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Help me selfhosted, I'm in over my head! (kbin.earth)

submitted 1 year ago by themadcodger@kbin.earth to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I'm not tech illiterate, but it's also not my job or anything. That said I managed to figure out how to get a synology up and running and it hosts my Jellyfin and *arrs. Nothing too exciting. I also have a couple of vps's that I use for nextcloud, a recipe server, all in docker containers. Not nothing but also, not the hardest thing to accomplish.

Well, my manager gifted me an old Dell PowerEdge R720 and 4 hard drives. Yeah, this is way more than I know what to do with, or even where to start. Do I need to plug both power cables in? I still need to figure out how to get a monitor hooked up to it with what looks to be a VGA cable. And even then this thing is a behemoth and what do I even do with it?? My manager was so excited to talk to me about it and I'm all 😵‍💫

Where do I start?

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[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I would be open to a trade, I'd be more looking for something like the Synology that I already have, just not so walled garden. I currently have a number of 2.5 and 3.5 inch disks that I'd like to keep using, and I think the Optiplex is more of just a regular desktop than a server?

[–] aMockTie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry for the late reply. The optiplex is absolutely sold as a desktop, but I've been using it as a server for a couple of years. Very small, quiet, and it sips power, but it only has support for 2 2.5" SATA drives (though it does have plenty of USB 3 ports if you don't mind using external storage). TrueNAS installed on it would be similar to your Synology setup (without the vendor lock in), though not nearly as convenient as the front bays you're used to.

It's yours if you want it, but no worries otherwise.

[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey! My turn for the long delay. Are you still interested in the Dell r720? Turns out the idrac is bricked, which means a new motherboard according to Dell. I am still interested in the optiplex if you're looking to part with it.

[–] aMockTie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No worries! Yes I'm absolutely still interested, and I have the optiplex set aside for you.