I have tried to connect to Tailscale multiple times; it goes smoothly through all steps, but the IP addresses it gives you don’t work for me: This site can’t be reached

I was mainly interested in headscale but that didn’t work either; I even tried their docker.yml

Thanks everyone for your help.

I have fixed it by not using the npm proxy manager and only Cloudflare tunnels.

This video helped me

The only issue this method has is the upload limit of 100mb

I’m using services such as:

• Immich
• Nextcloud
• Jellyfin
• Valutwarden

Thanks.

I apologise for not being clear.

These are the specs of my NAS build:

• Node 804 case

• 16GB DDR4 RAM

• Seagate IronWolf Pro 2x 4TB

• 1TB nvme Samsung 970 evo plus

• Gigabyte H610M S2H V2 Intel H610 LGA1200 DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboardd

• DeepCool GAMMAXX GT CPU Cooler A-RGB 120mm PWM Addressable RGB LED Fan Intel AMD

• 500W EVGA Power Supply Unit / PSU VAT INC

• Intel core i5-12400t QS 6c/12t Support ASUS ROG Strix B660-I Gaming WiFi LGA1700.

• I want to store all data onto the NAS, past projects, pics, etc.

• Set up automatic backups for Windows, Mac

• Set up media server (Jellyfin) with Arr apps using a VPN (I’m not sure how to set up a VPN with torrent client)

• Set up headscale to access my NAS from anywhere (also, I can’t find any tutorials).

• For 3-2-1 backups, I have decided to get an external HDD and use cloud storage.

• Self-host services such as Nextcloud, Immich and Bitwarden.

• VMs - Future

• Web hosting - Future

• Home assistant - Future

To be clear, I want to do all that; however, I have never done it before, so that any tutorials would be appreciated.

By “Dos and Don’ts,” I’m referring to the settings that should be adjusted for optimal performance, security, and privacy.

Also, any other recommendations would be appreciated.

For accessing files from your smartphones, I know there’s Nextcloud; what other foss file management tools are available, especially on the phones?

Custom build NAS

Also, privacy-wise, what do you guys use to keep your home server anonymous/hidden and protected? Is VPN enough? If yes, what VPN do you recommend?

Those are my old PC specs:

GPU: GeForce GT 240 DDR3 1GB CPU: unknown Motherboard: Lenovo is6xm PSU: Dell L240AS-00 240W RAM: 2x 2GB Storage: 1TB HDD and 128GB SSD

I want to build a low power consumption yet power enough server to run any apps, etc. What upgrades would be the best for my use case?

Thank you for the info. I wasn’t aware of the 3-2-1 backup rule until now.