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Hi!

tldr, i want to do a lot of different things. is it recommended to use one single server?

I'm planning to set up a home server and need guidance and opinions on a few things.

  1. Storing Personal Media: To host images from my camera and phone.
  2. Media Server/Data Backup: To back up movies that I own, along with important documents like mortgage information and taxes documents. etc.
  3. Virtualization: To set up VMs for testing and various other uses.
  4. Web Hosting: I'd like to run small websites that are currently running on Digital Ocean
  5. Networking: I have opnsense, maybe I'd like to consolidate.
  6. General Storage: For storing ebooks and miscellaneous files.

I have several questions and concerns:

  • Hardware Selection: What type of server hardware should I consider for these tasks? Would it be more beneficial to build my own server or to purchase a pre-built one?
  • Data Segregation and Security: How should I separate sensitive personal data from public website data on the server? Are there specific security practices I should follow?
  • Storage Practices: What are the best practices for storing different types of data (e.g., personal, public, general storage) on a multi-purpose server?

Thank you in advance for your help and insights!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

A lot of people say go modern because of power consumption. I would say get as much storage as you can. Biggest thing is to just start because you will improve it over time.

You can buy a used prebuilt server on eBay or get one without drives and get the drives. For $500 you can get like a g9 hp g8 dell both will be fine