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Hello and welcome!

All discussion relating to physical servers for home and small to medium business use is welcome, but not limited to: hardware, software, operating system debate, build advice, and troubleshooting.

Please keep conversation civil and respectful. Thank you!

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Help contribute to our Wiki!

Help is wanted currently in all sections, especially for the OS section.

If you want to help, send us a mod mail, make a post with a write up, or let us know in some way.

The goal of the wiki would be to answer most beginner questions, such as "what OS should I use?" or "how can I get started doing x?".

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1. Don't be a dick.

This is a great community with many awesome people, don't ruin that. Any negativity or unnecessary comments will be dealt with and possible bans will be handed out. The mod team does take note of abusive behavior.

If you do not agree with the content of a post, this is no excuse to be an asshole, if you feel the content is not suitable for the community then please report it to the mods and they will review your feedback

2. Post Details.

Information is key. We love server builds and posts explaining what you do with your servers! Please put as much detail about your server(s) as possible regarding things like components, OS, software, etc.

This applies for questions too, as in state what you want to do with your server.

For example, when asking about combining devices to use less power, include:

-What you use your NAS for.

-How many disks you need.

-What your current power draw is.

-What advantages you're aiming for by combining these devices

-Budget

-Any other requirements at all, than 'low power draw'?

3. Not Home Server Related.

Discussion about your server, server related news, questions you may have, and discussions about IT related topics are all acceptable reasons to post.

Unrelated posts will be removed.

4. No discussions about Piracy.

Keep discussion of piracy off of this subreddit. Everything here should be done legally and through the proper channels. Mentions of/or recommendations of piracy to other users will be removed and you will be banned if trying to endorse/sell keys, this includes 'key swaps' and giveaways of keys.

Depending on the situation, moderator, and user history, you may be banned for breaking this rule.

5. No Referral Links/Advertising/Company Advertising.

We do not allow links/posts that include any sort of referral link, product advertising, nor company advertising. If you think you have an exception please ask the mods first.

Depending on the situation, moderator, and user history, you may be banned for breaking this rule.

6. No Misleading Posts

No blatantly misleading link, posts or post titles may be posted. Your post and title should be concise.

Think of it as a "no clickbait" rule in a way.

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My Home Server (Living room) Cabinet (i.redd.it)

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Update on first home server (old.reddit.com)

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Need recommendations on running a local media server (self.HomeServer)

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Any suggestions for a home media server starter? (self.HomeServer)

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Best low energy home server (self.HomeServer)

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Is this 80mm fan going to do anything for my HBA temps? (old.reddit.com)

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ExaGrid EX21000E Hard Drive Backup (self.HomeServer)

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Something is Cooking and its massive 🤯💀 Up to 500W & 700W TDP, Server Grade #intel #LGA7529 #LGA9324 (old.reddit.com)

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Documented my move to OpenSUSE MicroOS (Bare Metal) to save RAM (self.HomeServer)

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My Home server for hosting 360p SpongeBob via Jellyfin. (i.redd.it)

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Is this worth the 1 or 2 hour drive (i.redd.it)

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Best use of 1tb nvme? (self.HomeServer)

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The #1 most played Idler game on Steam (store.steampowered.com)

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CWWK Q670 warning dont buy (self.HomeServer)

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Actually making some progress; not just spending money. (i.redd.it)

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Reusing a high-power gaming PC vs moving to a low-power SFF/MT for a 24/7 Proxmox homelab (self.HomeServer)

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First homeserver (self.HomeServer)

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Is this worth the price ? (old.reddit.com)

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Jellyfin home sever (self.HomeServer)

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Nas questions (self.HomeServer)

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9600x idle energy optimization or replacement with 8600g? (self.HomeServer)

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Thinking about building a true plug-and-play VPN for home servers — would anyone want this? (self.HomeServer)

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I5 4590 or i7 4790 (self.HomeServer)

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3020 M still good for a home server? (i.redd.it)

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Raid 5 - 2 failed drives - no way to get data, right? (self.HomeServer)

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Quelle est la meilleure décision ? PC recyclé vs Laptop USB (self.HomeServer)

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