I Built A $100 Storage Server! (2024)
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22 күн бұрынWelcome to my latest video featuring a storage server I built for the low price of $100.
All parts were purchased on eBay, but I will leave links to equivalents on Amazon:
Base system: amzn.to/3zhisOQ
2TB Drives: amzn.to/4ctzcAK
DDR4 RAM: amzn.to/3KR1b1G
NVME SSD: amzn.to/3Xw33o2
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~Personal Rig Specs(Amazon Links)~
Ryzen 7 1700: amzn.to/2By8zh5
Asrock AB350 ITX: amzn.to/2BvJCmw
Galax HOF DDR4 3200mhz: bit.ly/2wxmUVl
Zotac GTX 1070 ti Mini: amzn.to/2BuvCtb
Corsair SF450: amzn.to/2BgCrdI
~Music Credits:~
Background Music:
LAKEY INSPIRED
Track Name: "Better Days"
Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED @ / lakeyinspired
DISCLAIMER: All Amazon links are connected to my Amazon Associate account. I earn a small commision from each purchase without any increase in cost to you. All bitly links that go to Newegg are attached to my Newegg affiliate account.
@Skudster13 20 күн бұрын
I've done builds like this and they work very well in two ways: They teach you the basics of setting up a server and once running, they help you find out where the weak points are and where to focus your money on expansion/upgrades or even how to plan for your next one. They can also serve as a great backup/restore server if/when you do upgrade.
@OzTalksHW 16 күн бұрын
Legendary video, gonna be referencing this in the future :D
@psychadeliq 20 күн бұрын
Other than probably opting for a less proprietary system (Prodesk 400 G2 MT has standard ATX PSU connector and standard mATX mounting so you can later transfer the motherboard to a bigger case that holds more storage), this is an enjoyable build.
@blakecasimir 20 күн бұрын
Indeed, unless you have to go for an SFF build, the Prodesk towers are preferable for this use case.
@TheTalonts 17 күн бұрын
Drive mounting - high density packing foam is your friend. It can be cut with a bread knife into odd shapes or just simple strips. I usually cut a block to overfill the drive area in the case a little, then carve out a hole a little smaller than the drive so it is a press fit in the block (and the case), then cut panels out of the block to increase airflow over the drive. I've done this for TONS of these older OEMs and never had a problem with drive slippage.
@ChristianGutierrez 21 күн бұрын
That is more like it, the broke bastard build 😂❤ all I can afford 😅
@FelipeBudinich 16 күн бұрын
And it is still better than a cheap brand name nas :)
@FelipeBudinich 16 күн бұрын
Tho I would go for a processor with "quick sync" it makes it go from "this is useful" to "this is awesome"
@FelipeBudinich 13 күн бұрын
And before some idiot starts talking about ECC memory, the solution is to go cheaper, do not use memory above DDR4 and do not use ZFS, it is a fucking budget nas, not a google server for video editing.
@nadtz 20 күн бұрын
While I'm way past the budget NAS thing this was still a solid video. My one recommendation would be to throw in a little more for a spare drive, I'd rather have a spare drive on hand in case a drive dies instead of having to rush to get one.
@zeroturn7091 20 күн бұрын
Got burned on a $20 3TB refurbished HDD from eBay, lasted 90 days. I will be buying new from now on.
@tronalddump8776 20 күн бұрын
You test them before implementing it.
@saberknight2474 20 күн бұрын
It wouldn’t happen to have been a seagate constellation drive, would it? I ask since those drives are flat out terrible; I would know since I bought those new and one broke after only two months of use.
@zeroturn7091 20 күн бұрын
@@tronalddump8776yes, to be fair the HDD was over a decade old. It passed all tests, the only red flag was that it made a crunchy noise while the actuator was seeking. Now I have to restart my PC multiple times before the BIOS recognizes it, and it’s throwing spin up errors. Luckily, it’s just an image that I made of my laptop.
