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Need Server Recommendations (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/homelab@lemmy.ml
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I want to build a proper server with room for 40+ HDDs to move my media server to and have RAID 1. I know a lot about PCs and software, but when it comes to server hardware I have no clue what I'm doing. How would I go about building a server that has access to 40+ RAID 1'd HDDs?

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

40-drive RAID is moving out of homelab territory and pretty deep into enterprise storage systems.

Do you already have these 40 drives or are you spacing out a new NAS from scratch?

If it’s from scratch I’d first see if I could get it down to 20 or 24 larger drives to allow the whole thing to fit in a single 4U rackmount case.

Bigger than that and you’re probably stuck with proprietary NAS hardware to link together multiple racks.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    With 140TB+ of existing data, I would need 16 18TB HDDs to have RAID 1, and I also need the ability to expand. Really, I just need to have all the data accessible over the network so I can manage it from my main PC and stream it via a Plex/Jellyfin server. Maybe 4 smaller DIY NAS systems accessed by a separate system? I would really prefer no proprietary software if I can avoid it, and enterprise is out of my price range after I'll be spending $3,000+ on HDDs.

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