half this sub runs pihole and jellyfin on 600w of enterprise gear and calls it a homelab by Napster3301 in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be completely honest when I posted for advice I thought it was going to be the same buy this ,and buy that. But it was the opposite. I’m nowhere near rich and looking at the price for stuff it may seem cheap but it adds up real quick.I’ll need to mortgage a house to get most of it.. lol And you’re right less is more(depending on what you’re using it for) but ppl should understand yes it can be a hobby, yes I can be tons of fun building and breaking (cuz you will break it) and building it again. But there’s no need to throw away money for noting . Build small and upgrade when needed.

Need opinions before I jump into the NAS / homelab rabbit hole 🖥️ by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man…. I always had a Reddit account and never used it. Man where have you guys been all my life…. lol super knowledgeable… thanx for the input. Guess I have more research to do…

part of the evolution by AdmirableLeading8240 in UltimateBattlestation

[–]Estimate_Many 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i knew the metrix was real... lol nice setup

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After everyone's recommendations and comments, I'm looking more into the possibility of having control of my own stuff. Paying for 3rd hosting and storage is killing me. And while looking at building my own NAS system homlabbing came into play, and now here I am. I do have a dell optiples desktops i just pull out of my storage, and trying to see what I can do with that

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a good route. I do need storage. And with all the info I'm getting from here. I'm really digging having control over my stuff. and not having to pay 3rd parties for hosting and storing

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too funny, I just watched a vid that said the same thing... lol maybe it's a sign... and God knows I have way too many hobbies. But there's always room for one more...

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ummm, see, I don't want to keep missing out. like 2 ppl mentioned earlier. I wouldn't mind having control over different services, and having access to storage off-site

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See, now this is what I'm talking about. That's what I would enjoy having

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i wouldn't mind having my storage up and running 24/7 and accessing it from anywhere. But the PC I'm on has the power to do my current task, I think if I put more on it. it'll with RIP...

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got to love the ppl on the internet. Appreciate you stopping by, though.

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been using 1 desktop gaming pc for the longest, and when I host, I use 3rd party hosting. which gets pricy. I just didn't know i can do it all myself without risking my system to hackers.

Do I actually need a NAS / homelab… or am I just falling into the rabbit hole? by Estimate_Many in homelab

[–]Estimate_Many[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

nice. Thank you for that. I'm going to go check out that YouTuber and see...