@zeroturn7091 20 күн бұрын
@@saberknight2474Hitachi Deskstar.
@iiisaac1312 20 күн бұрын
@@xAbhimanew Go compare the price of a 16 TB SSD vs a 16 TB HDD and tell me the HDD is "expensive for no reason"
@arizonawatermelon123 20 күн бұрын
11:40 Attention new NAS builders: don’t just hit ENTER, hit SPACEBAR to select the drive then hit ENTER. Went through that for like 20mins on my first build wondering why it wouldn’t select 😂
@darthbubba866 20 күн бұрын
Thanks for the TrueNAS mini-tutorial!
@Jack_to_Japan 3 күн бұрын
when he zip tied them down, I knew this was a true master builder. Awesome budget build my friend!
@rickythetube 20 күн бұрын
the problem is not nas, the problem is the price of hard disks
@jstan5802 17 күн бұрын
Exactly, often times the hard disks is many times the cost of the NAS
@YoutubeHandlesSuckBalls 13 күн бұрын
That's why I went through the stack of old drives I had sitting around, eliminating the ones that showed themselves to cause errors under ZFS. I plan in the future to replace them one by one with NVME drives when they get cheap enough, or I get a deal of some sort. I managed to cobble together 11TB (6TB mirror, 5TB Z1) of reliable storage that saturates a 2.5GB NIC.
@thecaptainseye 3 күн бұрын
Tbh I can easily find at least 2 used 2TB HDDs for $50
@YoutubeHandlesSuckBalls 2 күн бұрын
@@thecaptainseye Sometimes, used aren't even worth that.
@MorningThief_ 20 күн бұрын
Please continue this video with what you do next... I've got an old PC I replaced with my new build back in April & I'm looking to dip my toe into media servers to rip all my Blurays & DVDs so I can watch them on the go...
@SupraManG 20 күн бұрын
This is a well done and highly informative video. I was thinking of buying a NAS but the prices scare the hell out of me. This is a great alternative where one could look for yard sales and other places for computers that are for a cheap sale. You've definitely given me something to consider, bro. Thank you much👍🏾
@notyourbusiness1352 4 күн бұрын
Very informative!! Thank you so much. This is my first time learning about server building aside from PCs. You're awesome!
@khyron6 15 күн бұрын
To hold the drives use the all mighty Zip Ties. ;)
@noth606 20 күн бұрын
I think something like this is in every way better than a NAS appliance, but it has the potential to be a lot more slightly modifying the template. I have a NAS/randomstuff computer that is a Dell Precision 5810, upgraded to have a 14 core Xeon, 96Gb RAM, 6x gigabit NIC, soon Wifi as well as NVMe via a PCIe adapter. In other words it's the functional equivalent of a corporate network in one box. Sata drives for bulk storage of course, enough RAM and CPU to run a bunch of VM's for whatever I want to populate my network with as well as NIC's for separate VLAN's so I can isolate things from eachother however and whenever I want. Not saying everyone should do what I did -- my point is that grabbing an older PC and some parts can get you a NAS plus almost every other thing you can think of wanting on your network. You can spin up a VM to do nothing except serve up random witty oneliners within HTML tags when someone connects to port 777 on it - if that's your jam. The sky isn't the limit - you are ;-).
@Ownermode 20 күн бұрын
About the smart data, it can be reset so it is not trust worthy. 7:20
@brettsmith7245 20 күн бұрын
Love it, I might put a bit more into it but this is great for a guide .
@animalyze7120 15 күн бұрын
been doing similar way for years with no issues. I do recommend an old 200's era full tower if you want to maximize storage, plus if you are Tech like me you'll have a few hundred old 1-3 TB spinner drives laying around. Technically you'd want the Red series drives by WD or Seagate as they are designed for NAS use, but really anything will work for a small home design. Great video here.
@user-gh2kp8vk1n 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for the detailed video! I was just looking for someone who made such a budget home server!
