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Make sure you use a filesystem with snapshots, it’ll save a lot of headaches.

There are a ton of options, depending on what you have. In essence, a file server is really simple, you just need a computer with network access with sufficient storage. Here are options, from simplest to fanciest:

1. drive plugged into your router - simplest and most ghetto
2. drive that supports network access - slightly less ghetto
3. buy a NAS - more money and less freedom, but much simpler than DIY
4. old computer (laptop, Raspberry Pi, etc) that you have laying around with something like TrueNAS, NAS4Free or OpenMediaVault running on it
5. 4, but with a general purpose OS on it (Debian, Fedora, etc) running some kind of file hosting software (samba, Nextcloud, Seafile, OpenCloud, etc)
6. 4 or 5, but with new hardware

The costs can vary from free to thousands of dollars, depending on storage and compute needs and how far down the fancy scale you go (note: 3 is more expensive than 4, and comparable to 5).

Everything is running and I’m not making many changes because work got hectic. I have a few projects I’d like to tackle once I get time:

• finish migrating to podman
• get a new drive to test migrating to microos
• get more media to finally eliminate Netflix (SO is still clinging to a few shows)
• find a smaller box for my NAS - currently in a massive ATX box, but I don’t want to pay an arm and a leg just for space savings

Here are my reasons:

• no Linux support - Heroic works, why doesn’t Epic do what GOG do and revenue share w/ Heroic?
• exclusivity deals, which reduces options outside of EGS
• Epic’s anticheat works on Linux, but their own games that use it don’t, that’s a pretty big slap in the face

I certainly want more competition to Steam, but that competition needs to do something other than exist for me to use it. GOG is that, and if they properly supported Linux, they’d get most of my gaming money. But they don’t, so they only get some of it.

Yeah, this probably reads like a Linux fanboy post or something, but I’ve been using Linux longer than Steam supported it with its client, and I’ll still be here if Steam leaves. It’s my platform of choice, and a vendor needs to meet me here if they want my business. Valve did, so they get my money. I honestly don’t need much, I just need games to work properly on my system.

I take it the 192.168.1 subnet is the family lan?

My guess, from top to bottom:

1. Router
2. Server
3. Server
4. Switch (apparently 10.0.0 subnet)
5. rack mounted drives (JBOD?), probably connected to one of the servers
6. UPS? Battery backup for something on the rack
7. Extra cable storage

My brother is an accountant and uses sheets for a lot of non-work stuff, and specialized software for most business needs. He also uses Excel, sure, but there are substitutes for Excel in a lot of cases.

The twin towers made a ton of sense:

• lots of people in a small area
• symbol of America’s dominance of trade
• iconic buildings in the heart of perhaps the most iconic American city

Ackshually Linux is a kernel.

If you take “Linux” broadly, you could piece together a business management stack.

Microsoft 365 Business Premium

It’s pretty convenient for an IT team to use a standard image with all their configs and whatnot, and that requires a new key.

Except second hand. That’s my point.

I’m not Brazilian, but I’m guessing importing stuff is expensive. Look at PC components elsewhere in the world, it’s typically much more expensive than the US.

Second hand markets exist and Raspberry Pis are rarely sold second hand.

Raspberry PI

This also shouldn’t be your default option. Your default should be whatever you have laying around, and a lot of people have a Raspberry Pi sitting idle, hence why people use them.

What specs

That depends on what you want to do with it.

For example, if you want to host a video server, then you’ll want something that can handle transcoding. Check the Jellyfin docs for details, which recommends an N100 or better.

List all the things you need and want, and then look up what the requirements are. Basic file hosting is pretty light, so you really don’t need much (hence the Raspberry Pi rec).

I personally use an old PC with the following specs:

• Ryzen 1700
• 16GB RAM
• GTX 750 Ti GPU
• 2 8TB HDDs (bought for the server)
• 1 SSD for boot (128 GB, just needs to store the OS)

This is way overkill for what I need, but I had it laying around. You could even start with a laptop, you’ll just have limited storage (can get a USB emclosure of you want).

If you don’t have something, maybe a mini PC would work (minisforum, beelink, etc). Or maybe it doesn’t. I don’t know what you’re planning to run on it. You probably don’t need anything fancy, your biggest requirement might be the GPU/iGPU if you’re planning to do transcoding.

I block ads on Twitch too.

At least ours makes national news.

Yeah, for some reason they’re all sopping wet, and they need to get them dry as fast as possible to process them.

30 year old phone

I’d like to see you try:

Exactly, society != government.