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home-server-setup

Setup instructions for my home server

Server

The server is a Dell Precision T1650 with the following specifications.

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      -+ssssssssssssssssssyyssss+-         OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS x86_64
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   /ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/      Kernel: 4.15.0-96-generic
  +ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+     Uptime: 2 days, 8 hours, 12 mins
 /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/    Packages: 1426
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss.   Shell: bash 4.4.20
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+   Terminal: /dev/pts/0
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   CPU: Intel i3-2120 (4) @ 3.300GHz
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+   Memory: 5172MiB / 13975MiB
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Notes

• The CPU is a i3-2120 that supports vt-d. Support for vt-d is required for virtualization. Make sure to check vt-d is enabled in UEFI during installation.
• The server has three hard drives. One 256GB SSD for the operating system. Two 8TB SATA hard drives for bulk storage.

Host

Operating System:

Install the latest Ubuntu LTS operating system. During installation create an administrator account and configure a static ip address.

Software:

On the host, install updates and upgrades then install the following software:

• copilot admin web-interface for managing the server remotely.
• docker tool for running running web services as containers.
• zfs support for zfs filesystems. Used to create mirror RAID on the two 8TB hard drives.

Containers:

Below is the list of containers running on the host.

bastion

This container runs an nginx reverse/proxy for https://samela.io handling routes from the primary domain to all the other containerized web services.

plex

This runs plex web interface for watching the media collection at /share/Library.

samba

This runs the smb network fileshare on the local area network. The /share folder on the host is mounted inside the container. The samba.conf allows guest read access and authenticated read-write access.

feed

This is a nginx file browser for the media files in /share/Library. The browser requires username/password authentication and is read-only.

transmission

A webclient for transmission to manage torrents. Downloads are mapped to /share/temp.