Hi friends,
New user here. Somewhat technically literate, but still lost in the server and NAS spaces. Most simple guidance I find is for more affordable builds, so I could really use some help.
I am trying to build an all-in-one Home Media Server. For now, I am trying to understand which hardware to purchase, especially the critical upgrade limiting pieces like motherboard and case/chassis.
Currently considering Truenas Scale for this build.
Budget: 3-5000 US dollars (flexible)
Workloads:
NAS needs:
My Personal Philosophies for this Build:
Thanks for reading this far! Specific models/purchase links where possible are hugely appreciated. Advice for motherboards especially would be useful, but support for any of the following is ultimately beneficial:
- motherboard, cpu, ram, boot drive, fans/cooling, power supply, networking stuff, stuff-I-dont-know-I-need
New user here. Somewhat technically literate, but still lost in the server and NAS spaces. Most simple guidance I find is for more affordable builds, so I could really use some help.
I am trying to build an all-in-one Home Media Server. For now, I am trying to understand which hardware to purchase, especially the critical upgrade limiting pieces like motherboard and case/chassis.
Currently considering Truenas Scale for this build.
Budget: 3-5000 US dollars (flexible)
Workloads:
- plex for high quality video (VR 8k)
- high quality video transcoding
- hosting 1 (or more?) game server (Minecraft, 'ARK: Survival Evolved')
- docker/container support/loads (nothing incredibly intensive)
- 12-16 of 3.5 inch bays for 18TB HD (currently own 4 new 18TB WD Red Pro). Plan to install 4 drives now, but can do more if necessary
- support for 128-256 GB ram, where between 64-128 GB is installed now (I assume ddr4 is best)
- data protection is emphasized (ecc ram, anything similar)
- I suppose I want IPMI, though I do not understand it well
- I have no idea how to state my networking needs -- will need to access remotely
- It is worth spending more on 'Quality of Life', security, data protection, and simplicity
- Selecting components that are not limiting to future upgrade possibilities is a plus
- Space considerations are nice, but ultimately are less important
- Used hardware can be considered, but if replacing the components are difficult from a technical perspective, I'd prefer to avoid it
- motherboard, cpu, ram, boot drive, fans/cooling, power supply, networking stuff, stuff-I-dont-know-I-need