One year after the Hilfsdrache Project, I wanted to build an new server.
While an traineeship at an IT Systems firm, I got an 19'' Inch Rackpiece with (about 3 HE) - so I wanted to use that as "Case" for that project.
That server here should be different from the Hilfsdrache in serval points.
First, it should run an specialized linux distribution called "Eisfair" (www.eisfair.org) - which had been created to work as secure and easily configurable server system.
Second, this server should be absolutly quiet - and work with low power consumption.
Third, this server shouldn't host big game servers - only applications. (So it does need neither high CPU power nor an large HDD).
In the end, I used an Acer V66 Motherbord (it was quite thin and long - so it fitted the Case perfectly), an AMD K6-2 400 Mhz which I underclocked to 250 Mhz (and took down the Vcore from 2,2 V to 1,75V - so it did run passive - just needed an heat sink), and 256 MB of Sdram.
For the Powersupply, I modded an 250 Watts PSU, so that it fitted the case and rewired the security groundings to serval parts of the case. Additionally, i added some cooling sinks to the powersupply and tested it serval times with the new server: It never exceded room temperature. The same thing with the cpu.
Therefore the only mechanical thing on this server was the HDD - and that I took away from it aswell.
In the beginning, I used an 1 Gigabyte Mircodrive - but I thought of it as beeing too loud. So I changed to an 1 Gigabyte Compactflash Drive and changed Eisfair in that way, that it wrote the log files into Ramdrives - so that the Flashdrive didn't needed to endure so many write/read operations as an normal drive.
The Blutdrache nowadays uses an 100 Mbit Network Interface Card, an PCI Soundcard and an 56kbit Modem (which ain't used at the moment).
Nowadays this Server is mostly used for Teamspeak and as Personal Backup Webserver.
Also its used to provide an Secure Internet Connection for me while I'm on Work or "Outside" of my own Network. I do use the SSHD to Tunnel my Internettransfer from the Firefox of my Tablet into the Blutdrache - and use Squid as Proxy to gain Access to my own Internetconnection at Home - so my Data can't be monitored from the Outside.
So - this Server is important and nearly on daily use - and... as I planed - absolutly silent!
It hosts these Services:
- Apache
- Php
- Mysql
- FTP
- SSHD
- Squid
- Minicom (to work onto the serial Line of my WGT634U)
- Samba (for Files and Printer)
- Teamspeak RC2
- Player versus Player Gaming Network (PvPGN)
- Streamripper (in addition to an NAS or attached USB HDD)
- Webradio Client
