I would like to get a home server to store various media (movies / photos / etc) and to run a gaming server. This would run for the game Minecraft (Spigot) and a maximum of 10-20 slots (small server among friends). In addition, a Minecraft Forge server, which, however, will not run at the same time. As an operating system, I would use Ubuntu and install the Minecraft Server, SAMBA file share, the Universal Media Server, and an automatic shutdown scheduler at night. Since I do not have much experience with it yet, I would also install Ubuntu Desktop to manage everything remotely.
It is often recommended to simply buy a cheap used server on eBay as a home server. Which one would you recommend. It does not necessarily have to be a high-end server now, just for home use. Should not consume too much power.
I would just put together a PC on which you can run this.
Hi
I want to get a home server,
Do you pay for the power consumption yourself or should that be borne by the parents?
Should the server only be operated in-house or also via WAN?
How much money do you want and can you spend on it?
to store there various media (movies / photos / etc) and operate a gaming server.
For this, the server must then schonmal have a lot of hard disk space and if it should be a RAID again twice as much. RAM can never be had enough with Java applications anyway.
As an operating system, I would use Ubuntu
Can you do it? Mine would not be mine.
and install a scheduler to automatically shut down at night.
A server that does not run permanently does not make much sense in my opinion. Uptime is everything with my servers and that is partly years in a row.
Since I do not have much experience with it yet, I would also install Ubuntu Desktop to manage everything remotely.
Using a desktop on the server is the most naive thing you can do. Learn the administration correctly or leave it alone.
It is often recommended to simply buy a cheap used server on eBay as a home server.
If you do not want to run the hardware anyway around the clock you can also use a "normal" desktop PC and do not need to buy more expensive hardware for it.
Linux Hase
I'm experimenting with an old PC on my computer to test if I can handle it at all. Would be synonymous unnecessary to buy an expensive server that I will never use, because I do not get the right set up.
Nice that at least one feedback comes after a week ;-)
