First let me say I'm not an IT guy, not by any measure. I have built a desktop, but pretty much following exactly the instructions of those that are smarter than me. I got interested in building my own home server while looking into NAS builds for media and I think I have a fair understanding of how to do that. But I want to learn more about the possibilities of a home server.
So, I started watching YouTube videos, looking through forums like this one, reading threads on various topics. I have to say I'm still confused about a great many things. At this point I don't know what I don't know. Meaning I'm not even sure I'm at the point were I can ask specific enough questions to get the right answer. I don't have a good understanding of all the terminology, or why one build configuration is better than another for a particular objective.
Forums are great if you know specifically what you are looking for, and I've learned a lot just reading various threads, and through forum searches. But there are still gaping holes in my knowledge.
On a dunning-kruger graph I'm at the point where I'm at "There's more to this than I thought" heading swiftly towards "I'm never going to understand this"
Is there a good "beginners guide" to this subject? Or perhaps a good series of videos that someone might recommend? I really do want to learn.
So, I started watching YouTube videos, looking through forums like this one, reading threads on various topics. I have to say I'm still confused about a great many things. At this point I don't know what I don't know. Meaning I'm not even sure I'm at the point were I can ask specific enough questions to get the right answer. I don't have a good understanding of all the terminology, or why one build configuration is better than another for a particular objective.
Forums are great if you know specifically what you are looking for, and I've learned a lot just reading various threads, and through forum searches. But there are still gaping holes in my knowledge.
On a dunning-kruger graph I'm at the point where I'm at "There's more to this than I thought" heading swiftly towards "I'm never going to understand this"
Is there a good "beginners guide" to this subject? Or perhaps a good series of videos that someone might recommend? I really do want to learn.