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Is this a good first homeserver? (de.pcpartpicker.com)

submitted 1 day ago by libewa@feddit.org to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I don‘t know if this is the right place to ask, but is this an OK build for a first start in selfhosting? Is there anything obvious I could improve? I‘d mainly run Nextcloud, Immich, some Docker containers and smaller web applications and cronjobs.

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[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

FYI: I'm a noob myself.

Looks fine, but if you're looking to mess around with a first build then you could go cheaper. Secondhand hardware would save you money, especially since older hardware is great for server use. At least you're saving money with AM4 and DDR4.

Some thoughts:

I went with an Intel CPU for Jellyfin transcoding.
16gb ram is enough to start and I host tons of stuff with that much, but the more ram the better. Having 2 more ram slots for future expansion would serve you well (but not essential).
Faster networking would be better. Your mobo has 1 gigabit LAN. Again not a deal breaker. You can add faster networking yourself later.

This guy makes great videos, but you have to be careful to not overcomplicate things or chase specs that pro home server guys want that make no difference to noobs.

[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 13 hours ago

I recently picked up a used i3 14th gen to add to my server rack. Its great except ddr5 💸

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 1 points 21 hours ago

Note about the network: it really doesn't matter how fast your server can go if the rest of the stuff connected to it can't also handle it.

You have a server with a 10 gigabit network port, you also need the cabling, router, switches, and other hardware that can handle 10 gigabit.