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Two old HP thin client PCs configured as 4TB SFTP file servers using vsftpd on Debian. Each one uses software RAID 1 with both an NVMe and SATA SSD internally, and are in two separate locations with a cron job which syncs one to the other every 24 hours.
People who actually know what they are doing will probably find this silly, but I had fun and learned a lot setting it up.
If it works reliably who cares?
tell me about the cron thing. im thinking of doing just that on mine for backup.
are you scping them together?
On my Raspberry Pi 4 4gb with encrypted sd is:
- pihole
- wireguard server
- vaultwarden
- cloudflare ddns
- nginx proxy manager
- my website
- ntfy server
- mollysocket
- findmydevice server
- watchtower
Pi is overkill for this kind of job. Load average is only 0.7% and ram usage is only 400M
findmydevice server
What server are you running for this?
can you tell us how you got this running with an encrypted SD card?
That was really hard to do. I created a note for myself and I will also publish it on my website. You can also decrypt the sd using fido2 hardware key (I have a nitrokey). If you don't need that just skip steps that are for fido2.
The note:
Download the image.
Format SD card to new DOS table:
- Boot: 512M 0c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
- Root: 83 Linux
As root:
xz -d 2023-12-11-raspios-bookworm-arm64-lite.img.xz
losetup -fP 2023-12-11-raspios-bookworm-arm64-lite.img
dd if=/dev/loop0p1 of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 bs=1M
cryptsetup luksFormat --type=luks2 --cipher=xchacha20,aes-adiantum-plain64 /dev/mmcblk0p2
systemd-cryptenroll --fido2-device=auto /dev/mmcblk0p2
cryptsetup open /dev/mmcblk0p2 root
dd if=/dev/loop0p2 of=/dev/mapper/root bs=1M
e2fsck -f /dev/mapper/root
resize2fs -f /dev/mapper/root
mount /dev/mapper/root /mnt
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/boot/firmware
arch-chroot /mnt
In chroot:
apt update && apt full-upgrade -y && apt autoremove -y && apt install cryptsetup-initramfs fido2-tools jq debhelper git vim -y
git clone https://github.com/bertogg/fido2luks && cd fido2luks
fakeroot debian/rules binary && sudo apt install ../fido2luks*.deb
cd .. && rm -rf fido2luks*
Edit /etc/crypttab
:
root /dev/mmcblk0p2 none luks,keyscript=/lib/fido2luks/keyscript.sh
Edit /etc/fstab
:
/dev/mmcblk0p1 /boot/firmware vfat defaults 0 2
/dev/mapper/root / ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1
Change root
to /dev/mapper/root
and add cryptdevice=/dev/mmcblk0p2:root
to /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt
.
PATH="$PATH:/sbin"
update-initramfs -u
Exit chroot and finish!
umount -R /mnt
You might like to search this community, and also \c\self_hosted, since this question gets asked a lot.
For me:
- Audiobookshelf
- Navidrome
- FreshRss
- Jellyfin
- Forgejo
- Memos
- Planka
- File Storage
- Immich
- Pihole
- Syncthing
- Dockge
I created two things - CodeNotes (for snippets) and a lil' Weather app myself 'cause I didn't like what I found out there.
Lenovo ThinkStation P330 Tiny. Debian + Podman systemd quadlets, running these services:
- Jellyfin
- Sonarr
- Radarr
- Qbittorrent w/ VPN
- Linkwarden
- Calibre Web
- Immich
- Lidare
- Postgres
- Prowlarr
- Vaultwarden
P330 tiny is so good I just wish there was a ryzen version with a pcie slot. Quicksync is great but I hate Intel.
countless "read later" pdfs ...and cat pictures
Cat pictures ? Definitely the best possible use of a server 😄
Plex, transmission, home assistant, some SSH tunnels, some custom home automation endpoints.
Nice try fed won't get my ssh keys that easily
For local use only I use Docker Rootless hosting:
- SearXNG (with some modifications, like not using Redis nor Caddy)
- FreshRSS
- Jellyfin (for my small collection of series and movies)
- Gotify
- Stirling-PDF
- PiHole (more as an experiment, rather than looking for a complete DNS solution since I can't change my router's DNS)
- Paperless-NGX (I don't use it much, it's more as an experiment)
- Homer
- DokuWiki
I've found problems using Docker Rootless and Tumbleweed as my server's OS, since some configurations are different and some containers don't even work, but I've also learned a lot :)
Minetest server, arr suite, plex, Pihole, calibre, homesssistant, Nextcloud.
Interact with it through a Homarr webpage and all of it is virtualized through proxmox.