@javaman2883 19 күн бұрын
My two oldest drives have over 10 years power on time. Might be time to retire those
@asusame50 16 күн бұрын
Great video, very informative!
@RETROMachines 20 күн бұрын
Sweet tutorial. Thanks
@andrewmutavi590 20 күн бұрын
Back to my price bracket😍😍😍😍,love it
@mixmax6027 20 күн бұрын
I used to do this. Still have my htpc. I got the synology ds220+ . I think I paid 250. Could build my own, but meh. I need something that my wife will be able to figure out.
@blakecasimir 20 күн бұрын
Have both. I use a self build for a regular media and docs storage server using only flash. But also a couple of Synology boxes as mirrored backups. The latter need to just do their job with little fuss, but the former I don't mind tinkering with.
@stevenvaughn7460 15 күн бұрын
From someone who is a complete novice this was an amazing video. Keep up the good work you got a new follower
@harrybryan9633 14 күн бұрын
I am looking to do something like this - Aliexpress to the rescue. There are a320 kits with 16gb of ram, a ryzen 2600, and an A320 mb for just over $100 that make a good base to build from.
@ivanmalinovski7807 20 күн бұрын
Fyi, the HP Elitedesk G2 800 SFF has roughly the same specs, can also be gotten for cheap, and there's a 3D-printable HDD caddy, that allows for four(!) 3.5" HDD's + a 2.5" SSD. It'll even allow for good room for PCIe devices, one of which will be necessary for all the storage, but will also allow for fast networking and/or a couple of NVMe drives.
@helljumper912 18 күн бұрын
literally not a single person cares, Ivan. 🤡
@ivanmalinovski7807 18 күн бұрын
@@helljumper912 Why are you like that?
@Spoolingturbo6 19 күн бұрын
This is so cool . I just did the same with a p33 sff . got 2-3.5" 12TB in that thang ! plus a 1tb m.2
@masterbond9 19 күн бұрын
i just placed an order for 2 lenovo thinkcenter M715s on ebay earlier today. both should have an AMD A6-8570 CPUs and 8 GB ram without any hard drives or OS, but for under $50 each, i figured id buy 2. ive always wanted my own media server, and i want to get back into DJing, but in virtual reality, and that doesnt actually need a lot of power, but i want it to be its own dedicated system. Also, the one driving force that really made me decide to buy it though was the fact that the dual core, 2 thread A6 8570 uses the AM4 socket platform, so in theory, as long as theres bios support, i have quite the upgrade path, and the manual says it supports up to 64 gb of ddr4 ram. the only real issue is internal space for storage drives, but i can rig up some sort of janky jbod for it on the outside
@goatwhoroams 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video. Just a heads up the Amazon link you posted for the drives appear to be for SAS drives and I don't think that HP listed would support them. Might need to swap that for a SATA drive.
@doctasolo7568 12 күн бұрын
I am new to servers and NAS systems so I have a couple questions. Can you access it from anywhere even if you aren't connected to the same internet as the server? Is it loud at all? (I know that depends on the build you do but for this specific build is it loud or no not really?)
@CallumTMF 17 күн бұрын
Do you know expensive running costs are on this. I’m planning on basically recreating this, but don’t know if it’s that cheap for electricity. Thanks
@comptvlee 14 күн бұрын
zip ties were the first thought in my mind. excellent video Matt!
@vinsan98 20 күн бұрын
3:07😂😂 I thought I was the only one who does this, I do it with my HP compaq home server too😂😂
@Bouipi 8 күн бұрын
for future upgrade on the same case, add a icy dock ?
@OuyaWoelders-hi9bn 10 сағат бұрын
i learned the basics on a old netbook running with 1gb of ram and an intel atom n270 with a 160gb harddrive and a 32gb usb drive as the boot drive
@ssteele1812 19 күн бұрын
Does the performance gain from doubling the RAM justify not spending the extra $10 to get a new ssd?
