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How to start a homelab (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Aromatic_Way_5182@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Hello, I want to get into the world of creating a homelab, but I’m getting confused by all the information online. I want to use a raspberry pi 5 because of the ease of set up (at least to my limited understanding).

My use case/desires would be:

Low energy consumption (I live in California where the rates are high)
Securely and quickly read and write files to Nextcloud
Stream, music and videos remotely without lag
ease of set up and maintenance
low cost
periodically back up to another hard drive in case the main one fails

Does anybody have suggestions on hardware I should attach to my raspberry pie for this NAS?

I was thinking of just attaching an external SSD drive from Costco and installing the OS on this, as well as Twingate and Nextcloud, and some kind of streaming service like Plex.

Sorry for such the noob question…

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[–] Diligent_Ad_9060@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds to me like you're asking for a michelin rated meal at McDonalds.

[–] Aromatic_Way_5182@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

That’s good to know! I’m slowly learning about the home lab space so any feedback and expectation leveling is greatly appreciated!

[–] cmmmota@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I started out with a RPI, but the hardware needs of my use cases quickly outgrew what the rpi4 8gb could provide for processing power, video decoding, system memory and connectivity. It was still a great way of discovering which services I wanted to host as well as what hardware I'd need for them, for a relatively low cost. I'd say go for it, but keep in mind that it may not be enough in the long run

[–] marc45ca@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

start by reading the forum.

[–] goochmonster@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I don't think it's realistic to find something low energy, easy to setup and cheap. I wouldn't go with a Pi 5 as I don't think it will do everything you are hoping for. I would look at a used SFF desktop and chuck in more memory and a few SSDs. That wouldn't cost a lot and has a lot of potential.