I Tried Building a $150 Home Server in 2025...

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  @HardwareHaven · 10 months ago · pinned

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• BE

  @benlgw · 10 months ago

  Step 1: Get a free system from an e-waste center<br>Step 2: Spend $150 on 8GB of RAM

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• PH

  @philspam2087 · 10 months ago

  2025: 100 bucks ram + 50 bucks Office PC

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• UN

  @unsaltedskies · 10 months ago

  Massive respect for titling the video $150 and your average viewer being able to achieve this.

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• DB

  @DBTechYT · 10 months ago

  Thanks so much for the shoutout!! I&apos;m glad my ramblings were helpful!

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• SA

  @samueleide · 9 months ago

  Anyone concidering building their own server: Check with local schools and universities. Likely they have old computers lying around you can get for next to nothing or even free.

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• _D

  @_Dreadd · 10 months ago (edited)

  built a server over the summer with this kinda goal in mind, I was able to get an hp elitedesk 800 g3 sff with an i5-7500, 8gb ddr4 and 256gb nvme for $75, and I bought 2x6TB refurb drives on amazon for $50 each. You can take out the optical drive and fit the 2 3.5inch drives with this, one of the smallest office cases that support this OTB

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• TE

  @Temstar04 · 10 months ago

  For anyone else trying to build a NAS in old prebuilt case and don&apos;t want to drill hard drive mounting holes, you can buy PCI slot brackets that hold 3.5&quot; and 2.5&quot; drives, assuming you&apos;re not planning to put too many GPUs and HBAs in your server.

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• JD

  @jdechko · 10 months ago

  I’m really enjoying the “buy older hardware for cheap and figure out ways to use it in 2025”. Earlier this month, I picked up a 2013 Mac Pro from eBay for $100. I picked up a used 8-core xeon for $11 and 64 GB of RAM (used, but from a reputable seller) for another $23. It’s only got 512 GB of storage, but I have a 1.5TB spinning drive and a 4TB SSD hanging off a 2014 Mac Mini I picked up for ~$40 a few years ago. The Mini is my server and it’s capable enough of running Jellyfin, Crafty, Time Machine server and Tailscale as well as some other Mac Backup software for my photos. The most expensive part of this setup was the 4TB SSD. Both of the Macs are running Sonoma via Open Core patcher and function great for everything I do. <br><br>Macs may be frowned upon here, idk, but as a recent subscriber, I think it’s totally within the spirit of the channel. As much as I’d like a maxed out M5 MacBook Pro, this setup really works for me.

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• SA

  @sallycakes472 · 10 months ago

  im a big fan of these budget builds/videos. with the rising costs of hardware/everything we need alternatives. I&apos;d love to see another similar video but double the budget!! keep up great work

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• LA

  @lawliot · 10 months ago

  I really love your intro, please never change it!

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• VI

  @vintageforkcollectorguy · 10 months ago

  Moving is hell and $150 is a really difficult budget. &nbsp;Somehow, you made it work but there are few who could.

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