@hafiz_mbs 20 күн бұрын
4 days ago I bought the same machine for the same purpose. But it was i5 7500 and ram was only 4GB. I bought the machine for £27 + £10 shipping.
@robertvoorn1826 15 күн бұрын
What is the idle power consumption of this specific computer?
@eestkostjaeestkostja7713 18 күн бұрын
Where did you get ur main pc wallpaper? Sheer please 😢
@thewrongguy 18 күн бұрын
Thank you
@Copernicus22 20 күн бұрын
Idle power usage?
@JustinGeekNerd 20 күн бұрын
sweet!
@jackymok4848 19 күн бұрын
Lots of people saying SMART data can be faked, and I can't blame them for that. It's also one of the primary reasons as to why I personally never buy second hand drives, but for this purpose, he has it set up in RAID 1 which is pretty "smart" if I don't say so myself (this is where you laugh or point and laugh at me) Honestly for a $100? This would be a really good application for saving your Shadowplay footage or as mentioned in the video, using Plex. I personally have a 2-bay NAS with two 8TB drives in RAID 1, but I'm looking to use 3 or more drives to shove into an older machine. Great video and thanks for the motivation
@DanielSquidington 20 күн бұрын
I have an old HP system that has a built in SAS controller...
@stufflike5844 20 күн бұрын
Personally I would look into power consumption first since that thing will be running 24/7
@hausmeisterbanane 11 күн бұрын
Would love to know what this system pulls on average
@matthewday7565 20 күн бұрын
Was wondering if you could have stolen some space on the HDD for swap instead of using the SSD - though I guess 44% health means just over half the write endurance used, in a position where it probably gets less action than usual
@dawn1berlitz 18 күн бұрын
i plan to repalce my server hardware later this year but i wont be using a prebuild more im gonna be goign for a newer MSI board that is way newer than what my server uses currently heck the case is newer than the board
@joelfuentes5148 20 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I’ve been thinking about having a server for our family photos and at home.
@John-sn4hl 2 күн бұрын
Whats the best most powerful server i cam build for about $800? I need about 40tb of space
@pallasgames 16 күн бұрын
What case was that in the beginning of the video? It looked like it could hold at least 9 hard drives.
@pallasgames 15 күн бұрын
Update: I found another video that was using the case in their build. It's the Fractal Design Define R5.
@johnbeer4963 7 күн бұрын
Nice. I'm doing something similar to this with a Prodesk 600 G4 (i5-8600). It's not all sweetness. The system is VERY slow to boot because HP and the proprietariness makes it less than perfect. Mine uses a flex-atx 180w PSU that only outputs 12v. This is a PITA, although not unsolvable. That CPU cooler sucks and isn't straightforward to replace. It's a lot of power use for two HDDs, all the case will take, and recasing is a nope. It's been a great learning machine though and it's good enough that once I'm done playing, I intend to give it to My Mother to browse on.
@BadKarma714 19 күн бұрын
I have a old dell I found someone was going to trash I want to turn it into a NAS as well but I don’t have the know how I wish you lived in Southern California that would make a good video helping a subscriber with their NAS project
@WilliamHollinger2019 20 күн бұрын
I am trying to build something like this on a old diy pc cool I now I can get truenas on that pc.
@LiLBitsDK 18 күн бұрын
torx is a normal standard, nothing wrong about em and any decent bits kit should have a whole range of em
@gerydblackmore5484 20 күн бұрын
hp love their torx heads bits
@AndrewFrink 20 күн бұрын
I'd rather have tiny Torx, than Philips. Way less likely to strip.
@AndrewFrink 20 күн бұрын
I'd rather have tiny Torx, than Philips. Way less likely to strip.
@fenixspider5776 20 күн бұрын
it always a good idea to throw in a cheap nvidia gpu which supports nvenc so you can handbrake your video files and save storage using a automated script
@jpyper 8 күн бұрын
What is that case at the very beginning of the video? It looks like one of the Fractal Define cases, but not 100% sure. I need to get my hands on something like that. Don't wanna pay the external multi HDD enclosure or pre-built NAS box tax.
