Home Server Project
8-31-2025
Goal
To build and set up a server that:
- Hosts Home Assistant
- Hosts Jellyfin and media library
- Has remotely accessible storage for adding media
Plan
- Repurpose Linux PC with Windows 11
- Prepare image on usb stick
- Set bios to boot from image
Obstacle 1
TPMS is not supported by the motherboard. I attempted TPMS bypass images with no luck. Installed Windows 10. I should note, the process up to this point was taking a really long time. I knew the resources needed for the server were minimal, but I didn’t pay attention to the system specs. The computer only had 2 GBs of RAM. Another stick of 4 was installed. This sped things up significantly. I moved the server upstairs and in place, hooked up which was a PITA with the current TV placement. I attempted to set up the virtual Home Assistant server and