I am struggling with finding the right mix and I could really use your advice.
I am a linux admin by trade but 100% newbie on FreeBSD. I have a fully enclosed, full height rack at home(used for Cisco switches at the moment as I'm studying for my Cisco certs).
I did my homework and I read the hardware sticky..I actually printed it out :)
My current needs/wants: Enough drive space to support my media collection and future growth, Plex Media Server to transcode movies(probably 3 streams max).
The Synology uses very little power but I'm locked into that ecosystem, the link to that thread seems promising.
Can you please give me some feedback?
Thanks!
-Jim
I am a linux admin by trade but 100% newbie on FreeBSD. I have a fully enclosed, full height rack at home(used for Cisco switches at the moment as I'm studying for my Cisco certs).
I did my homework and I read the hardware sticky..I actually printed it out :)
My current needs/wants: Enough drive space to support my media collection and future growth, Plex Media Server to transcode movies(probably 3 streams max).
- Based on the Hardware thread I started looking at Supermicros with plenty of disks and I found this.
This server fit the bill..comes pre-populated with Xeons, etc and all I would need to do is maybe get a SAS2 card and drives. The concern with it is the redundant 1200 watt power supplies. They will consume a lot of power. I estimate that even at 20% used we're looking at $240/year in power just for that machine. Thats a lot for a home NAS.
- So I freaked out about power which led me to a Synology DS1815+ with a NUC to handle my transcoding needs. My buddy has one and loves it but I'm concerned I will lose control of it since its more of a consumer device and I am concerned about the bit-rot issue since it doesnt have ZFS or BTRFS. I do get a set and forget(unless alerted) kinda deal.
- My third option is almost identical to this thread except putting in a modern Xeon instead to give me the ability to transcode.
The Synology uses very little power but I'm locked into that ecosystem, the link to that thread seems promising.
Can you please give me some feedback?
Thanks!
-Jim