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How can someone without programming skills make a cloud server at home for cheap?

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(Like connected to WiFi and that’s it)

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The $0 home server:

https://youtu.be/IuRWqzfX1ik

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Cheapest is probably a Raspberry Pi with a USB external drive. Look up “Raspberry Pi NAS,” there are a bunch of guides.

Or you can repurpose an old PC, install some NAS distro, and then configure.

There are a ton of options, very few of which require any programming.

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Not programming skills, but sysadmin skills.

Buy a used server on EBay (companies often sell their old servers for cheap when they upgrade). Buy a bunch of HDDs. Install Linux and set up the HDDs in a ZFS pool.

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Or install TruNAS and chill.

I went with Linux and BTRFS because I just need a mirror. Lots of options and even more guides.

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I run docker services and host virtual machines from Unraid OS

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The easiest way is NextCloud.

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Debian, virtualmin, podman with cockpit, install these on any cheap used pc you find, after initial setup all other is gui managed

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Raspberry Pi or an old office PC are the usual methods. It’s not so much programming as Linux sysadmin skills.

Beyond that, you might consider OwnCloud for an app-like experience, or just Samba if all you want is local network files.

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Yes. You’ll have to learn some new things regardless, but you don’t need to know how to program.

What are you hoping to make happen?

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