mikenothing
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hi everyone,
sorry if this is in the wrong section, i wasnt sure, admin please move if it isnt.
ok, so i want to change my home storage setup. i was thinking about a NAS, perhaps a qnap or something, i was attracted to the php and website stuff which i want to learn amongst other things. but as i began to learn more, i began to be put off.
i am thinking that these nas devices arent upgradable like a normal pc, or as futureproof, so i am leaning towards building a home server pc.
2.5 drives are kicking off these days and im not convinced that the 3.5 drive will stay ..... so im worried about spening tons on a qnap, to find newer drives wont fit. i dont want to buy a 2.5 nas, because its just not cost effective atm. not to mention potential future hardware and software issues that might be thrown up by closed box NAS.
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so anyways, im thinking of building a small, quiet pc to run my home server, i want these tasks :
host my website
host my media
stream music and vids on local
provide access to music and vids over the internet
provide remote desktop to home pcs over internet
backup my website and media in raid 5
is all this stuff possible ? ^^ and is it possible on a home server?
also, i want to run it on linux so i can learn how to create linux servers etc.
what do you guys think of this idea ? and can you point me to any help articles? i cant seem to find much ....
sorry if this is in the wrong section, i wasnt sure, admin please move if it isnt.
ok, so i want to change my home storage setup. i was thinking about a NAS, perhaps a qnap or something, i was attracted to the php and website stuff which i want to learn amongst other things. but as i began to learn more, i began to be put off.
i am thinking that these nas devices arent upgradable like a normal pc, or as futureproof, so i am leaning towards building a home server pc.
2.5 drives are kicking off these days and im not convinced that the 3.5 drive will stay ..... so im worried about spening tons on a qnap, to find newer drives wont fit. i dont want to buy a 2.5 nas, because its just not cost effective atm. not to mention potential future hardware and software issues that might be thrown up by closed box NAS.
----
so anyways, im thinking of building a small, quiet pc to run my home server, i want these tasks :
host my website
host my media
stream music and vids on local
provide access to music and vids over the internet
provide remote desktop to home pcs over internet
backup my website and media in raid 5
is all this stuff possible ? ^^ and is it possible on a home server?
also, i want to run it on linux so i can learn how to create linux servers etc.
what do you guys think of this idea ? and can you point me to any help articles? i cant seem to find much ....