home server

Hi all, my first post here, I have been planning on getting either an Elitedesk or an Optiplex with the i5 8500, I have been mostly looking through Olx postings and some refurbished hardware retailers and I found the Dell OptiPlex 3060 Mini to be the most appropriate candidate, I plan on using...

I have brought my old r3 2200g to life, i think its worth it just because how power efficient it is and how the electricity cost is rising so much for the past few years... All my test is directly measured from wall socket with wattage meter. My main pc at 60 watts and above when idle, this...

I have recently installed Proxmox on an old laptop that was laying unused for quite some time. I have installed Tailscale on it to help me access it remotely. I was curious, those of you who are running Proxmox at home, what services do you normally use? Media server? VPN? Please suggest useful...

Selling my Raspberry Pi 4B - 4GB RAM device which was used to run Openwrt for my home network. Device perfectly working. Raspberry Pi 4B 4GB Black case with Fan and also heatsinks added. Price - 4200/-

Need some urgent funds, hence looking to sell some of my Unused inventory. 1. iPad Air 3rd Gen (64 GB) Wifi only (Rose Gold) - this was bought in 2019. In flawless condition. Always had a tempered glass. No issues whatsoever. Great for reading, mobility etc. I should have the box lying around...

Hello. People on FB marketplace listing their used-for-8-years, i3 2rd Gen PC for 6k INR, and 10+ year used laptops with broken screens and broken keys for 4k+. Literal EWaste is being listed. So I come to you for help. I am planning to use no more than 2 HDDs with no Raid and a nightly...

Hi, Does anyone know where can I buy used servers for my home lab and server ? Usually in Mumbai and Bangalore, I could get it from the IT Cos scrapping/decom their servers. Over the last 3 years, either there haven't been too many direct sales or the prices are insane. Any sources online or...

So, I have finally decided to start my journey to build a tower server for my use case. Majorly, I would be using the server as a NAS(have lost a couple of hard drives due to failures), Media Storage for Plex and a backup for the security cameras. Apart from this, I would also like to shift some...

I'm planning to upgrade my server to have more storage, but the case (Galax Rev3) is a tiny mATX case and won't support more drives. I am mainly looking for a cabinet that will let me future-proof and can store like 8-10 3.5” drives. The motherboard that I have only has 4 SATA ports, so I will...

Hey, I am looking to sell my extra Intel NUCs that I got for home use. Brand new; never used. Warranty till Dec 20, 2025. 8gb 3200mhz 256gb NVMe ssd with 120W AC Adapter & Power cord. You do not need an invoice to receive warranty coverage for Intel NUCs. Cheers. Note: All queries via PM...

Recently due to some connection issue where my speeds would go down from 40 mbps to 2-3 mbps after half an hour of restarting the router, the Airtel technicians changed my router from the Nokia ONT to a Zyxel PMG5617-R20B. There's an option to forward ports inside this router's configuration...

Hi! So I had previously enabled transcoding (vaapi) for my optiplex server, but I suppose at some time, my inverter ran out of battery and the server shut itself. Ever since then transcoding is not working and the previous commands used to enable vaapi and the drivers do not seem to work. Is...

Hello all, I need help building a PC for Storage, Plex, Home Automation services (Home Assistant, etc). Need help wrt PSU, Case. Please suggest if you think a better Motherboard choice is available. What is your budget? 135K What is your existing hardware configuration (component name -...

For Sale Raspberry Pi 4 model B - 4GB Price - ₹10,000 Condition - New barely used a handful times, will also throw in the case,microsd card, and other addons that were purchased for raspberry pi Reason for Sale -not in use. only purchased cos relative was coming from USA Purchase Date - 2019...

Hi, Please suggest suitable configuration for a desktop home lab.Plan is to use the system to run multiple Virtual Machines for self learning about cyber security.

Looking for a budget ITX Case for Home nas which can outfit few HDD & SSD. Location is Bengaluru.

One of my friends is looking to build a cheap home server NAS. So, mostly the usage would be to run a Plex server (1 stream 99%, no transcoding needed), run few applications on docker (like bitwarden, piHole etc,). Now, below is the list of items I suggested him to look for now and I need...

We have finalized a flat (3BHK) and I need help planning the networking in it. There is a central panel located in the middle of the flat, in the hallway, where fiber optic comes in. I am assuming that's where my central router (Asus AC68U) will reside along with the cable modem. I am planning...

Some 7-8 years back, I was bitten by a DIY bug. Being a non techie, I took a challenge of assembling PC by own. So sourced components from various sources (especially the Lian Li chasis from USA) and successfully built a PC mainly to be used as NAS for my movie collection. But after completing...

Need to build a tertiary machine that will be on 24x7. Main purpose of the machine is to run TrueNAS/OpenMediaVault to self-host the following things: PhotoPrism (google photos-like gallery indexing server) - multiple instances may be required for multiple users Something to sync my phone's...