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- Sep 13, 2015
Let me start by saying that I am completely new to setting up a server so please go easy on me. I have been doing a bunch of reading to get more comfortable with getting this going but am not yet ready to try it on my own. If you have any suggested reading let me know as I am looking to learn.
So to the meat and potatoes. I am looking to use the server for three main purposes.
I would like to use it as a central storage for pictures and other important documents and have some sort of redundancy for data retention of these items.
Secondly, I would like to be able to load my movie collection on here for streaming to my different devices, mainly an Xbox 360.
Third I would like to have a drive dedicated to backup images of my different benching OS's.
Now that we know what it is for we can look at hardware. I'm gonna be taking some shots in the dark here so please let me know where I am way off base.
Cpu/motherboard -
I figure I am gonna be looking at a low powered embedded solution here. Something like a 2ghz dual or quad core. I also figure it it's gonna need a at least a pcie x4 for a raid card. I am also figuring a gigabit NIC is in order here.
Ram -
I am assuming I don't need anything too special here so something like 4GB of 1600mhz c9
PSU-
I figure something in the 400-500 watt range is in order with a good efficiency rating to help with the electric bill.
Case-
Size of the case is not particularly important but it will need to be big enough to handle at least a few drives and have decent air flow too help keep it quite.
Hard drives-
I'm figuring something like 2 1tb hdd in raid 1 for my photos and documents. Another 3tb drive for my videos/music. Plus one more 2tb drive for my OS images.
Operating system-
I know a lot of people run Linux and I am not against looking into that but I have no prior experience with it. I have seen a couple places recommend Amahi, link below, and am currently considering this as it looks kinda user friendly.
http://www.amahi.org
So finally the all important budget.
I am shooting for between $2-300 dollars for the hardware not including drives. I'll be picking up hdd as I can catch them on sale. If this price point is unrealistic let me know.
I am not against buying used hardware as long as they offer a good value still. I have some odds and end hardware like ram and some oem cases that might help stretch the budget.
I guess this is enough rambling from me for now. I am sure I have missed some important details so fire away with the questions and I will do my best to answer them.
Thanks
Lochekey
So to the meat and potatoes. I am looking to use the server for three main purposes.
I would like to use it as a central storage for pictures and other important documents and have some sort of redundancy for data retention of these items.
Secondly, I would like to be able to load my movie collection on here for streaming to my different devices, mainly an Xbox 360.
Third I would like to have a drive dedicated to backup images of my different benching OS's.
Now that we know what it is for we can look at hardware. I'm gonna be taking some shots in the dark here so please let me know where I am way off base.
Cpu/motherboard -
I figure I am gonna be looking at a low powered embedded solution here. Something like a 2ghz dual or quad core. I also figure it it's gonna need a at least a pcie x4 for a raid card. I am also figuring a gigabit NIC is in order here.
Ram -
I am assuming I don't need anything too special here so something like 4GB of 1600mhz c9
PSU-
I figure something in the 400-500 watt range is in order with a good efficiency rating to help with the electric bill.
Case-
Size of the case is not particularly important but it will need to be big enough to handle at least a few drives and have decent air flow too help keep it quite.
Hard drives-
I'm figuring something like 2 1tb hdd in raid 1 for my photos and documents. Another 3tb drive for my videos/music. Plus one more 2tb drive for my OS images.
Operating system-
I know a lot of people run Linux and I am not against looking into that but I have no prior experience with it. I have seen a couple places recommend Amahi, link below, and am currently considering this as it looks kinda user friendly.
http://www.amahi.org
So finally the all important budget.
I am shooting for between $2-300 dollars for the hardware not including drives. I'll be picking up hdd as I can catch them on sale. If this price point is unrealistic let me know.
I am not against buying used hardware as long as they offer a good value still. I have some odds and end hardware like ram and some oem cases that might help stretch the budget.
I guess this is enough rambling from me for now. I am sure I have missed some important details so fire away with the questions and I will do my best to answer them.
Thanks
Lochekey