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small, low cost, low maintanance seeder server in another country (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello!

I'm currently based in EU but am planning to go to eastern europe contry to visit my familiy and vacation. I always wanted to seed 24/7 but the electricity bills, plus many other stuff doesn't allow me to host a server here.

I'm thinking to during my time in that country to build a small compact seeder server. Any reccomendations? I'm planning as to not use VPN on the server as I don't think it will be needed.

My plan is to use an old computer with about 10 tbs of storage attached to it. All parts will be used as to not blow my budget.

Any reccomendations as how should I safely access that server and through what programm?(preferably free or non subscribtion based)?

Also any critique of the idea or any other reccomendations for the project?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey, thanks for the reccomendation! I use Astrill VPN that has several protocols?(not sure about that), including both OpenVPN and Wireguard, it also has StealthVPN and OpenWeb. Any reccomendations on what exactly to use?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can install OpenVPN/Wireguard server and connect to it from your computer/router like it were a part of your home network; You don't need to route all traffic via it. I use a similar setup at home to access work servers, and they work just as if they were next to me.

I used this script to set-up a Linux-based OpenVPN server in the past, I don't know about Windows.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Sorry, can you explain the first paragraph in more simple terms? Do you mean installing OpenVPN/Wireguard on the server at my home and connect it to my computer?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can create a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for just yourself. This way you can connect to the server as it is in your home network.

To be able to do this, you have to install a VPN server (like Wireguard or OpenVPN on your seed box).

To connect to the server you can then use SSH if you run a Linux server.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Install OpenVPN server at the place you will be seeding at (eastern europe?). Connect to it from EU, don't set it as the default gateway (or all traffic will be router there; you can access it via (tunnel) IP).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks! I want to also ask, what characteristics should the seedbox have? Any reccomendations?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As much bandwidth and storage you can have, even a Raspberry Pi 4 would work I think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to host about 2 TBs for start, but may upgrade in the future. raspberry pi 4 is nice, but I think it is more expensive option in terms of hardware. But probably less in the long run.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Any computer will work, it's just that RPI4 is more power efficient.