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Looking for HW recommendations for DIY NAS/Homelab (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted
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Here's what I currently have:

  • Ryzen 1700 w/ 16GB RAM
  • GTX 750 ti
  • 1x SATA SSD - 120GB, currently use <50GB
  • 2x 8TB SATA HDD
  • runs openSUSE Leap, considering switch to microOS

And main services I run (total disk usage for OS+services - data is :

  • NextCloud - possibly switch to ownCloud infinite scale
  • Jellyfin - transcoding is nice to have, but not required
  • samba
  • various small services (Unifi Controller, vaultwarden, etc)

And services I plan to run:

  • CI/CD for Rust projects - infrequent builds
  • HomeAssistant
  • maybe speech to text? I'm looking to build an Alexa replacement
  • Minecraft server - small scale, only like 2-3 players, very few mods

HW wishlist:

  • 16GB RAM - 8GB may be a little low longer term
  • 4x SATA - may add 2 more HDDs
  • m.2 - replace my SATA SSD; ideally 2x for RAID, but I can do backups; performance isn't the concern here (1x sata + PCIe would work)
  • dual NIC - not required, but would simplify router config for private network; could use USB to Eth dongle, this is just for security cameras and whatnot
  • very small - mini-ITX at the largest; I want to shove this under my bed
  • very quiet
  • very low power - my Ryzen 1700 is overkill, this is mostly for the "quiet" req, but also paying less is nice

I've heard good things about N100 devices, but I haven't seen anything w/ 4x SATA or an accessible PCIe for a SATA adapter.

The closest I've seen is a ZimaBlade, but I'm worried about:

  • performance, especially as a CI server
  • power supply - why couldn't they just do regular USB-C?
  • access to extra USB ports - its hidden in the case

I don't need x86 for anything, ARM would be fine, but I'm having trouble finding anything with >8GB RAM and SATA/PCIe options are a bit... limited.

Anyway, thoughts?

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[–] machinin 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've been looking at this for a bit: https://a.co/d/2FMhmIY

I haven't checked any reviews, but it might be something to look into.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wow, that's like... exactly what I was looking for. It's also from a brand I don't recognize and reviews say there's no manual (I ignore those anyway), but if it works it works. And 4 2.5G ethernet? What an odd board!!

Thanks! I'll definitely be looking to see if I can find out anything more about this board!

[–] machinin 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The are similar (the same?) boards all over Amazon and AliExpress. I would be interested in knowing what you find out. Good luck!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Well, here's what I found:

The mfg website had other networking and NAS-type stuff, so I guess they're an OEM in China.

The OMV page says it idles at ~23W, which seems odd since that CPU has a 6W TDP and other boards with the same CPU seem to idle around 6W. It seems something to do with how they're using PCIe to provide the I/O is taking up a lot of power?

[–] machinin 2 points 3 months ago

I ran upon this video today. It might be helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO8Kfi4qpY8

[–] machinin 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks, those are good links. I don't know anything about power supplies/demands, sorry I can't be a better conversation partner.

There might be similar boards on AliExpress, but I haven't seen ones with as many SATA ports.