Turn Your Old PC Into a Home Server FOR FREE! - Jellyfin, PLEX, Home Assistant, Pi-hole and more!

Get your old PC out of the shed and turn it into your very own home server!
In this video I'll show you how to turn your old PC, Laptop or some old hardware you have laying around, into a useful home server that can become your NAS or run services like Twingate, Motioneye, Plex, Jellyfin and others...

**static_ip.yaml down below**

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You can help me make these more often here: https://www.patreon.com/Djambo

*Links*

DIY Stream Deck video: https://youtu.be/CPdzkCCfhWA
Ubuntu Download: https://ubuntu.com/download/server
Belina Etcher: https://etcher.balena.io/
Putty: https://www.putty.org/
WinSCP: https://winscp.net/eng/download.php

USB PCI card I used: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDMprjb

*Some of the tools/supplies I have and really like*

TS100 soldering iron: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DERaLsD
My favorite soldering tip (TS-BC2): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCGuEYl
Tip cleaner: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEiFl7R
Solder pump: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dk1344d
Super cool multimeter probes: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEesbLn
Screwdriver set: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DcQJkpf
Electric screwdriver: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdaEvbr
Deburring tool: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBtgEg9
Hand drill: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmC3PLr
Silicone wires kit: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBGu9kZ
Black hot glue: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlURBfP
12AWG wire: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkcRLKV
Heatshrink: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DB361Zj

*Chapters*
Intro: 00:00
What can it be used for: 00:14
What you'll need: 01:04
Getting the hardware ready: 01:37
Creating a bootable USB drive: 03:21
Installing Ubuntu Server: 04:33
Setting up the server: 07:34
Quick tips: 12:06
The end: 13:34

*Static IP config yaml file*

network:
version: 2
renderer: networkd
ethernets:
enpXXX:
addresses:
- 192.168.0.XX/24
gateway4: 192.168.0.1
nameservers:
addresses: [1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1]

# you have to change the interface name and the IP address #

*The hardware I used for my server*

MBO: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT
CPU: Intel Xeon E5430
RAM: 2x Lenovo 4GB DDR2
GPU: Nvidia GT220
SSD: Crucial 512GB SATA

#ubuntu #server #linux

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