Hello everyone 🙂
I am new to the forum and I hope this is the right place to ask.
I am currently planning a new build. I have now reached the point where I am thinking about the locations for my computers. I work with computers a lot, both privately and professionally.
I am planning an office where I will often work from home. Ideally, I wouldn’t have my computers right next to me, but rather in a separate room. It would also be great if not every child needed their own PC, but this could be managed centrally as well.
I have thought of two options:
1. PCs located in a central room, with signals distributed to other rooms via HDMI or USB cables inside the walls. I’m not sure if this is even possible?
2. PCs in a central room and terminals in the individual rooms. Here I wonder which terminals would be suitable (up to 4 monitors) and whether special software is needed. I am familiar with Citrix professionally, but I don’t know how expensive it could be for private users.
What options do I have or do you use?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Regards,
Chris
I am new to the forum and I hope this is the right place to ask.
I am currently planning a new build. I have now reached the point where I am thinking about the locations for my computers. I work with computers a lot, both privately and professionally.
I am planning an office where I will often work from home. Ideally, I wouldn’t have my computers right next to me, but rather in a separate room. It would also be great if not every child needed their own PC, but this could be managed centrally as well.
I have thought of two options:
1. PCs located in a central room, with signals distributed to other rooms via HDMI or USB cables inside the walls. I’m not sure if this is even possible?
2. PCs in a central room and terminals in the individual rooms. Here I wonder which terminals would be suitable (up to 4 monitors) and whether special software is needed. I am familiar with Citrix professionally, but I don’t know how expensive it could be for private users.
What options do I have or do you use?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Regards,
Chris
I would relocate the main computer to the utility room or something similar and build the home office right next to it. This way, you can maintain the direct connection via HDMI, USB, etc., and keep the home office quiet.
For the children or others, I would recommend using NUCs or mobile variants.
When it comes to media access, you could use Plex or a similar solution to allow all clients to access the main computer in the house.
For the children or others, I would recommend using NUCs or mobile variants.
When it comes to media access, you could use Plex or a similar solution to allow all clients to access the main computer in the house.
What is the amount of data involved? It’s a few terabytes. But it is also important for me to back up this data locally. These are company files that I simply don’t want to store in an external cloud.
What performance do you need? What requirements should the computer meet? Currently, I have a PC costing about 2000€ (approximately $2200) and another one for 1000€ (approximately $1100). There are three 32-inch (81cm) monitors connected, and I plan to expand to four monitors.
What should the kids be able to do, and why no separate PC? How many users? There are four additional users. The kids don’t need to do anything special. I thought that if I centralize the hardware for my office, it would also make sense to centralize all the hardware altogether.
Then rent a dedicated server and set up your own cloud with Nextcloud.
What kind of applications? Remote access is not good for gaming. Everything else should be manageable.
Will the 4 monitors be connected to one PC or to different ones?
So, are the 4 PCs for you and three other users, or do you use all 4 yourself?
What kind of applications? Remote access is not good for gaming. Everything else should be manageable.
Will the 4 monitors be connected to one PC or to different ones?
So, are the 4 PCs for you and three other users, or do you use all 4 yourself?
This is not about "needing" it. I think it’s perfectly fine. You have to see it as a hobby.
Given the amounts of data, I would recommend a server with storage or a very powerful NAS. That does cost a significant amount of money.
On that, you can run one or more virtual machines. Remote access to these from client PCs.
This way, you can keep your data locally. A backup on one of their devices/drives, preferably offsite, is still necessary. Plus an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
I have something similar in my house as well (oversized network, a large NAS, and an additional one...) 😉
The biggest “challenge” is the multi-monitor setup via remote connection. I know that Igel (dot com) has implemented something like this with Dell thin clients.
For your children, one monitor is enough. That makes it simple.
Given the amounts of data, I would recommend a server with storage or a very powerful NAS. That does cost a significant amount of money.
On that, you can run one or more virtual machines. Remote access to these from client PCs.
This way, you can keep your data locally. A backup on one of their devices/drives, preferably offsite, is still necessary. Plus an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
I have something similar in my house as well (oversized network, a large NAS, and an additional one...) 😉
The biggest “challenge” is the multi-monitor setup via remote connection. I know that Igel (dot com) has implemented something like this with Dell thin clients.
For your children, one monitor is enough. That makes it simple.
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HilfeHilfe8 Jan 2021 10:04Bookstar schrieb:
Your thread and project remain ridiculous until you explain what kind of rocket science you are planning. I get the impression that you’re just a big kid who is currently going off track.
Building a house is a project full of potential pitfalls, and you’re busy with trivial stuff. That’s one way to do it...T
T_im_Norden8 Jan 2021 10:08As long as you don’t specify exactly what you intend to do with it, this is just guesswork. A PC costing 2000 and having 3 monitors doesn’t provide any information about the actual requirements.