my first working homeserver/NAS
from blinfabian@feddit.nl to homelab@lemmy.ml on 13 Apr 09:55
https://feddit.nl/post/54717157

i started this project on a laptop with plex, went to my old PC and some old work PC’s, but they were too crappy to do alot with.

but now i am finally confident enough to say this homeserver is stable. it’s been running for 2 1/2 months now without any downtime and it runs everything i need! (i might also add a MC server someday idk)

a PC in my attic with a linux sticker on it

#homelab

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KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net on 13 Apr 10:05 next collapse

Nice! What are you running on it?

blinfabian@feddit.nl on 13 Apr 10:28 collapse

proxmox with some debian containers and a truenas vm :3

IncogCyberSpaceUser@piefed.social on 13 Apr 11:24 collapse

Nice machine!
I’m seeing mine up right now. Got setup on bare Debian. But I know I need proxmox now, so I’m planning on switching.
What made you go proxmox with a truenas VM?

blinfabian@feddit.nl on 13 Apr 13:32 collapse

i wanted to use truenas for mirror RAID config, but i didnt want it to eat all the RAM

wiccan2@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 10:24 next collapse

Just a warning, don’t go chasing high runtime numbers. It’s better to have downtime for kernel updates and OS patches than to have a machine that’s been up for months.

That said there are ways to update without rebooting so if you do want to chase runtime there’s a whole new rabbit hole to explore :)

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 13:17 collapse

Maybe I’m just unlucky but I’ve experienced plenty of power outages that negatively affected my servers (mostly services not coming back up properly) so I’ve found it more worthwhile to optimize boot and recovery time.

mesamunefire@piefed.social on 13 Apr 15:41 collapse

A small apc has helped my tiny server stay up for the couple of min downtime that occurs yearly.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 18:28 collapse

Sure an APC/UPS is pretty much necessity but I’ve also had services that lost their mind when the internet went down for more than a few mins. I also personally wouldn’t rely on a UPS keeping the server up long enough for power to be restored (depends on capacity and load, etc.). Sometimes a graceful shutdown paired with WoL is better.

Lots of ways to approach these issues which is why infrastructure engineers get paid well.

Dultas@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 03:38 collapse

It’s not to keep it up untill power is restored. It’s to keep it up if it was a minor outage and cleanly shutdown if it isn’t.

If some is using it purely for weathering an outage they’re doing it wrong.

poVoq@slrpnk.net on 13 Apr 10:53 next collapse

Please close that case properly 😭

blinfabian@feddit.nl on 13 Apr 10:55 collapse

nuh uh :3c

Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works on 13 Apr 12:03 next collapse

So like what do you do with it? Host media for playback on any device in your home? Anything else?

blinfabian@feddit.nl on 13 Apr 13:29 collapse

nextcloud for family photos

jellyfin for my digitalised LPs, CDs, some films and shows

joplin for notes

pihole to block trash network-wide

traefik to refer to my hosted services with a domain (i forgot what that’s called) but for example nextcloud.domain.com

Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works on 13 Apr 18:12 collapse

So traefik is like a local dns?

klankin@piefed.ca on 14 Apr 03:01 collapse

Pihole is, traefik is a reverse proxy like nginx

Chee_Koala@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 13:49 next collapse

Wow, what a beauty! Must be fantastic now that it’s proven itself to mostly work. I’m gonna try setting up a Vintage Story dedicated server with Fedora Server this week on a thin client or HP pro or whatever you want to call it. What do you use when managing the server? I read about Cockpit and honestly it looks to perfectly fit my needs.

blinfabian@feddit.nl on 13 Apr 13:53 collapse

COCKpit

i just use the pve web interface and homarr as a “homelab homepage”

edit: also ive never heard of fedora server, is it any good? whats the reasin to usr it over regular old debian?

Chee_Koala@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 16:56 collapse

Well I just switched over from W11 to Fedora on my workstation/main device and I had an impulse to keep the amount of seperate distro’s to max 2. Already have Mint on the living room pc, so, I don’t know, maybe keeping it in the same family reduces my startup friction?

Also have a Synology NAS seperately, so currently my new home server demands are low, fedora server is bound to adequate.

mesamunefire@piefed.social on 13 Apr 15:39 next collapse

Excellent sticker.

FireShowers@lemmy.ml on 13 Apr 15:44 next collapse

This was the case of my first custom built PC! That thing is unfortunately a bit of a dust collector though, the inside frames are not exactly circulation friendly but they served well for 8 years. Also why don’t you have the back plate not fitted in? Is it bent?

blinfabian@feddit.nl on 13 Apr 15:51 collapse

nah i just overlooked it

TrickDacy@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 16:37 next collapse

Congratulations! It’s beautiful

blinfabian@feddit.nl on 13 Apr 16:43 collapse

thankuu ^^

doingthestuff@lemy.lol on 13 Apr 17:35 next collapse

Needs more stickers but great job, congratulations!

SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 03:57 collapse

Thats a big old chonkster. Nice :)

But…you risk mortal peril and calamity uttering the s word around your NAS.

Best to assume Schrödinger NAS: both stable and unstable until you look at it. Don’t look at it :)