Setting up my first modern home server... Request for advice/suggestions/critiques.
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2 hours ago, Swatch said:Ok, so after a bit of LMGTFM (Let Me Google That For Myself), the following appears to be the primary suggestions...
- Proxmox with VMs for HA, TrueNAS , and another 'general purpose' OS that runs Docker to handle the media server and other servers?
- TrueNAS Scale with HA and other apps running in containers or as their own VMs
- Windows running Docker or VirtualBox with all of the above.
Is there any reason I should runaway from one of those options?
Among these options, TrueNAS Scale would seem to be the easiest way to start with, as it serves as a native NAS with other functions available by just installing apps, avoiding any complications such as management of VMs or issues with Docker in Windows.
This build would be a good start for a home lab, but it's questionable in some regards:
- If you intend to make transcoding in Plex, then unfortunately, the GTX 970 GPU would not be capable of 4K HEVC decoding and would waste your power. You may need to replace it with a more recent GPU starting from GTX 1050 or Quadro P400.
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Having an SSD for booting would be the first consideration in regard of storage. Since you already have hard drives as well, check out their capacities and ask yourself whether they would be sufficient for future use. There have already been lots of 4K contents that may not be missed out, but require a lot of storage.
You may also consider which types of files to be stored. For re-downloadable media, a RAID disk array may not be required, and Just a Bunch of Disks (JBoD) can be implemented to arrange all drives as a single pool. For critical & valued data, however, you may consider other options like a RAID 1 (Mirrored) array, another pool for redundancy, and a cloud backup.
In any case, these software would be handled by this machine pretty well, but would have pros & cons. It depends on your choice, but remember: just have fun with it, do not panic.
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