⚡ UGREEN Nexode 100W Retractable Charger (25% OFF): ⚡ UGREEN MagFlow Magnetic Power Bank (33% OFF): ⚡ Check out UGREEN Black Friday Deals, up to 40% OFF: 🎥 Check out DB Tech for some helpful tutorials: @DBTechYT ► Want to support the channel and unlock some perks in the process? Become a RAID member on Patreon or YouTube! 🔓 Patreon: 🔓 YouTube: ► Items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation): 🛍️ Optiplex 3040s: 🛍️ 🛍️ The Duster I'm Using: 🎥 Curious About the equipment I use to make my videos? Click Here ► --------------------------------------------------- Music (in order): "Hardware Haven Theme" -Me ( ) "CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON ( ) "Sunshower" - LATASHÁ( ) "Space Is The Place" - Humans Win (StoryBlocks) --------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 0:00 Can You Build a $150 Home Server? 0:40 Not My First Rodeo 1:42 What I Want to Build 2:36 Cool Products from UGREEN (sponsor) 4:02 What I Bought 6:32 Mistakes were made... 7:32 Optiplex 3040 9:13 Does It Work 10:21 Cleanup and Mounting Solution 11:12 What OS? 12:00 Boot Issues 12:54 The Solution 13:24 NAS Setup 13:50 Docker Containers 15:33 Crafty, HASS, & Tailscale 15:58 This didn't quite go as planned... 16:30 $150 is tough 14:28 Jellyfin and Transcoding