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Looking for HW recommendations for DIY NAS/Homelab (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Here's what I currently have:

Ryzen 1700 w/ 16GB RAM
GTX 750 ti
1x SATA SSD - 120GB, currently use <50GB
2x 8TB SATA HDD
runs openSUSE Leap, considering switch to microOS

And main services I run (total disk usage for OS+services - data is :

NextCloud - possibly switch to ownCloud infinite scale
Jellyfin - transcoding is nice to have, but not required
samba
various small services (Unifi Controller, vaultwarden, etc)

And services I plan to run:

CI/CD for Rust projects - infrequent builds
HomeAssistant
maybe speech to text? I'm looking to build an Alexa replacement
Minecraft server - small scale, only like 2-3 players, very few mods

HW wishlist:

16GB RAM - 8GB may be a little low longer term
4x SATA - may add 2 more HDDs
m.2 - replace my SATA SSD; ideally 2x for RAID, but I can do backups; performance isn't the concern here (1x sata + PCIe would work)
dual NIC - not required, but would simplify router config for private network; could use USB to Eth dongle, this is just for security cameras and whatnot
very small - mini-ITX at the largest; I want to shove this under my bed
very quiet
very low power - my Ryzen 1700 is overkill, this is mostly for the "quiet" req, but also paying less is nice

I've heard good things about N100 devices, but I haven't seen anything w/ 4x SATA or an accessible PCIe for a SATA adapter.

The closest I've seen is a ZimaBlade, but I'm worried about:

performance, especially as a CI server
power supply - why couldn't they just do regular USB-C?
access to extra USB ports - its hidden in the case

I don't need x86 for anything, ARM would be fine, but I'm having trouble finding anything with >8GB RAM and SATA/PCIe options are a bit... limited.

Anyway, thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I've been super happy with my 8th gen Intel NUC i5. I put it in an Akasa Turing fanless case, installed an NVMe for host OS, and an 8TB SSD for data. It's low power and so quiet that I couldn't imagine ever using fans again.
I also have a USB 3.2 drive dock for external backup HDDs, but I only turn it on when actively doing a monthly backup.

8TB holds more media than I'll ever need, but I do trim movies and shows regularly. For some, 8TB won't be anywhere near enough, and SSDs exceeding this are ridiculously expensive.