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What is the most efficient method to set up a home server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey guys, I'm new to self-hosting; I'm trying to set up cloud storage to store pics and other content. However, I’m unsure whether to use my old computer, Buy NAS or ResberryPie to set up a home server.

Also, what is the best privacy-friendly OS to use with the home server?

Lastly, do’s and don’ts.

Any help would be appreciated (:

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Raspberry pi cant transcode so its not best for media server

To expand on that:
Kinda right and still wrong.
You actually can transcode. But the performance wont be great.

I tried it with Jellyfin by transcoding anime episodes thanks to SSA subs (1080p ~1GB @ 20min episodes). Performance was about 0,7-0,9x

because I had issues with power on rpi USB ports for storage.

Corrupted my kernel by having 2 USB powered disks on it (hdd and ssd) and wondered why the write performance sucked so hard if I wrote to both at the same time.
Then I updated the kernel and corrupted it c:

Check wiki.servarr.com

Don't forget trash guides.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The 2 usb ports on RPI share the same usb controller and pcie lines, so you can't expect max throughput on both ports simultaneously

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Problem was less the throughput and more the power it could provide to supply both a 2.5" hdd and ssd.
If you connected the monitor your could see a bolt on the monitor probably warbing about undervoltage/power.
When I upgraded the kernel it went down during the upgrade.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I had an issue with only 1 SSD powered from USB, couldnt even run SMART test. Found that after I got corrupted system. Getting external power supply makes it more bulky and have to be careful with compatibility