@iiisaac1312 20 күн бұрын
I've been looking for the AMD version of this system for a couple of weeks, but I don't think it exists. The AMD versions only have 2 PCI slots, so they are a little bit shorter and can't fit 2 3.5" HDDs.
@schnitzelsamy 18 күн бұрын
Cool
@grolila5670 20 күн бұрын
bro casually played "A BOY IS A GUN" and thought we wouldnt notice
@NemusDark 20 күн бұрын
Good job!
@2298839082508923859 20 күн бұрын
7:10 - You can't really 100% trust SMART data, because there's programs that able to edit them nowadays. 💀 In my country, market is flooded with cheap heavily used HDD from chinese servers, that are all being sold as "100% health", and sometimes even relabeled to different brand, so they would appear less "dodgy". They even seal them in antistatic bag, so they appear as new surplus... For some people they works good, some got broken ones... Basically it's kinda like a lottery, so be aware about it when you looking for HDD.
@cmdr_talikarni 6 күн бұрын
death-gate drives.... with my 2 decades in IT, I have replaced so many of those dead drives including a few I personally owned. I refuse to buy anything Seagate anymore, and refuse to buy them for clients.
@2bitninja280 20 күн бұрын
Nice job, I don't agree with setting the IP address at the router/switch. It is better to set it at the server.
@precisionxt 19 күн бұрын
I personally prefer the torx screws HP uses over philips head as they tend not to strip as easily.
@tendosingh5682 16 күн бұрын
I can use a sbc with a network port and usb and connect a usb flash drive and call it a $50 nas.
@Kecske_Gaming 20 күн бұрын
200$ or 150$ build next? yeah 100$ is pretty hard to work with
@theldun1 20 күн бұрын
Just because it is affordable does not mean it is less than legit.
@TheNessquest 20 күн бұрын
NOICE
@therumbler 20 күн бұрын
I'm running Proxmox on the i5-8500 variant of this exact same EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF machine! Two 8TB Toshiba N300 HDD, passed through to a TrueNAS Scale VM and I have a great (though slightly thermally constrained) NAS
@TAPS147 20 күн бұрын
Out of curiosity, why are you virtualising true nas rather than running it on base metal?
@therumbler 20 күн бұрын
@@TAPS147 because i can run OTHER VMs/LXCs alongside TrueNAS. TrueNAS' Hypervisor/VM management is sub-par. I tried it for 2 years, and it's not even close to as feature-complete as Proxmox.
@ee123h9 20 күн бұрын
Can this set as RAID with automatic backup between both HDD? Sorry to ask the damn Q, I'm not familiar to these tech 😂
@pallasgames 16 күн бұрын
Great question. Everyone has to start somewhere. He did use RAID in the video. The server he set up is using TrueNAS, which under the hood uses RAID-Z, a type of RAID. When you set up RAID-Z, if one of your hard drives fails, your data is still safe because it's spread out (or 'redundant') across the other drives. It's like having an automatic backup system that keeps everything running smoothly even if something goes wrong with one of your hard drives. So yes, with TrueNAS and RAID-Z, your data will be automatically backed up between the drives. RAID-Z can be set up with 1, 2, or 3 redundant drives, also called parity drives, but since he only had 2 drives, he set them up so that he only had 1 parity (redundant) drive.
@ee123h9 15 күн бұрын
@@pallasgames wow, thank you
@pallasgames 15 күн бұрын
@@ee123h9 You're welcome. I'm glad I could help
@thetruejay20 16 күн бұрын
Hi Matt
@NetBandit70 20 күн бұрын
Based
@sjbox 20 күн бұрын
I made a new NAS out of a dell wyse 5070 with 8gb ram and 32gb emmc. My goal is to create a Fanless very low power NAS. I got it Brand new in a box from a thrift store here (22usd). Although it only have 1 m.2 slot, it has an m2 for wifi that I can use later. You can expand storage using usb to sata cables as well. Pop an old 2tb 2.5” ssd using an m2 adapter and install truenas with Immich. Now I have my own google photos setup which is a backup of my phone’s photos.
