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title = "My home server hardware"
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description = "Tough decisions about home server hardware."
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date = 2023-01-26
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As I don't like to pay big tech companies for services that are stealing my data,
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some time ago I decided to change something in my life and set up a home server. I mainly wanted
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to create a solution to sync files from many devices, organize my movie collection as well as
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having my own instance of some password manager. I knew what software I need, but I wasn't
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sure about the hardware. And that's how I started spending more and more time on the
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[r/selfhosted][selfhosted] and [r/HomeServer][homeserver] subreddits.
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Oh man 💀, it was long hours of reading and making difficult decisions, after all,
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I did not have an infinite amount of money, but I also wanted it to be equipment that
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would last me a good couple of years and which will be easy upgradable. It was also
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important to me that the server be quiet, and small so it wouldn't draw attention in
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a home environment.
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End of the day, I did it! I put together a server that has been running smoothly for a year now
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and runs services I need in about 30 [docker containers][docker-containers]. If you are interested in what services
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I selfhost and what software I use to manage the server, you can read about it [here][homeserver-repo].
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Ok, but what about my hardware choices? Let's get down to it.
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### 🔥 CPU
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[Ryzen 3 2200G][cpu]
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Since I didn't want to buy a separate graphics card, it had to be a processor with an integrated GPU
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which will handle video transcoding with Jellyfin. The whole server was to use the Proxmox platform,
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(I ended up with Ubuntu on bare-metal) so I wanted it to have at least 4 cores.
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### 💨 CPU cooler
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The only right choice, dead silent and beautiful [Noctua NH-L9a][cpu-cooler].
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### ⚙️ Motherboard
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Average and budget friendly [AsRock A320M-ITX][mobo].
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### 📝 RAM
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[Patriot Viper DDR4, 16 GB, 3200MHz, CL16][ram]
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Many people on Reddit say that the only option for server usage is RAM with ECC (Error Correction Code),
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to maximally protect the server from data loss. However, I did not opt for such because of the price and
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the fact that the likelihood of an accident in which data will be corrupted by a RAM error is very low,
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and I keep several backups offsite anyway.
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### 💾 OS drive
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Fast M.2 SSD with good price to value ratio - [Kingston A2000 250 GB][os-drive].
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### 💿💿 Storage drives
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2x [Sandisk Ultra 3D 2TB SSD][storage-drives]
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Well... I planned to use HDD drives, but found they were too noisy for the server which is located in my living room where I spend a lot of time, so I had to get SSDs. Note that the best option for
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server are SSDs with PLP (Power Loss Protection) but they are more expensive. 🤨
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### 🔌 PSU
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Reliable beast with passive mode - [Seasonic FOCUS GX-550][psu].
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### 📦 Case
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Good looking, small and very popular among selfhosted community - [Fractal Design Node 304][case]
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(6x 3.5"/2.5" disk bays).
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### 🔋 UPS
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Inexpensive but sufficient [CyberPower UT850EG-FR][ups]. In my case it's used only to shut down the server gracefully in the event of a power outage.
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[selfhosted]: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/
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[homeserver]: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeServer/
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[docker-containers]: https://www.docker.com/resources/what-container/
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[homeserver-repo]: https://git.vercetti.cc/mr-vercetti/homeserver
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[cpu]: https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-2200g
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[cpu-cooler]: https://noctua.at/en/nh-l9a-am4
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[mobo]: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/A320M-ITX/index.asp
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[ram]: https://viper.patriotmemory.com/products/viper-4-blackout-ddr4-performance-memory-ram-viper-gaming-by-patriot-memory
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[os-drive]: https://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/products/sa2000
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[storage-drives]: https://www.westerndigital.com/en-us/products/internal-drives/sandisk-ultra-3d-sata-iii-ssd#SDSSDH3-2T00-G25
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[psu]: https://seasonic.com/focus-gx
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[case]: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/node/node-304/black/
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[ups]: https://www.cyberpower.com/eu/en/product/sku/ut850eg-fr |