Building a $122 DIY NAS, Local AI and Media Server - True Nas, Ollama, Jellyfin, Home Assistant

Welcome to our comprehensive guide where we take on the exciting challenge of building a budget-friendly, yet powerful DIY NAS (Network Attached Storage), Local AI, and Media Server for just $122! In this video, we dive deep into the world of home networking and smart home solutions, demonstrating how you can set up your own server using TrueNAS, Ollama, Jellyfin, and Home Assistant. Whether you're a tech enthusiast looking to expand your home network, or someone passionate about smart home automation and media streaming, this video has something for everyone.

Timestamps:
00:00 Bgin
00:37 The build
4:16 Installing TrueNas
6:00 Configuring TrueNas
10:00 Installing Adguard
12:33 Installing Home Assistant
13:26 Ollama Local AI
15:08 Installing Jellyfin
16:25 Closing thoughts

🔧 What You Will Learn:

How to build a DIY NAS system on a budget without compromising on performance.
Step-by-step installation and configuration of TrueNAS for secure and reliable data storage.
Integrating Ollama for local AI capabilities, enhancing your smart home's intelligence.
Setting up Jellyfin, an open-source media system, for managing and streaming your media library effortlessly.
Implementing Home Assistant for ultimate smart home automation and control over your devices.
💡 Features:

Detailed breakdown of the components used for the build, ensuring you get the best value for your budget.
Practical tips and tricks for a smooth setup and troubleshooting common issues.
Real-life use cases showcasing the versatility and capabilities of your new DIY server.
Insights into enhancing your server's functionality and security over time.
🛠️ Tools & Software Used:

TrueNAS: An open-source NAS software ensuring data integrity and ease of use.
Ollama: Local AI software to bring intelligence to your home network.
Jellyfin: Your go-to solution for organizing and streaming media.
Home Assistant: The heart of your smart home, offering unparalleled automation and control.
📌 Remember, this project is suitable for individuals of all skill levels. Whether you're a beginner curious about home servers or an advanced user looking to expand your setup, our step-by-step guide will assist you through the process.

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[imranhasan]

For the first time i enjoyed a video of true nas tutorial & learnt something.

[edmak]

I rarely comment, but it was simple and informative. Will rewatch again for my new (refurb) build

[Merrlin]

Jesus Christ this video is soooo detailed. Thank you and Great job!

[germancaperarojas]

Wow! Instant fan. Detailed and to the point tutorial, without annoying sponsors, ultra high tech stuff completely forbidden to the common pedestrian, or the rush to prove you are a knows-it-all geek. Never got it about TrueNAS until this video. For sure I'm going to try it bare metal, but I'm still looking for something rack mountable, cheap, quiet, and very energy cost effective like your build to install it. Off course, now I'm subscribed 🤜🤛

[Obtuse]

This was such a great tutorial. Easy to follow, realistic, touched on the basics, while also giving enough of the advanced parts. This rocked, thank you!

[bryonssmith]

Just found you today. Thought you were a much bigger channel based on the production value. Subbed and liked and commented for the algorithm.

[duke]

I wish NAS videos would actually go through or simulate a hard drive failure and how to recover. It's nice and all when things are all set up but when one of the drives go, how to recover is no where in sight.

[mindshelfpro]

You bought replacement parts without checking if the computer works first? The boot drive in TrueNAS Scale isn't used for storage so the 128GB SSD is fine.. even a 32GB SSD will be fine. This build could have been much cheaper.

[cybercdh]

This was a really great video, I learned a lot. Thank you for such clear explanations and fun walkthroughs.

[chrisumali]

Thanks for the demo and info. this is a great video. Have a great day

[BorisChevreau]

I just restarted my Truenas Scale server project and was looking for some nice apps, that AI one definitely looks interesting! Love your network videos too, as I understand close to nothing about it, your channel is a godsent ! Saved and subscribed! Absolutely delightful content !!!!

[devinhedge]

Within seconds you had me with the Slipknot.

[mc]

Wow thank you. Your clear, easy to understand and fun explanation inspire me to build DIY NAS myself! There are some old PC laying around my house, but I don't want to throw them away. At least taking one of them to build a NAS should at least save some small e-waste.

[carlc]

Great quality video, I was shocked you only had 900 subscribers. Well now you have 901 ;)

[christopherhunt]

Tried Truenas along time ago. Community wasn't all that helpful. Insulting more than anything. Much prefer Unraid. To each their own. Both are good platforms. Got me curious about the Ollama. Going to look into that. Have home assistant (bare metal on a nuc) and jellyfin. Fun video!

[beholder]

Great video, subscribed!!! The only note I would add is that the ram (if it is not ecc), and it is low cost or used ram, should be tested before making truenas operational as data always goes through the ram first and then goes to the disks.

[stevevlahos]

Great video. I think I will do the same. I’ve always wanted to try truenas. The ad blocker looks sick.

[dwaynep]

This was an amazing tutorial video thank you

[wagnonforcolorado]

I think this is a great use for an older computer. Does the HBA card add any features over the motherboard's SATA connectors? Also, do you use the 500 GB SSD you bought for anything other than running TrueNAS? I have a very similar setup, but I just used the motherboards SATA connectors and I have a 128GB SSD I installed TrueNAS on.

[ThomasTomchak]

I love your positive energy. Great video.