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 (:

  • @CmdrShepardEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    You can still use one of these with the NAS as storage. A Synology doesn’t have a lot of horsepower to run programs directly on their hardware so if you plan on doing something like a media server you might encounter some issues. An optiplex (or any other PC) running Proxmox will let you run a bunch of different containers or VMs separately

    • @fahad@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2•7 months ago

      You are correct. After speaking to a friend, I have decided to build a new NAS. For less than £200, I can quickly build a decent PC.

      I was surprised by that £200 motherboard and CPU custom build; if I directly buy those Pre-built NASs, that would cost me £1K+ with the same motherboard and cpu.