Exploring the Idea of Creating a Home Server with My Old PC.
I have my father's old work PC (one of those Fujitsu Siemens models) from yesteryears. It features:
- OS: Ubuntu 23.04
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 (I forgot the clock speed in GHz).
- RAM: 8 GB DDR3 1600MHz (Single Channel).
- Storage: 128 GB SSD (installed in 2020) & 1 TB HDD (also installed in 2020).
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 (or was it GTX?).
I am considering using it as a file server since my laptop only has a 256 GB SSD, and I need more space to store my files on the old PC. But the question is, do I need a home server? When is a home server necessary?
Any sources or information on how to set up a file server with a PC would be greatly appreciated.
Vocabulary and Grammatical Errors were improved and fixed by ChatGPT because English is my 2nd Language
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I'd say through throw Truenas Scale or Ubuntu server on it and try and come up for uses for it. If it doesn't seem useful after a month or 2 then shut it down nothing lost. The only real danger is that it's a gateway drug and before you know it your thinking about upgrading to a 48u rack to put your pile of networking equipment and servers and your basement sounds like a jet engine.
problem is, I don't have a basement. people in the apartment around me are going to ask questions about "Why is there an airplane taking off inside your apartment.".
is 1 TB, enough for backup? I have notes, books, and university notes. The problem are the games, I guess I should just delete them
Well don't buy old enterprise hardware then, that's the noisy stuff. 1tb isn't a lot by modern storage standards, however if you managed to fill it up with notes and books I would be impressed. Games are another matter though. You could fit thousands of emulated games from the 80s and 90s or like 7 from the last few years, it depends.