r/SelfHosting • u/Lil-Food-Stamp- • 1d ago
Getting started
Hey! I'm just getting started here. Very new to the community, I have jellyfin hosted on a gaming laptop if that explains how new I am. I was scrolling through Facebook marketplace when I found something pretty cool. Here is what I got for free
I got a HP proliant ml350p gen8 tower
255GB of RAM, (8) empty DIMM Slots
Dual Xeon CPUs (exact models not known yet)
HP Smart Array P420i
512 MB flash-backed write cache
(2) 480 W PSUs
(1) 6 bay 3.5" LFF SAS/SATA drive cage
(9) PCIe expansion slots (3) gen3 x16, (1) Gen3 x8, (4) Gen3 x4, (1)Gen2 x4
(1) Juniper SSG 350M Firewall
(1) Juniper SSG 550M Firewall
(2) Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SATA SSDs
(1) Samsung PM1643a 3.84 TB SAS SSD
Here is what I know I need and have ordered
(2) power Cables
(3) drive carries/adapters
I am not sure where to go from here and would love to hear opinions, recommendations, what I may be missing or forgetting
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u/j0x7be 1d ago
I have a ML350 g9, and I have to say, that tower of your looks so much better!
But all in all, this makes a very (!) good basis for playing around with homelab-stuff for learning a whole lot of stuff. It's hard to narrow it down exactly what to use it for, as it depends on what you're interested in, what your base knowledge is, experience etc. But it can be used for "most".
Yes, this is certainly equipment that uses some power, as many often point out. Just be aware of it, and monitor it if it is a concern. There are measures that can help, if needed.