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Outgrown my Synology NAS, time for a proper dedicated machine (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Great news! I started my selfhost journey over a year ago, and I'm finding myself needing better hardware. There's so many services I want that my NAS can't handle. And I unfortunately need to add GPU transcoding to my Jellyfin setup.

What's the best OS for a machine focused on containers and (getting started with) VMs? I've heard Proxmox

What CPU specs should I be concerned about?

I'm willing to buy a pre-built as long as its hardware has sufficient longevity.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I run a 4 bay and a N100 NUC.

The Synology is almost a pure storage machine. Works really well with Proxmox on the side. Not a single file has made it kneel yet, and I’ve thrown some high bitrate badboys on it.

Is not upgrading the drives an alternative?

I feel like you sacrifice a lot of practicality removing the NAS, such as automatic backup from phones and very easy remote access.
Personally I also prefer separating data and software, so I don’t lose it all if a component fails.

Just my .02

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's my goal: use the NAS as a NAS, use a computer for containers and the like. I'm using Seagate Exos for the NAS exclusively

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Cool, well then I can at least share what I went with that has worked really well: GMKtech N100 NUC from Aliexpress with 16 GB of RAM.

    It's hosting Jellyfin with transcoding, PiHole, Home Assistant, Heimdal, a Valheim server and loads of other small LXC's in Proxmox.
    I don't think I've ever seen it break a sweat.
    The NAS holds the .arr stack and Qbit, but that's it.

    I cannot speak to the longevity of it, but I repasted the CPU once I got it and it's chilling below 45 degrees all day long, so I expect it to last for many years. I also enabled C-states to get idle consumption as low as possible, around 7-8W.

    Best of luck with whatever setup you end up with mate!

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