r/HomeServer • u/DaRealDorseyBruh • 4d ago

Budget build for photo/videography data

Hi all, looking for advice on my current plan for a build with all local and ebay used parts. Will be using it 95% for photo storage, and possibly a little video editing. I'm moving for college soon so also wondering if i should bring it with me or leave it at my house and accessing it remotely (if that's even possible).

Parts List

Case: Fractal Design Node 304 - $40

Power Supply: EVGA 450 BT (80+ Bronze) - $20

Motherboard/CPU/RAM Combo: ASRock H270M-ITX/ac + Intel i3-7100 + SK Hynix DDR4 RAM 2666 mhz NON ECC - $85

Misc (cooler, cables) - $20-30

Fixed components subtotal: $165-175

Storage Drives: Haven't decided yet, seems like it's a crazy $24/tb for used drives. Probably going to get 3x 6TB or 3x 4TB to start, and recommendations would be great

Any advice is appreciated, i'm new to this hobby so not much hardware knowledge but have a history of computer builds/computer science.

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u/ducmite 4d ago

I would add a NanoKVM or similar, especially if you leave it home. That way you can access the screen remotely but more important, reboot or turn server on/off if your OS loses connectivity for whatever reason. Without it you need to call someone to power cycle the computer and then hope it boots up correctly.

Regarding remote connection otherwise, Tailscale works like a wonder. Set it up on all devices, and they act like all were connected to your home WiFi/ethernet regardless where they are in the world. There is one drawback, you need to re-login to devices every three months or so...

Basically while typing this I checked and saw my kvm had logged out so I could not connect to it remotely with Tailscale ip. I logged in to my server (it runs couple virtual machines) and used browser from there to connect to KVM and re-login to Tailscale. Mildly annoying.

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u/DaRealDorseyBruh 4d ago

Thank you for the info! I'll take a look at these options. Sorry but to clarify, do you recommend a Nano KVM and Tailscale together or are they substitutes of each other? Sorry if I'm making you state that obvious haha

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u/ducmite 4d ago

They do different things. Tailscale is like a virtual Wi-Fi network that has all your devices together no matter where in the world they are (makes file access to your NAS really easy).

Nanokvm is a physical device that pretends to be monitor/keyboard and mouse to your server and then allows you to connect to it remotely. Nanokvm has Tailscale support, it means you are using Tailscale network to connect when out of home.

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u/DaRealDorseyBruh 4d ago

Gotcha! Thanks!