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Exploring the Idea of Creating a Home Server with My Old PC. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MrOzwaldMan@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have my father's old work PC (one of those Fujitsu Siemens models) from yesteryears. It features:

OS: Ubuntu 23.04
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 (I forgot the clock speed in GHz).
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 1600MHz (Single Channel).
Storage: 128 GB SSD (installed in 2020) & 1 TB HDD (also installed in 2020).
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 (or was it GTX?).

I am considering using it as a file server since my laptop only has a 256 GB SSD, and I need more space to store my files on the old PC. But the question is, do I need a home server? When is a home server necessary?

Any sources or information on how to set up a file server with a PC would be greatly appreciated.

Vocabulary and Grammatical Errors were improved and fixed by ChatGPT because English is my 2nd Language

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[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A home server is great, my rig is built with focus on power consumption, and it still uses 50-100w depending on how many cooling fans is on.

Edit: I can add that the CPU board is coming to 10 years, so you can easily go lower than that.

[–] MrOzwaldMan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds awesome, can you reply with your rig, I want it as a future reference.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I checked it's from 2013

Celeron G465 chosen because it's TDP is 35w
ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP chosen because it has 8 SATA connectors
4gb RAM
530w Thermaltake PSU
8 x 12cm fans connected to a USB relay for cooling

And then some big disks in pairs using btrfs