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Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes

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On 2/2/22 06:11, Christian Britz wrote:
> Inspired by my previous attempts to implent NFS on my Synology NAS, I am
> thinking about buying a mini server where I install Debian to serve as
> file share (SMB and NFS) and DLNA server.
> 
> It should fully support Debian Stable, have a low price but be capable
> of performing the tasks well, ideally have working WIFI, be silent,
> low-power and small.
> 
> Do you have any recommendations for me?


I had a similar wish list for a SOHO LAN server/ NAS several years ago. 
  My conclusion was that small, energy efficient, high-performance 
computer hardware commands a premium price and has little room for 
expansion or upgrades.  Used server equipment is a much better value and 
is designed for expansion/ upgrade, but servers are rarely quiet or 
energy efficient.


I decided to go with a used Dell PowerEdge T30 with a Xeon E3-1225 v5 
processor, 2 @ 8 GB ECC memory, a 2.5" SATA 6 Gbps SSD, 2 @ 3.5 SATA 6 
Gbps enterprise HDD's, and a DVD+-RW drive.  I installed FreeBSD.


The uATX tower chassis is smaller than all of my other towers, the CPU 
and PSU fans are quiet, and energy efficiency is decent.  But the HDD's 
are attached directly to the chassis internal drive cage, so HDD 
activity makes noise.  If the machine was located in the bedroom, I 
would attach vibration/ sound absorbing materials to the drive cage and 
interior surfaces.  Or, pay for large SSD's.


The T30 was a worthwhile investment (~US$750), and I still have two 3.5" 
drive bays, two memory slots, and four PCI/ PCIe expansion slots 
available for the future.


That said, understand that Synology, QNAP, Western Digital, Asus, etc., 
do a lot of engineering and legal work to develop and maintain their NAS 
products to interoperate with all of the various devices and 
technologies found in a SOHO environment.  It's a never-ending 
treadmill.  I implemented GELI, ZFS, jails, Samba, SSH, and CVS on my 
T30.  I bounced on NFS and Kerberos,  I have yet to try DLNA.


David

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Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-02-02 15:20 +0100
  Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-02-02 15:40 +0100
    Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2022-02-02 17:00 +0100
  Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Grzesiek <pld@sojka.co> - 2022-02-02 15:40 +0100
  Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2022-02-02 15:50 +0100
    Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-02-02 16:00 +0100
  Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2022-02-02 17:30 +0100
    Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2022-02-02 22:50 +0100
      Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2022-02-02 23:40 +0100
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      Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2022-02-03 03:10 +0100
  Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2022-02-02 18:00 +0100
    Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-02-02 20:30 +0100
      Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-02-05 23:00 +0100
    Re: Mini server hardware for home use NAS purposes Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2022-02-02 22:30 +0100
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