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Advice on family photos archive (Immich) and Jellyfin for a few users server
Hi,
Looking for some advice on a long term photo archive server.
My needs
- VPN. With the UK OSA stopping my people looking at Reddit i want a Wireguard server.
- Jellyfin server. Would be nice to have around 2-4TB space? 3 people max streaming.
- Immich, about 1 TB of family photos.
- Near the UK bandwidth wise
There are about 10 of us but i really think only a few will use it.
Any ideas? The Hertzner server I am looking at is $30 but want to understand if there are better options out there.
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You will rarely find better deals than Hetzner, maybe in BF if you are very lucky?
Aim for some nice CPU because those will eat your cpu a lot.
Hetzner Server Auction Purchase
No idea if this is expensive or cheap for my needs
Server Configuration
Pricing Breakdown
Please dont.
Use usb sticks and hard disk. Store offline.
Do not upload other people photos on the internet without their consent. Even with it, you shouldnt do it.
You misunderstand -
I have a 7th gen Intel laptop at home as a Jellyfin server and it barely breaks a sweat. So I was pleased that the cheaper end Hertzner auction seems to include these. I think as long as I backup the Jellyfin config and the Immich database I'll be fine.
Hi, if you're okay with a VPS, we could help out.
Just 15€/Month or 160€/Annually
Just 22,50€/Month or 240€/Annually
Different configs with more RAM, less RAM, more HDD Storage or whatever else you need are also possible, just send me a DM with your requirements.
Hey, I can offer you a VPS with additional storage through a storage box:
https://hstprov.com/#vps
https://hstprov.com/#storage
If you want a small iGPU for transcoding, I have one dedicated server left with the following configuration:
Intel Core i5-8525U, 20GB RAM, 512GB NVMe, 1TB HDD, €20/mo
Additional storage is possible with a storage box.
On both, I can help you with the WG, Jellyfin and Immich setup such that you have a perfectly working system
Where do you live? Your kids could sue your ass later when they are adult and ask for compensation if your pics end up in public.
Your wife agrees? Or other adults in your family? You could expose them in uncomfortable position causing them stress at work or in school.
Hi,
with this things it wont be too much easy with that budget.
From my experience, what you need is to use some SSD / NVMe drives.
Normal 7200 RPM rotating HDD drives wont be fun ( if its not at least 4 of them in Raid 10 ).
If you take 2x HDD ( and i assume you will use them with raid 1 for dataprotection ) and you will have 3 people streaming + doing immich stuff, a single HDD disk will die with this performance wise as the random access will kill its IOPS.
So hetzner is fine, maybe also OVH/Leaseweb and some people here in the forum, but i suggest to make it a minimum requirement to have it on SSD.
Good luck!
I wonder, how much would it cost to build a new PC with following,
Ryzen 3 (4c/8t) with iGPU
A520 series cheapest Motherboard (but from reputable brand)
32GB (16x2) DDR4
2x 32GB or such highspeed USB 3 slim Thumb Drives
512GB (or even 1TB) Nvme M.2
2x SATA 4 or even 8TB HDD
PSU + Chassis
Then self-hosting the setup at home
In case home ISP using CG-NAT, then a nearby location 2core tiny VPS running OpenVPN tunnel to expose the home server out to internet. Even better, if Home ISP can offer a public ip (dynamic would suffice) to cut out the VPS requirement
Hardware is owned in this, no long term subscription since user data will only increase and the use or need of the server would never cease so there will be no escape from continued higher subscription plans.
Software setup won't be any different compared to a provide subscription vs your own self hosted
Thanks.
Would you fucking stop.
Admin, please ask this guy to sush.
Where do YOU live? Sounds like you live in a city full of assholes and bullies, you producing more of them by having kids. Stay single and childless, please.
I’ve got a very similar setup running at home on a old Lenovo M710q I grabbed for about $50. Threw in an SSD + M.2 so I can mirror drives, and it’s been rock solid for Jellyfin + Immich. It’s quiet enough to keep in the bedroom, the only time I notice it is when it’s chewing through transcoding after a big upload.
I also tried running this stack on VPSes before. It works, but unless you’re treating server security as a day-to-day job it gets stressful quickly especially with family photos involved. A misconfigured container or service and you’re suddenly leaking private pictures, which isn’t a great feeling.