A small desktop running as a home server
A M700 mini desktop is being used as a personal server at home. It runs .04.4 LTS with an Intel i3-6100 , built-in Intel graphics, and 8GB of memory. The machine has 10TB of storage and runs several services: Liquidsoap for streaming, WordPress, SMB file sharing, Grafana with for server metrics, FTP, RDP, and SSH.
from outside the home network is handled through Tailscale. A line UPS is connected for power backup, and its single 12V battery keeps the server running for about three hours during outages.
Key points
- The server is a M700 running .04.4 LTS.
- It uses an Intel i3-6100 and 8GB of memory.
- It has 10TB of storage for web, file sharing, streaming, , and tasks.
- Tailscale provides access when away from home.
- A line UPS keeps it running for about three hours during a power outage.