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Bare minimum hardware to selfhost something simple. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to this, I've only been running Jellyfin on my laptop for media but nothing 24/7. Honestly, it's not bad and I like it better than paying a thousand different streaming services. I also have some experience with Linux so this seems like a pretty fun hobby I'd say :)

I want to get more into self hosting some other stuff, but I don't have a very big budget, I want the bare minimum to get things working without too much trouble. Also I'd rather not have a big setup since space is pretty limited where I am. This is what I'd like to host:

  • Jellyfin (with *Arr optional)
  • PiHole or some other ad blocker/privacy
  • Magic Mirror or other way to display weather, public transit schedules etc... (I actually just found out about this on another thread so I'd say its optional too. I'm planning on connecting it to a small display rather than a mirror)
  • And whatever else you might recommend :)

As far as data storage goes, I'm not a very "materialistic" person, so I'm sorted out with my backup hard drives and devices that go everywhere with me. This wouldn't be necessary, but if I have the capacity I'd say why not. I don't necessarily want to have my network exposed to the public Internet, I don't want to do networking and having everything run on a local network is more than enough for me.

I know about RaspberryPis but the shortage and inflated prices are not ideal, so I've been looking into Libre Computer's lineup (LE Potato specifically). Mini PCs and old laptops seem like a viable option but is there anything in particular spec-wise I should look for?

Thanks in advance :)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I am running my home server on a Dell 3050 from shopgoodwill.com and it was ~$40 without hard drives. It has room for an m2 drive and SSD so I have Ubuntu/Docker on the m2 and all my data on an SSD.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That looks interesting, I've got one question though, how noisy would you say that machine is? Is it louder than a small box fan on a hot summer day, or more like a blender in the next room?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It has a laptop style fan for the cpu. I've never noticed any noise but I have it off in a corner and near some noisy af parakeets so it's silent to me.