% uptime, no updates in the way. But then maybe Linux could do the job too, and also allow for server features such as website hosting and tor relays and all the cool jazz. SSH and VNC Buying the server PC will cost a lot, but, savings down the line, no more yearly Google Drive. No more monthly Discord with Teamspeak. Potentially no longer Obsidian sync if I can set it up via OwnCloud too. It's essentially the ultimate subscription killer. Over the course of a year, Discord Nitro is 20 bucks a month, so 240 bucks a year. The faster I set up Teamspeak, the more I'll save. It'll be like, 5 years of Discord Nitro only to save money. Google Drive is 30€/y 270/y for 4.5 years to save money. If you also decide to include the Obsidian Sync, then that would be another 100 bucks a year save. But uhh, that one is a little bit useful. Instant sync. 12 month sync history. But yeah I guess I've still got a year until this just billed year expires, so until then I have time to test Server PC syncing solutions and if they can be just that seamless and offer all of the same features. 100 bucks saved per year is great. You can buy two more Switch games with that. Or like, plenty of tasty food for a month. With Obsidian sync it'll be 370/y for 3.5 years. And if I go extra baller and just stop paying for YT premium, I'll end up at another 24 bucks saved per month. So 290/y for a total of 660/y for only under 2 years. No more music recommendations though, also YT premium with no ads is kindof a must tbh, I'm already struggling with YT so forcing through ads would be so unhealthy for my time and busy mind. So let's first see if Obsidian is even possible. - ~~Ok, so the max amount of HDDs I'll be able to have is 10 because that's the amount of slots in the case I already bought.~~ - Nevermind, I only got six *3.5"* drives, the others are 5.5 and 2.5. - So that matches the amount of SATA power connectors I already have on the power supply great, that means no buying more. That also means I'm capped in terms drive count, but that's ok, 6 is still way more than what I can afford rn. - Also in the future I can always look into power splitters / chains. And then find a way to shover the drives in the 5.5 slots or in other places with some duct tape y'know. Those are concerns for future me. - Ok actually, my new PC doesn't seem to go much over 400W consumption with my current graphics card, and even if I upgrade it'll be at 464W which both configs are under the 600W of my current power supply, so that's totally ok. Only if I go crazy with two graphics cards at once will I go over at around 650W. So considering this, I can just keep that power supply in the new PC, and buy the new one for the server PC while maximizing on SATA power slots. That way whenever I have money to spend, I can either choose to add more HDD, or I can go crazy with another graphics card and swap the PSUs. - Also since the server PC is the one that will be running 24/7, having better power efficiency on that might be beneficial for savings. https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-run-git-server-nas/ gitea on my server can integrate with nextcloud and obsidian pretty nicely too. Self hosting VPS https://www.xda-developers.com/replace-vpn-with-vps-added-benefits/ %%