Sparkomatic

Many thanks, I'll look into Unraid. As for hardware, I'll probably use the socket 1151 G3900 option, I can always upgrade to an i5 or i7 in the future if I need to and it should use less power. I want it to be as quiet as possible. One of the reasons for wanting to get rid of the Hikvision NVR is due to it being very loud. Am I right in saying I should use a raid 1 array? Any further advice in this area appreciated!

Hi all, I know this will have been asked before but I've searched so much that I'm getting overwhelmed trying to figure it out. I currently have an old Netgear NAS box and a Hikvision 8 channel NVR (POE). I have some PC bits laying that I think will be suitable to build a home server to combine these two into one, with the possibility of adding more in the future, such as Plex server. What I'm trying to figure out: How much grunt the hardware needs (see below for list of current options) What operating system is best to use? Freenas? Windows/Windows Server? Linux? What software is recommended for the CCTV recording side of things, that will work with the OS. I'd like to record in H.265 if possible and want remote monitoring on my phone and would like to be able to view the camera feeds over my local WiFi at home What sort of HDD and HDD setup is best. Do I need NAS specific drives? Raid 1? Any other tips from anyone who has done the same Current spare parts I could use.. Gigabyte socket 1155 motherboard with a Core i3-2120 -OR- a Core i7-2600k, 8GB DDR3 ASRock B150m Pro4S with a Celeron (Skylake) G3900, 8GB DDR4 Antec NSK4480 case which I could fit up to six or seven 3.5" drives in I think -OR- a Silverstone ML03 which is a bit smaller and neater, but will only accommodate two 3.5" drives Thanks in advance, any advice appreciated!