Using old FX 8350 as a server?

Hi guys,

a.)

I want to know if somebody has used the FX 8350 as a server and the general pros and cons of using such (or similar) processors as a server setup.

b.)

I'm an SEO specialist and I want to try blogging for myself and maybe host a few other sites.

What would you suggest me to try with my new server despite hosting blogging sites?


0 genuine server knowledge. I'm an IT student but I'm not dumb and I'm familiar with a few things about servers. I have searched the internet but I would love to hear feedback from you guys!

Server for what? Hosting a wordpress website - yes, working with virtual machines - no, got to be a bit more specific amigo because now it's like asking 'is toyota prius a good car'.

You don't build a server and then think about what to do with it, usually, it's the other way around.
For anything remotely serious you are better off with a VPS/private server because of the stability.
Hosting servers at home is a huge pain in the ass, you don't control the electricity, the internet, heck maybe the SSD gets corrupted, you surely don't have a proper backup.. And that's only a couple of reasons why it is better to pay a little bit extra.

Yeah, mate. That's the reason why I'm asking for help. I need to know if it could support my "hobby" needs. Also, I'm very open-minded about how I will use the server.

And also what I could get out of it at the broad end.

So yeah, I'm not crazy about that, just curious.

It is more than enough to spin up a ton of stuff, linux servers are way better at resource management compared to windows(which you could also run with this CPU). I had servers with laptops that had much worse CPUs working as proxy servers.
A couple of things that come to mind that you could do with it:
- Proxy server
- Plex server
- Firewall server
- Load balancer
- Local web server for testing

Things that you could not (would not suggest) do with it:
- ML training
- Virtual machines
- Game servers
- Web hosting server ( due to stability, not because it couldn't pull it)
Maybe tell us a bit more about what your hobbies are, so we could collectively guess if it's a good idea doing that on such server.

I've hosted some websites. Here's what you want to do:
1. Get a dedicated IP, most people are behind a CGNAT so they can't host websites unless they use DDNS, which is a PITA
2. Get an old optiplex, hell, even an old laptop
3. Get a good router that has firewalls, DDoS rate limiting
4. Get a separate internet connection for your webservers (the one with the dedicated IP, you don't want to throttle your bandwidth just because you were torrenting some movies
5. Port forward 443 and 80 to your server
6. Use Nginx Proxy Manager + Docker to host multiple websites, proxy servers etc
7. Containerize EVERYTHING, don't just run everything off of CentOS directly, isolate your applications/websites completely
8. Expect LOTS of downtime, in case your internet connection goes down.