2024-04-25, 07:38 AM
Trying to figure out what my best option is, and set myself a saving target. I need something gutsy enough to run 2-3 high bitrate 4k streams, maybe 4 just to be safe, without struggling, and without needing to leave my gaming PC on all the time. But also half thinking I'd like to have my storage running separate. Is that a good idea? Like can I have a NAS and a media server running side by side or will that hurt performance? Am I better off building an all in one solution?
* How much am I gonna be looking to pay up front? How much total?
* Can I delay some of that up front cost by just building a NAS first, and running JF from my PC? then buying a media server later?
* Can I delay some of the costs. Say put in 4 hard drives initially, then put in another 4 later in later?
* Do I need transcoding?
* Should I get something rack mounted? Or is old cases n stuff fine? I half like the idea of having a mini rack, having like a NAS/Media Server/file server/Game Server/security system all running out of the garage or whatever.
* Should I just take a swing on an old second hand server/NAS or build/buy new?
* If I build a raid array, with some level of redundancy, can I say for example have like 4 16gb iron wolf pros, with 1 of them as redundancy? Can I add in hard drives to that array later on to expand it?
* What sort of minimum specs do I want? What are the recommended specs I want?
* Is it clear I have a very minimal idea what I'm talking about? lol.
* any other questions I forgot about? lol.
plz, explain like I'm 5. lol.
* How much am I gonna be looking to pay up front? How much total?
* Can I delay some of that up front cost by just building a NAS first, and running JF from my PC? then buying a media server later?
* Can I delay some of the costs. Say put in 4 hard drives initially, then put in another 4 later in later?
* Do I need transcoding?
* Should I get something rack mounted? Or is old cases n stuff fine? I half like the idea of having a mini rack, having like a NAS/Media Server/file server/Game Server/security system all running out of the garage or whatever.
* Should I just take a swing on an old second hand server/NAS or build/buy new?
* If I build a raid array, with some level of redundancy, can I say for example have like 4 16gb iron wolf pros, with 1 of them as redundancy? Can I add in hard drives to that array later on to expand it?
* What sort of minimum specs do I want? What are the recommended specs I want?
* Is it clear I have a very minimal idea what I'm talking about? lol.
* any other questions I forgot about? lol.
plz, explain like I'm 5. lol.