Press Enter. Enter your login credentials if necessary. Then click the Test connection button. Press Connect to proceed. You can choose an existing folder or add a new one. You can either wait until the next backup time or click Back up now. I run Blue Iris on my server so I can record my security cameras to a hard drive. Thus, my home server also acts as an NVR.
I even use a video capture card that can record TV. Basically, what you get with Windows is an extensive library of utilities and programs that can harness a wide range of hardware. One of the more contentious aspects of Windows 10 is automatic updates. A lot of people hate this feature, but I love it. I love knowing that my PC is constantly being patched to protect it. All I use is the native Windows Defender.
Microsoft does allow you to set active hours, giving you further protection against a rogue restart. Overall, automatic updates are a welcome feature that help make Windows 10 a stable platform. Power users might recommend Ubuntu Server, or some other flavor of Linux. Or at least know how to use it. Automatic updates help protect your PC.
It supports Remote Desktop. Introduction This post was originally published on June 15th, Windows Add a New User. Windows Adding Shared Folders. Click on Disk Management. Everywhere Threads This forum This thread. Search Advanced…. Log in. Trending Search forums. What's new. New posts Latest activity. Any benefit to using a domain for a home network?
Thread starter Compman55 Start date Feb 19, Sidebar Sidebar. Forums Hardware and Technology Networking. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. Compman55 Golden Member. Feb 14, 1, 0 As the title states. I kinda like the way it is setup at work and was wondering if it is worthwile to do it at home when I build a new server.
What advantages does it have over a workgroup? Dec 17, 1, 3 I can't see this being worthwhile for a home setup. What is it that you like about "the way it is setup at work"? MrEgo Senior member. Jan 17, 0 Compman55 said:. Aug 25, 3 0 0. MrEgo said:. It is unlikely that the computer you are looking to purchase has a composite output as many will now come solely with an HDMI or DisplayPort output.
You may need to also invest in an inexpensive video card that does include composite video output, or simply an adapter to give you the connectivity you need. Remember, if wanting to use your home server for home automation and security instead of media file storage, you will ideally want a computer with low power requirements, which in turn will also aid with noise levels. Here is a summary of what the computer you intend to turn into a home server should be and have:.
Should your hardware fail, you could potentially lose years of valuable data that simply cannot be recovered. To combat this, you should always have a backup solution in place that is easy to use and automated wherever possible.
If your solution involves manually copying files from several different locations, chances are you will soon get fed up with this mundane task and simply not do it. Ideally, you would have a backup solution that includes both an offsite and onsite backup.
An offsite backup is considered to be anything where the data is kept somewhere other than your physical location. This is the most common form of offsite backups, particularly for home users like you and I. Corporate environments may for-go these services and opt for a specialist third-party online backup provider, particularly if they have a large amount of data that requires dedicated storage and monitoring.
For an onsite backup, many will continue to use the tried and tested method of backing up to USB drives, a larger external hard drive, or a NAS.
Running a home server for your backups can be considered a better option than these more commonly used onsite backup methods as they are more customizable, easier to automate and can actually be cheaper, especially if you already have an old computer to use as a backup server.
That being said, compared to using a NAS, setting up backups on a home server can be more complicated and time-consuming to perform the initial setup. Also, depending on the hardware used for the server, it could work out to be more expensive. One of my personal favorite benefits to having a home server is the ability to set up virtual machines VMs.
Depending on the hardware used within the server, it is possible to build multiple virtual machines that all have different specifications, different operating systems, and different use cases. It really helps you start to understand how domain names, web services, and the Internet in general are all glued together. Secondly, it allows you to assign memorable names to other devices or servers on your home network.
I mention it just in case any readers are completely unfamiliar with DNS. Thirdly, and perhaps most excitingly, it allows you to tweak DNS responses. This software will accept DNS lookup requests but only selectively lookup and return the corresponding IP address.
In effect, Pi-hole keeps you safe from malicious attacks but primarily from Internet Ads. It really is that good. It also has a nice Web interface where you can log in and see charts showing how many ads it has blocked on an hourly or daily basis. After a few months of playing with my home server and getting everything set up the way I wanted it, I suddenly realised that I had picked up quite a bit of technical knowledge.
There are countless posts and stories online of people getting their first job in IT, with no commercial experience, purely through looking after their own home server. On the other hand, there are those who already work in the industry but lack server knowledge in certain areas. They would much rather tinker with ESXi, for example, on their home server. Tastes change of course. Nowadays, it seems that games like Minecraft and Counter-Strike are current favourites when deciding to set up a gaming server.
One of the first things I did after building my first home server was to spin up a new VM and get my telephony migrated to it. I wanted to have a software switchboard installed, complete with IVR integration, that would answer incoming calls and direct them as appropriate.
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