Hardware recommendations for a pure media station?

[TheDreadPirate]

Instead of two hosts, why not just one? Most/all of those apps can be run in docker. This keeps all the storage local but you can still keep all the apps separate from each other.

[DingleBob]

anything I need to change on the specs, lets say the board and the CPU?

If I plan to go big later, I would go for the fractal case now and get two more disks at a later point in time.

edit: since i'm having problems finding the node 302, i'm looking for alternatives. Now thinking about this one: https://www.jonsbo.com/en/products/N3.html

edit2:
https://www.androidpolice.com/best-nas-cases/
they have a category "best small" -> Jonsbo N2 I will look into that aswell

[TheDreadPirate]

If you plan on loading it up with drives, maybe a bigger case and switch to a mATX motherboard for an additional PCIe slot. Just in case you need to put in a HBA card for extra SATA ports. Most of the apps you plan to use aren't CPU intensive so you are probably ok with the 12100.

[DingleBob]

Hey man thanks again for your help!
I have made up my mind and I will go for the Jonsbo n2. I checked a bunch of YouTube videos, even some where they just filmed it while the Nas is active to give a feel for the noise level. I will replace the stock fan though with a noctua one, because the stock one is supposed to be loud.

So this will be my final build:
- CPU: Intel Core i3-12100, 4C/8T, 3.30-4.30GHz

- Motherboard: ASRock H610M-ITX/ac Mini ITX

- RAM: 2x Crucial 8GB DDR4-3200MHz Memory

- OS Drive: Crucial P2 M.2 2280 250GB NVMe SSD

- Media Storage: 2x WD Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM

- Power Supply: EVGA 450 BT 450W 80 Bronze

- Case: Jonsbo N2

- Fan for case: Noctua NF-P12 900 RPM