I've been a software engineer for 8 years and I've had my own Jellyfin server (and before that, Plex) set up for 4 years on a server that I built myself.
Despite this, I don't have a damn clue what "virtualized through Proxmox" means any time I read it.
They are just running things in VMs. They may even have a cluster with some sort of high availability.
I use Docker and (currently) VMware and host whatever I need for as long (or short) as I need it.
This allows me to keep everything separate and isolated and prevents incompatible stuff interacting with each other. In addition, after I'm done with a test, I can dispose of the experiment without needing to track down spurious files or impacting another project.
I also use this to run desktop software by only giving a container access to the specific files I want it to access.
I'm in the process of moving this to AWS, so I have less hardware in my office whilst gaining more flexibility and accessibility from alternative locations.
The ultimate aim is a minimal laptop with a terminal and a browser to access what I need from wherever I am.
One side effect of this will be the opportunity to make some of my stuff public if I want to without needing to start from scratch, just updating permissions will achieve that.
One step at a time :)
Just Jellyfin and modded Minecraft right now. Nothing super interesting, but great fun.
I'm using SSH to interact with the Minecraft server in tmux, and the web interface for Jellyfin.
NUC 8i5, 32GB, 500GB NVMe (host), 8TB SSD (data), Akasa Turing fanless case, running Proxmox:
- samba
- syncthing
- pihole
- radicale
- jellyfin
- minidnla
I also have a Pi 4 running LibreElec for Kodi on the home theater. Nothing fancy yet and it more than meets our current needs. Most maintenance done over SSH.
Would like to eventually get a proper web and email server going (yes, I know).
Homework worth of TBs
- HomeAssistant and a bunch of scripts and helpers.
- A number of websites, some that I agreed to host for someone who was dying.
- Jellyfin and a bunch of media
- A lot of docker containers (Adguard, *arrs)
- Zoneminder
- Some routing and failover to provide this between main main server and a much smaller secondary (keepalived, haproxy, some of the docker containers)
- Some development environments for my own stuff.
- A personal diary that I wrote and keep track of personal stats for 15 years
- Backup server for a couple of laptops and a desktop (plus automated backup archiving)
Main server is a ML110 G9 running Debian. 48G/ram. 256 ssd x2 in raid1 as root. 4tb backup drive. 4tb cctv drive. 4x4tb raid 10 data drive. (Separating cctv and backup to separate drives lowers overall iowait a lot). 2nd server is a baby thinkcentre. 2gb ram, 1x 128gb ssd.
Edit: Also traccar, tracking family phones. Really nice bit of software and entirely free and private. Replaced Life360 who have a dubious privacy history.
Edit2: Syncthing - a recent addition to replace GDrive. Bunch of files shared between various desktops/laptops and phones.
I use my home server for everything. It’s an i5-13500 system, 48GB of RAM, an RX6650XT, and currently 14 drives all packed into a 4U case.
I virtualize my desktop on it, just passing through the GPU, P-Cores, and 16GB of RAM. That’s my primary dev workstation at home, and also my gaming machine (which runs sunshine for streaming games). I also have a Mac VM set up with OSX-KVM and minimal resources for Bluebubbles.
My drives are set up in several pools. I have two SSD pools: a boot pool running ZFS for the host server system (Debian), and a VM/Container ZFS pool for docker container images and configs as well as the Mac VM. I also have a whole NVMe SSD dedicated to the workstation VM. Finally, I have two large HDD pools: A mergerfs/snapraid setup for media storage (4 drives) and a large ZFS pool (5 drives) for important personal data like pictures and documents.
Services I run:
- Ente
- Jellyfin
- Navidrome
- Kavita
- Bluebubbles
- HomeAssistant
- MollySocket
- Searxng
- Piped
- Cockpit
- Samba
- Prometheus/grafana
- qBitTorrent
- Homarr
Always looking for new self hosted stuff to try! I’m thinking of getting into the *arr stuff soon but I’m a bit intimidated by it. Also I’ve got a Raspberry Pi 5 on the way that I’m gonna use for Jellyfin, moonlight, and music streaming to my living room TV
ATM I have the following running:
- Caddy
- NextCloud
- Webpress
- Plex
- Actual Budget
- Portainer
- Vaultwarden
- Grafana
- Stable Diffusion
- QBT
- *arr stack
- 4 Debian instances with differing bits and bobs on
- MIT Scratch
- Neon KDE (Drives lounge TV)
- Win10 and 11 vms
- TrueNAS
- OpnSense
- Homepage
- Navidrome
- SoulSeek
Curious about the specs of your machine.
it's an i5 13xxx with 64GB ram and a HBA passed through to TrueNAS with 7 disks on it and a second network card passed through to OpnSense for WAN/LAN
All the above runs in Proxmox and has a bit of room for expansion still ;) This was a 50th to myself to replace an IBM M4 space heater
Self hosted retro private EQemu, I also use the server for Jellyfin, just for music.
