A 380 RMB Home Server | 380元拼出来的家庭服务器

Today I finally finished building my home server.

今天，我的家庭服务器终于搭建完成了。

The original plan was actually much simpler.

I brought an ASUS motherboard back from Canada and planned to build the whole machine around it.

很可惜，那块主板回国以后坏了。

After spending enough time trying to save it, I finally accepted the obvious:

It was dead.

程序员和装机人的共同缺点，大概就是总觉得“再试一次”能创造奇迹。

It usually cannot.

So I bought a used MSI B450M Mortar and rebuilt the plan around a Ryzen 5 2600.

The final configuration is:

这套配置当然不是什么真正的企业级服务器。

没有至强，没有 ECC，也没有装进一个声音像飞机起飞的机架式机箱里。

But it is enough for what I actually need.

Minecraft server.

NAS storage.

Docker services.

Website builds.

And whatever questionable self-hosted project I decide to install next.

The most interesting part is the cost.

The GPU was free.

The 1TB SSD came from an old machine.

The two 8TB hard drives were given to me.

The two 8GB memory sticks were also reused parts.

Total cash spent:

380 RMB

当然，这不代表任何人都能花380元复制一台相同配置。

毕竟免费的 RX 6600、16TB 硬盘和拆机内存，不会因为你打开闲鱼就自动从屏幕里掉出来。

But that is also the point of this machine.

It was not built from a perfect shopping list.

It was built from old parts, used parts, free parts, and a few cheap replacements.

The case is an open-frame design.

It is easy to work on, easy to cool, and extremely cheap.

It also collects dust with impressive efficiency.

So the cooling system became another project by itself.

For now, the server is running Linux and already hosts my Minecraft server.

The next steps are NAS storage, backups, Docker services, and more self-hosted tools.

这台机器不漂亮，也不专业。

But it works.

And after the dead motherboard, the rewiring, the storage setup, and all the small problems in between, that is enough.

My home server is finally alive.

😎🖥️