You already know the value and benefits of having a home server for #homelabbing or #selfhosting. But knowing what to choose for your first home server can be a daunting task! In this video we walk through the options, planning, and decision-making to help you make the best decision for your first home server. In follow-on videos we'll install and evaluate different OSes and systems on the server we built to help give you better ideas on which way to go for your system as well!
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Dell Precision 5820 Chassis: https://ebay.us/vd4Rze
Dell M.2 Flexbay SSD Sled: https://ebay.us/aK0bkJ
AMD RX580 8GB GPU: https://ebay.us/f64iWr
Western Digital 500GB WD Blue SN570 NVMe: https://amzn.to/3MvfLfE
Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS HDD: https://amzn.to/3OBcLB7
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**TIMESTAMPS!**
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Choosing a computer architecture for your home server
4:53 Choosing a form factor for your home server
9:33 Choosing a CPU for your home server
11:00 Finding a system that fits our needs
13:53 A word about Ebay, making offers, and favoriting sellers
14:18 Building out our new home server
15:44 Total cost breakdown for our home server
16:14 Replacing the thermal paste on our Dell Precision 5820 chassis from eBay
17:03 First boot of our freshly built home server
17:20 Final thoughts on the home server
17:46 Closing! Thank you for watching!
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