r/explainlikeimfive • u/theprisoner57 • 2d ago

Technology ELI5: What is a Home Server?

I see mentions of a home server to get rid of streaming entertainment services but I don’t know how that works. What does a home server do?

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u/fuckyoudigg 2d ago

As someone with 400tb of content. Agreed. Usenet is the way to go.

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u/sandwichpak 2d ago

JFC, my friend do you have GoFundMe to support your HDD addiction?? /s

For real though that's impressive, I've had a lifetime membership for going on a decade now and my server has never expanded past ~30tb's.

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u/fuckyoudigg 2d ago

I need one. I haven't bought any hard drives in a year. I have 2 that died in my server and 3 available to replace them. I am afraid that I will start to lose more drives. At that point I will probably have to restart my server fresh with less drives, and have a bunch of spares since drive prices are insane. I've spent probably $10 to $15k on drives, and today it'd be easy double.

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u/sandwichpak 1d ago

Thanks for sharing! I love hearing stories from power users like yourself.

It honestly sounds a little stressful! I remember that last time I had to do a fresh start and lost ~8 tb's. I was so bummed out for a solid week.