Home Server Setup - Turn your old PC into a useful home server

Many people have older machines laying around that they'd like to repurpose into a home server, but just don't know how. Hopefully this video makes the process a bit less intimidating.

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0:00 Intro
1:02 Prerequisites/Hardware
7:35 Windows 10 Home Server
14:21 Proxmox Home Server
22:56 Conclusion

[cooky]

A kidney ain't enough for a top of the line GPU anymore... We need to raise the price of kidneys, too many people selling them for a GPU theses days

[omarashraf]

This is hands down the best "beginner server building" video I've ever seen so far
get to the point, show you the first steps you need to start and doesn't bother you with unnecessary overwhelming details that make you feel lost

[TechnoTim]

Great video! I love old PC servers, and new, and well, all servers!

[jasonpoole]

Been doing research on making a home server/test DayZ server for months and your prerequisite section is the most easily understandable explanation of picking an appropriate OS. thank you!

[DO-fbgb]

Bro, thank you so mcuh for making creating a server and hosting a website so simple and easy. I do not think i have ever followed any tutorial that so simple to follow!! Keep up the great work!!!

[JeffreyBaconBacon]

This video is great. I've watched a bunch of videos about setting up my own server, but this is the only one that guided me through the process step-by-step. Thank you!

[LHCB]

I'm not going to cater to Linux nerds... ...You're first step on Windows 10 is to make sure that Windows has Linux because that's what Docker runs on.

Love it.

[TruthBelow]

Deserves more likes 👍👍 Explanation and walkthrough succeds in being useful, clear and simple while avoiding being boring and monotone

[OPatron]

Wow how insightful, I actually wanted to learn docker in a more practical sense and I must say this walkthrough is clear and concise. Thank you for your time and wisdom!

[GabrielM]

what a hidden gem, this guys jokes and honesty is amazing

[bettdiaz]

Your videos are getting better and better! Greetings from Argentina!

[linkinparkmarc]

Thanks so much for this video. I've been trying to understand Docker, even on a basic level, and every other video I've watched has been too advanced for me with Linux only command prompts and not a concise explanation of what is actually going on.

This was super helpful in terms of understanding the differences in why you might want to consider hosting a server outside of Windows for Virtual Machines, allocating resources to specific containers for specific functions/services, etc. I'm not a coder, but I'm interested in tinkering with some home server possibilities and this was both the clarity and step-by-step guide I needed to learn how to get started in Windows with a familiar interface. Thank you!

[carlospcpro]

This is sick! Way more what I was looking for! Thanks!

[the_terrorizer]

Already an IT pro (or so I think) that works with esxi and docker daily, but this gave some great inspiration for my old PC. Thanks

[e.sannicolas]

Great presentation and instructions, thankyou so much. I am going to build a server from one of my old PC, based on your instructions, for all my devices to use for media and data sharing across all my devices and remote storage..

[sunglint]

Kick Rocks! Great intro, really enjoyed the vid.

[aer]

Man I saw the best video out there ... Thank you so much my friend ❤

[nduri]

another excellent guide, this channel never disappoints

[arvidjayal]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you. Saved me hours of research.

[dj_paultuk]

I recently got an old Dell T110 II server. Its the size of a PC but man what a spec !. 8 Core Xeon, 32GB RAM, And SATA ports for 8 drives. Ive put ESXi on it with the Dell customised build. 6 Drives in a RAID10, plus a SSD as a ESX cache drive And running pfsense, pi-hole, freenas, Unifi controller, all virtualised. Absolutely brilliant, wish i had done this years ago.