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I have some questions about selfhosting (kbin.earth)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello, i want to get into the self hosting game and have some questions about it. I hope that this community may help me (i already learnt so much by reading posts in this community).

I want to self host an NAS and some home server applications like Immich, Homeassistant, Jellyfin and parts of the *Arr stack. Would it be advisable to get a mini-PC and a separate NAS or can i put this on the same appliance together? Was thinking about getting a NAS from Terramaster and i am not sure if i need a separate mini PC.
If i would go with the all in one solution, would TrueNAS Scale be enough? I saw some recommendations to get Promox and run TrueNAS Scale for the NAS management and Promox container for everything else.
If i would go with the separate solutions how would i handle seeding? Since the mini-PC would run the *Arr Suite with qBittorrent would it be able to download directly to the NAS and hardlink the stuff there or would seeding require two copies, one on the mini-pc and another one on the NAS?

I hope my problems are clear, i tried searching for it but did not find a satisfying answer, which is why i am asking here. Thanks in advance

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I would recommend DIYing your own NAS/server, if possible. How much storage are you needing? What's your budget?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I will use the server for photos, videos, backups from my PC via borg and as a media server so i wanted to start with approximately 6TB. Budget without the harddrives is under 500€, currently looking at a refurbished optiplex 3060 with an Intel I3-8100T as a miniPC for server usage and then some used NAS system from Terramaster. Do you mean building a multibay NAS myself? I looked into it and it didn't seem really cheaper compared to buying used/refurbished.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Okay then I will recommend the new Beelink ME mini

https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-mini-n150

And also the "pocket NAS" from CWWK.net

currently looking at a refurbished optiplex 3060 with an Intel I3-8100T

Those are fine but will be less power efficient than the mobile CPUs.

Do you mean building a multibay NAS myself? I looked into it and it didn't seem really cheaper

It definitely is. Also most NAS have a very weak CPU. Because a "NAS" really doesn't need one.