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What is the most efficient method to set up a home server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by fahad@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hey guys, I'm new to self-hosting; I'm trying to set up cloud storage to store pics and other content. However, I’m unsure whether to use my old computer, Buy NAS or ResberryPie to set up a home server.

Also, what is the best privacy-friendly OS to use with the home server?

Lastly, do’s and don’ts.

Any help would be appreciated (:

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

This is a good way to get started.

Docker and Docker compose on whatever hardware you want to start on.

Don’t think it’s production ready after it was working 2 days. It may be, but it’s unlikely you have enough knowledge how to fix things.

Most important there. You aren't building a production system for corporate clients, you're doing this for fun. Focus on one thing, try to get that one thing running. Toy with it, make it work. Then start on your next thing. Slowly you'll build up a large system, but it won't be immediate.

I personally have been working on switching from compose to kubernetes, which is way more advanced than a starter needs - but I've been slowly migrating for about 4 weeks now, one service at a time. Just how homelabs are done

[–] Kaldo@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What's the benefit of kubernetes over docker for a home server setup?

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For home use? Barely any. You can use multiple computers to spread out your load, which is nice for me because I have about 20ish containers running with differing workloads.

But I'm also a developer who needs to keep up on devops, so it's mostly a learning thing for me. But I gotta say it's real nice having everything laid out in a few yaml files that I can tear down and rebuild on a whim

[–] Kaldo@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

having everything laid out in a few yaml files that I can tear down and rebuild on a whim

Oh absolutely, but for me docker compose already does that. Kubernetes might be a good learning exercise but I don't think I need load balancing for 1 user, me, on the home network 😅

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