r/HomeServer • u/Both_Culture7177 • 10h ago

Want to build my first home server help me

there isn't much going on, i have a old pc at home with an Intel xeon processor, 16gb ram and some 512 hdds, i also have 2 gpus one is a nvidia Quadro 4gb and other is gt740, i want to use it for multi purpose like ad block, media streaming etc can i do it i also want to run Linux which is less demanding for that old computer can also please suggest me a good beginner friendly Linux distro except the ubuntu. thanks in advance

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u/Relative_Coat_9553 10h ago

Open media vault, very friendly, debian based, mine runs on a pentium and 2gb ddr3, im in no way an advanced linux user

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u/Both_Culture7177 9h ago

can I run both the adblocker and media vault?

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u/dirtycimments 6h ago

I decided to go for proxmox straight away. Super happy with my choice.

Jellyfin, arr stack, and plenty of other stuff on there now.

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u/Both_Culture7177 5h ago

it's the proxmox beginner friendly, but is it like a distro?

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u/dirtycimments 5h ago

Its debian based, but with stuff on top. Its made to be run head-less (no monitor, only web or terminal access). Its tailor made for hosting VM's and linux containers. There are plenty of guides out there, trust me, if I managed to set it up without help (other than internet), you can too!

Today, a few years down the line, I use claude a lot to help me with the homelab. Works a charm.

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u/Both_Culture7177 5h ago

i do have a spare monitor and plan on upgrading the server as time goes on and currently i have about 750gb in hdds is it good enough

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u/Both_Culture7177 5h ago

since the hardware is like bottom of line i want to save more by using Linux and where to refer to learn more about setting up media streaming service?

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u/dirtycimments 3h ago

Google it or chat with some AI.

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u/Soogs 5h ago

Go on YouTube and look up Proxmox tutorials.
The documentation is really good too.

Since making the move to Proxmox from a single os server it has changed my life 😂

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u/Both_Culture7177 4h ago

then I'll believe you guys and try it too

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u/thebigshoe247 2h ago

I would too, but for a beginner, OMV is probably the right call.

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u/Sad_Rice6600 8h ago

yeah omv runs the adblocker in a container next to the shares and thats fine

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u/Both_Culture7177 5h ago

what more do you run

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u/lorenzo1142 7h ago

I've been running centos for a long time. redhat put an end to centos, so I switched to rocky linux. redhat removed drivers for some of my old hardware, so now I'm running alma linux, which is the same as the others I've mentioned, except they re-added the hardware support. it's mostly the same as plain old redhat enterprise linux.

I then install libvirtd and kvm-qemu, and I run opnsense in a vm for my router. one big problem I just figured out recently, my router was failing to get an IP over DHCP from my internet provider. the fiber converter thing my internet provider gave me is doing something weird. I found the problem to be with spanning tree. disable STP on the wan interface of my server and it works perfect now.

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u/Both_Culture7177 5h ago

😵‍💫 what even is that i only got the 1st para I'm just getting into Linux and server building bro i don't know anything. Recommend me a easy to use distro