On Wed, Aug 7, 2019, 3:35 PM Steven Mainor <st...@degga.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for advice on how to build a home server with a primary focus > on > security. I plan to run nextcloud and a mail server that will serve 3 to 5 > people at most. > > My requirements are: > > A server setup that can be run with completely open source software and > doesn't require any binaries to boot. I don't trust anything closed source > for > this particular project. > > A gigabit ethernet port. > > A USB3.0 port or SATA connector to attach storage to. > > Enough processor power and ram to run nextcloud and the mail server from > an > encrypted hard drive (LUKS) efficiently with moderate throughput saving > and > reading files from nextcloud. > > I would just build something x86 based but the amd/intel Platform Security > Processor/IME stuff makes me nervous. > > So far I have been looking at single board computers like the ones listed > here: https://wiki.debian.org/CheapServerBoxHardware#OSHW > > I like the OLinuXino A20 LIME2 but I am not sure the processor will be > enough > to handle the overhead from an encrypted hard drive. I also don't like > that it > is only 32-bit since that will limit the file size nextcloud can handle as > I > understand it. > > Is there anything similar to the OLinuXino A20 LIME2 but more powerful or > is > there a better option I haven't read about yet? > > -- > Steven Mainor
Just grab one HP microserver NL36/40/54 series like this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-ProLiant-Microserver-G8-G1610T-Server-12GB-EEC-Ram/223611463875 and forget about that SBC nonsense :-) >
