Hello everyone!
I have a general question as to what OS I should run on my server.
I am currently looking at doing FreeNas server......ok I am actually in the process of trying to get it to install but am running into problems I think are associated with the slower internal USB ports on the server, I am trying to work those out still .....But I was wondering if that is the best option, or if there is another low cost option for me that will better suit my needs. would prefer cheap since this is a budget build. that being said I would like to stay under $100, as that would be my definition of a "Cheap" server OS lol.
I have a pretty decent understanding of this stuff, command line and such, but would prefer at least some basic GUI for simplicity sake (or more for in case I need to walk my wife through doing something while I am away....god forbid it ever come to that )
What I am trying to accomplish:
Game server
-A Minecraft server, prefer to allocate 12-15GB of ram to this as that's what I currently have on my desktop "Server" and its more than enough for future expansion
-Currently running Cube Coders AMP software for my server, would prefer to still use that to make the transition as seamless as possible
-Also wanting to add an ARK server when they release the cross platform update....eventually
*BTW, side note, I have a 300Mbps Down 30Mbps Up internet connection (and it usually outpaces that, getting 330/39 at my highest speed test run with 3295/29 being my average) with plans to get Fiber when it rolls into town, so i have plenty of speed and bandwidth to handle these, if not ill have to figure out how to get more
Home NAS
-A place for a central repository of all the computers in the house to store files and back up to nightly
-Something I can easily(but securely) access from anywhere in the world
Plex Media Server
-I want to take all my Music and Movies (A couple hundred BluRays and CD's) and add them to a media server
-as it fills up i will expand the drive count so adding drives to the pools easily would be a great feature!
Because I am hosting game servers (even though they aer pretty much just for my friends) I would love something with decent security features.
Very soon I plan to duplicate this build for a server at my parents house as a backup and if mine ever goes down that one could pick up where this one left off, if at all possible.
System specs:
Dell R410 1U Server
-2 x Intel Xeon E5645 Hexa-Core 2.40GHz CPU Processors
-32GB Ram (16 GB per CPU)
-4 x WD Caviar Black SATA 1GB drives
-Hot Swappable
-again, going to be adding more when my Movie and music collection need the space
-would prefer to run some sort of Raid 5 for redundancy
-2 x 32GB USB 3.0 Flash drives
-Currently working on a FreeNas build that's why I am using these for the OS, Open to getting a small SSD if needed for another operating system.
-480 Watt power supply
-currently working on getting the 500 Watt redundant supply
-not that it makes too much of a difference but its also on a backup-UPS
-ONBOARD SAS 6/IR Raid Controller ( dell part# HM030)
-Dell iDRAC6 DRAC 6i Remote Access Board K869T
I built my first desktop, in like oh 15+ years, last year and decided to dabble into building a server so I can actually use the desktop for my side business making decals for my car club instead of a home "Server" as its ended up being mostly used for.
Again ANY help i could get from you guys is VASTLY appreciated and keep it civil, I don't want to start a flame war lol