Hi, welcome to my home server guide.

Intro

This guide is an in depth guide on a bare metal installation for a home server. This guide covers hosting a Minecraft server, streaming Jellyfin, backing up with Nextcloud, websites with NGINX, and more!

I've seperated the parts of the guide into sections below. It's recommended to start with the prerequisites to get a feel for the guide.

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  • Prerequisites
  • Configuring the OS
  • Minecraft Server
  • Jellyfin
  • Nextcloud
  • Nextcloud LEMP stacks
  • Tailscale
  • Port Forwarding
  • HTTPS Configuration
  • SpyderFly
  • Recommended Tools
  • Comments & Feedback

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    Date created: August 7th, 2026

    Last modified: September 22nd, 2026

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