@EastAngliaUK 19 күн бұрын
looks easy to set up
@derklempner 6 күн бұрын
Seems like a waste of $100 for file storage. Buy an external drive for that and get more than 2TB of storage easily.
@brian3075 19 күн бұрын
Those aren't nasa drives though...
@373323 20 күн бұрын
you should make a donation to the trueNAS project, free as preserving your privacy and freedom doesn't mean to just grab a copy and use it, you should make a donation, or at least a long rant about people making the donation , it's a lot of work , you should appreciate it
@andrewryan7557 17 күн бұрын
the incorrect sata cable without a right angle can cause the drive connector to be ripped off when opening the drive cage.
@Adam130694 20 күн бұрын
112-114MiB/s is MAX for 1Gbit/s
@johnqsak 20 күн бұрын
But they are using Windows, so they do not use MiB/s, using MB/s but 125 MB/s is max for 1 Gbps speeds. 114 MiB/s is 119 MB/s . I get normally 122-123 MB/s on my 1 Gbps connection
@Adam130694 20 күн бұрын
@@johnqsak They literally using MiB + 1Gbit = 114MiB since overhead exist... end of discussion.
@johnqsak 20 күн бұрын
@@Adam130694 lmao WHO IS THEY??? I guess since the screen shows MB/s in the transfer Window at 13:06 is in Windows 10? END OF DISCUSSION!!! . LMAO that's not how discussions work lil dude.
@BrianThomas 20 күн бұрын
That 3:09 sounds like a dubstep song i know.
@frankwong9486 20 күн бұрын
Labor cost : do it for free so we can keep the total cost below 100😂
@markkoops2611 20 күн бұрын
The trouble with these videos is after buying drives, you're WAY over $100
@computerenthusiast402 17 күн бұрын
You need at least two 6tb hard drives to offset the price of electricity. I would NOT use less than 10tb hard drives. And at least two NAS quality storage drives mirroring eachother for redundancy. You should have used your MONEY for larger capacity drives. How important is your Data. My Data is MORE important than the hardware.
@Cyber_Gas 21 күн бұрын
Thats a whole lot of bots. If i was you i wouldnt use oem prebuilts bc of the psu compatibility and case size but its your video, life, choice
@smazerolle 21 күн бұрын
This is such a dumb comment.
@Cyber_Gas 21 күн бұрын
@@smazerolle and yours is even dumber
@douglasmurphy3266 20 күн бұрын
It fits exactly what you see.. 2 HDDs. He isn't putting in an externally powered GPU, this is a much easier upgrade than using one of those for a gaming rig.
@Cyber_Gas 20 күн бұрын
@@douglasmurphy3266 ik but i mean for future upgrades or if you wanna use more hdds that is better to get some used custom desktop
@brianprasetyoadhi8002 20 күн бұрын
I doubt you can get anything close to anything like in the video using a used custom pc for $25
@jatilq 21 күн бұрын
Have to unsub. Big turn off to start with that case with the drives and then switch to the HP. I was instantly curious about that case and you are trolling for clicks. unsub.
@TechByMattB 21 күн бұрын
The first shots are of a previous storage server I built as I was talking about me building previous storage servers. The end product is very clearly displayed in the thumbnail.
@JasonWitmerYT 21 күн бұрын
what an embarassing comment lmao
@BerryFunChannel1 21 күн бұрын
how sensitive are you... jeez be born already XD
@PISSEDDD_AMC 20 күн бұрын
@@TechByMattB keep doing what you're doing! don't worry about this guy
@bumble1057 20 күн бұрын
@@TechByMattB Ignore that guy, my hobby is buying and building systems and I love watching others do it.
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