#serverupgrade — Public Fediverse posts

and now apparently we are fully working...

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cheers to all the people who make this crazy place possible!

#glitchsoc
#mastoadmin
#ServerUpgrade
#ServerHardwareMigration

Ah, the noble quest of repurposing a dusty, old gaming PC into a "homelab," because nothing screams cutting-edge server tech like a machine once dedicated to shooting virtual enemies. 🎮🔫 Our hero bravely battles #procrastination, only to discover that buying hard drives and transferring files isn't exactly rocket science. 🚀💾
https://bryananthonio.com/blog/my-homelab-setup/ #repurposingPC #homelab #gamingtech #serverupgrade #DIYtech #HackerNews #ngated

In today's thrilling episode of "My Homelab Adventure", our hero embarks on a brave quest to upgrade their basement from a "dormant dust collector" to the "ultimate IT shrine," all while ensuring their electricity bill hits the stratosphere 🚀⚡️. As if the world needed another server collection that screams, "I have no social life!" 🙄💾
https://cweagans.net/2025/09/leveling-up-my-homelab/ #HomelabAdventure #ITShine #ServerUpgrade #TechJourney #GeekLife #HackerNews #ngated

These questions have been answered :)

Please boost of visibility if you can't answer these questions. #boostsappreciated

So, here's my #homelab / #selfhosting #question:

I've set my sights on an eBay listing for a #Dell #PowerEdge R720 w/ 2x Xeon E5-2643's, 96 GB of PC3-10600R RAM, and 8x 3.5" HDD bays, all for just under $300. (Supposedly 3.5" bays, a bit confused on this point as their listing disagrees with the title – I've messaged the seller for clarification.)

My hope is to just drop the TrueNAS drives from the original machine "as-is" into the server and hopefully at the worst have to do some boot repair.

Anyway, the actual questions are:

• I know next to nothing about actual server equipment – is this plan rotten from the beginning?
• Is this server a decent "starting point" for a home lab that's graduating off consumer grade hardware?
• Will I need much of anything else in addition to the blade itself??

#selfhosted #server #serverupgrade #nas #askfedi #askmastodon #askadmins

Upgrade Windows Server 2019 to 2022 via iDRAC

https://techdirectarchive.com/2023/05/06/upgrade-windows-server-2019-to-2022-via-idrac/

#IDRAC, #In-placeUpgradeFromWindowsServer, #ManageWindowsServerWithIDRAC, #MicrosoftWindows, #OSUpgradeFromIDRAC, #PowerEdge, #RackServers, #ServerUpgrade, #TowerServers, #Upgrade, #Windows, #WindowsServer, #WindowsServer2019, #WindowsServer2022, #WindowsServerUpgrades, #WSDesktopExperience