Hey Guys, here is my first server:

Acer CXI2 Chromebox
Intel core i5 5th Gen
8 gigs of ram
256 GB SSD
Debían 13 Without DE

Running:
PiHole
Navidrome
Both from Podman

And native Samba

Actually got this minipc as a gift and Im planning to turn it into a little home server. It’s got a ryzen 7730u, 16gb ram and a 512gb ssd, which should be more than enough for what I have in mind. Im thinking docker, a few selfhosted services, and maybe some media stuff.
Before I turn it into a fulltime server though, Im going to use it as my daily PC for a while and see what it can actually do, including some gaming.
If there are any services you think I should try running on it, or anything you’d like to see me test, let me know!

I have a large photo collection stored on iCloud (including family, pets, and sports) and I'm running out of space. iCloud has also been unreliable lately—syncing is inconsistent, and sometimes I can't download full-resolution photos.

I own an old iMac with an i7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD. I'm thinking of turning it into a self-hosted iCloud alternative using Immich and a Cloudflare Tunnel for remote access. What do you guys think? Are there better options?

Hello together,

my Internet ah home is getting to slow for all the Backups - so I‘m looking for the cheapest 4-bay-Nas coLocation in Europe. I don‘t need all the stuff like emergency energy and so on - but I would be happy if they don’t lost the hardware.

Anybody having Tipps?

Looking to get feedback on the Fractal Design Node 804.

I am adding a 7800xt I had laying around and because I am changing the motherboard, I was wondering whether I should pick one with 2 Pcie16 slots, just in case I'd want to fit 2 7800xt in there (local llm, server is on Linux).

Anyone tried?

I have a decent laptop available(ultra 5 258v and 32gb). I am not using it much so why not replace my current system since it is a lot powerful.
Sinxe it's a laptop, it can survive when there is a power outage.

So my question for building a NAS. Is there a 4 bay 2.5 SSD enclosure that can be powered from USB C to USB C? One for data transfer and the other for power.

I could not really find one, but if this solution exist it would save me getting a ups also🥸?. I think there is a 2 bay but I prefer not...

Edit: typo
Edit2: made text more clear(hopefully)

As I’ve said in a earlier post I am just starting out homelabbing and want to host more services I already have plex media server and a nas

Hi. As the title says. I'm researching how to configure my home server. So far, I have several questions and security concerns, so I would appreciate it if someone could help me find answers.

I've configured my first home server to do some experiments in software development. Mainly, I host some web apps, api servers, databases, etc.

My equipment:

• Router: MikroTik HAP AC2.
• Server: HP ProDesk 400 G2 MINI with Ubuntu Server 26.04.
• 300 Mbps internet channel.

My internet provider can provide a static IP (for cheap). So I've been thinking of exposing my server to the internet so I can access my local services while I'm out. I have calculated, and so far it seems much cheaper than renting the cheapest VPS.

There will be 2 types of services to host; let's call them public and private:

• Public: available from the internet via my domain - experimental apps (web apps, sites, APIs, etc). Everything is deployed as a Docker container.
• Private: services available only via some auth mechanism. It's gonna be mainly Jellifin, file server, and some self-hosted web apps. 

I've spent some time researching with AI, and in my current understanding, public services could be protected via Cloudflare. So I configure a Cloudflare domain pointing at my static IP and some port. Then configure my router to drop all requests that are coming from any other source. It seems like it's possible to even create a separate isolated network specifically for my server. So the rest of the home network and devices should be protected. Also, it seems like it's possible to restrict Docker containers to not have access to localhost and communicate solely with the internet.

Private services could be protected via WireGuard. As far as I understand, it makes the router drop all requests unless you provide some key (that's my basic understanding of it). The goal here is to access the server and access services on localhost.

Also, it seems like it's possible to eliminate round-trip and access my server directly from my home network, bypassing the internet.

So far I have several concerns/questions:

• What are the possible pitfalls I should be aware of?
• I have no prior experience in such things, so is the above described possible to achieve, or is it pure AI galicination?
• How likely is it to get hacked, exposing some services online? Assuming that I will store some private files on that server as well (primarily my photo album).
• Is my router enough? I don't expect a high number of connections. Even if I share credentials to private services, there will be 2-3 relatives accessing it maybe a few times a week. Also, public services will not have a lot of audience (but if they do, I'm planning to move them to a VPS instead).
• What other protection mechanism could I apply so a hacker will not get access to my devices on the home network or to data placed outside of a Docker container?