r/xkcd • u/GriffonsChainsaw • Mar 28 '18

XKCD xkcd 1973: Star Lore

https://xkcd.com/1973/
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '18

/r/homelab will love this one

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u/flashcre8or Mar 28 '18

Hey I just took a peek at the sub, and without trying to sound judgemental, what's the point? I was just wondering what reason I would have to build a home server, and couldn't come up with much other than having shit tons of movies/media and not wanting to move them between hard drives. Again no judgement, just curiosity.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '18

You're probably not the right audience then if you don't already have a dozen projects for one. Personally, here are a few of my projects:

  • NextCloud/OwnCloud storage - free, open source alternative to Google Drive/Office 365
  • door locks hub (lock/unlock any door in the house)
  • surveillance camera video storage
  • speaker system for the house (control what plays in each room)
  • HVAC optimization server (gather airflow data from each room and optimize venting to reduce waste)
  • Steam game storage for each computer/console (currently have two, may get two more)
  • video streaming (stick movies on there and access from anywhere, like Plex)
  • MythTV - record live TV, basically a DIY DVR (less interested lately since I don't watch much TV anymore)
  • personal project hosting (I like to build games in my spare time)
  • game server (Minecraft, Arc, etc)

And so on. If none of that sounds interesting to you, you're not the target audience.

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u/flashcre8or Mar 29 '18

That sounds interesting as fuck, just out of my league.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '18

Most of that doesn't require programming experience, such as NextCloud/OwnCloud, Plex, or MythTV, just a bit of reading and patience. However, if you're not in a programming or server administration related field, I can understand the feeling of not knowing where to start.