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I'm at a loss on what server to buy (lemmy.ca)

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

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I'm pretty new to self-hosting, and the NAS I'm using right now has been a pain since the moment I bought it. The Synology DS220+ just doesn't have enough CPU power for my needs, and I've recently used up all the disk space I installed, so I'm looking for a new server.

Unfortunately, all the options I've found online prioritize storage space over CPU, and I haven't had much luck finding anything that fits my needs.

Requirements: CPU: Intel Core i3 or higher, but preferably Core i5 GPU: Not needed RAM: max 64 GB, min 16 GB Storage: max 32 TB, min 10 TB Network: 10 GB SPF+ Price: max 6K CAD, preferred 3K CAD

I'm hoping to run TrueNAS Scale with Plex and Nextcloud installed, and my media library isn't likely to get larger than 5 TB, so CPU is really the main limiter of my current NAS.

As an example of something almost perfect: The TrueNAS mini X+ and R varieties would work excellently, but don't meet the CPU requirement. I wanted to look at the other systems on offer from TrueNAS, but they don't list out CPU specs for anything more advanced than the Mini line.

Of the Lenovo stuff, since it was one of the few websites with a filterable picker, the ThinkSystem SR630 V2 was the closest of fitting my requirements. It comes short on the CPU, though, and is verging on the price limit too. I also don't need 12 TB of RAM, or 1.2 PB of storage.

What do you use? Can you recommend any websites I can go to find something that fits my needs better?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lots of good suggestions here

I'm a bit surprised by your budget. For something just running plex and next cloud, you shouldn't need a 6 or even 3k system. I run my server on found parts, adding up to just $600-$700 dollars including (used) SAS drives. It runs probably a dozen docker containers, a dns server, and homeassistant. I don't even remember what cpu I have because it was such a small consideration when I was finding parts.

I'd recommend keeping g your synology as a simple Nas (maybe next cloud too, depending on how you're using it) and then get a second box with whatever you need for plex. Unless you're transcoding multiple 4k videos at once, your cpu/GPU really don't need much power. I don't even have a dedicated GPU in mine, but I'm basically unable to do live 4k transcodes (this is fine for me)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

To be fair, the budget isn't so much a question of "how much I have", but rather a question of "how long am I willing to save up"

The 3K figure I used in my post was based on the relative price of similar systems I'd found online that "mostly" for the bill of what I was looking for.

Systems that actually had the kind of CPU I was looking for often ran in the range of 7K, which would take me about two to three years to save up for.

And while yes, I was looking in the wrong catagory, as far as I can tell they don't sell non-NAS systems. I wasn't able the find a single example of a server designed for CPU tasks until I posted here and was recommended the Minisforum MS-01. Which is, admittedly, overkill in the extreme, but at least I won't have to upgrade for a long while, and I only have to save up for 3 or 4 months to afford it!