I used to use it to control my window AC from work too, but sadly the smart plug I use for that died over the winter, was nice to pair with those tuya-alternative through http since my cheapo phone needs to save all the storage it can. Its on a very old rig, so I'm always impressed that it still works.
I've got servers all over the place. A sample of what I have running on all of them:
- YaCy
- SearxNG
- Kodi
- Shaarli
- Huginn
- Part-DB-server
- Bookstack
- Cyberchef
- Efflux
I've been running my own nextcloud for around a decade now. I use it for my calendar, contacts, and file storage. It's basically replaced all the google services for me, and has been effectively zero maintenance. It just works.
Headless server accessed via SSH. Hosting Jellyfin, FoundryVTT, a Discord bot that I just mess around with, and also use it to run an IRC client inside screen.
- OrangePi with HomeAssistant and PiHole.
- Old gaming PC turned 24/7 server with Jellyfin, V-Rising server
- Hetzner cloud with Matrix server for Messenger and Discord bridging.
- Synology NAS for SMB and sharing stuff with others through Synology Drive, which also serves as a seedbox for Redacted.ch, with Headphones and Transmission.
I managed to install Nextcloud (not the docker) and I called it a success since I find nginx, ports, firewalls and port forwarding a meta headache.
Current setup:
Main server (HP ProDesk 600 G3 MT):
- 2fauth (not finished)
- Some stuff for the local breweries website
- Nextcloud (includes KeePass.kdbx)
- Some stuff for a flea market event in the near future
- Gitlab
- Gotify (notification sevice to notify of failed systemd services)
- Jellyfin
- Lemmy
- AbuseIPDB contributor badge (for more API calls)
- Piped
- Some stuff for my dad
- Synapse (Matrix)
- Uptime-kuma (not finished)
- WebODM (Drone mapping)
- Postfix
- Dovecot
- Self written DynDNS
Workstation (HP Z440):
- Gitlab runner
- NodeODM (Webodm processing node)
- pict-rs
- Service to archive+compress+encrypt backups (uploaded to the workstation by the other devices hourly) daily and upload them to google drive + Hetzner
Soon I'll move to a setup where the Workstation runs all services, and there are two servers (HP ProDesk 600 G3 MT) whose only purpose is to run a DHCP+DNS server (one authoritative) as well as a Wireguard bridge to connect the two servers, located at two different networks (and cities), together. I'll also set up Jellyseerr, Vencloud (settings sync for the Discord Client Vencord), revamp the backup system and introduce my Laptop to the ecosystem.
On an orangepi5, managed via webUIs and SSH: -Home Assistant and associated programs (notably zigbee2mqtt and nodered) -Pihole
8TB Unraid NAS managed via Unraid's webui -Whooole *arr stack -Jellyfin -Mealie
Thinking about nextcloud for the next one.
I settled on a Fujitsu Q920 with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. Runs FreeBSD 14.1 and each service has its own Jail.
Services:
DNSmasq - local DNS and adblocker Wireguard Navidrome MPD - Media server Vaultwarden - password save Radicale - cardav and caldav server TinyRSS - RSS aggregator Zabbix - server and service monitoring Postgresql Gitea - git repository Emby - jellyfin alternative Mariadb Bhyve VM with Debian running 2 apps (invoiceplane and leantime) which use a quite old php version and I never had time to port to Freebsd.
A second machine that starts daily and creates a backup of machine 1 by using ZFS autobackup.
Nothing fancy but it does what I need.
@[email protected] my home one runs:
- Nginix PM
- DuckDNS
- Glances
- Home Assistant
- Jellyfin
- AdGuard Home
- Syncthing
- Paperless-Ngx with Tika and Gotenberg
- OpenMediaVault
- Heimdall
NFS and Minetest (Asuna) server.
just assume that all of these are referring to the server components of these pieces of software
- jellyfin
- dlna
- syncthing
- samba
- ssh
- wireguard
- i2p
- sunshine
- rdp
- miniserve - simple http server, used to use apache
Nextcloud, Syncthing, PeerTube, Vaultwarden, Gitea (+drone, drone-qemu, gitea-pages), Wireguard, FreshRSS
Steam and Jellyfin torrent setup. I'm considering adding nextcloud setup for fun.
One game server, seedbox, some discord bots. And I ain't telling how I interact with my servers but they are cloud.