Software

Server OSes

• FreeNAS - NAS software; FreeBSD based; based on ZFS
• Proxmox - Virtualization host software, based on Debian; runs virtual machines using KVM and containers using LXC; supports ZFS
• UnRAID - NAS software + virtualization host + application server (Docker containers)
• Open Media Vault - NAS software; Debian based. Supports running Docker containers with a plugin.

Server Software

• Pi-hole - DNS-based ad blocker
• Running a Gopher server - (in 2018)
• NextCloud - Self-hosted "cloud" software to chat, email and share files (like Google Drive/OneDrive)

Router OSes

• pfsense
• opnsense
• VyOS - Open source, but you need to build your own installation image(s) if you do not subscribe
• OpenWRT - Can also run on "normal" PCs
• MikroTik RouterOS - the "x86" variant installs on bare hardware, use "Cloud Hosted Router" if the router is a VM. It supports all major VM platforms (kvm, hyper-v, vmware); needs a license key for full speed/to remove time limit

Hardware

NAS

• Synology - NAS manufacturer
• QNAP - NAS manufacturer

Hard disks

• Western Digital hard disk guide - Red Plus or Red Pro don't use shingled magnetic recording (SMR)

Routers

• Ubiquiti EdgeRouter - Lots of do-it-yourself
• Ubiquiti Unifi - Managed router/wifi system, managed with a controller web app

Backups

Software

• BorgBackup - Encrypted block-level backups (so multiple copies don't cost multiple times the disk space remotely)
• Backblaze

Backup services and cloud storage

• Backblaze
• Hetzner Storage Box - Supports rsync, borg backups, and if you want, direct Samba access over the internet. Hosted in Europe.
• Amazon S3 Glacier
• Azure Block blob - Blob storage, "Archive" tier
• Google Cloud Storage - Look for "Coldline" and "Archive" storage tiers

Other useful links

• "Homelab" subreddit
• "VFIO" subreddit - Pass through PCI(e) devices to your VM - use your 2080 in a Windows VM!
• Explaining Computers - YouTube channel with a lot of single-board computer reviews, and videos explaining how to use them.