What is Unraid and how to build an Unraid media server
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:35 pm
Hi,
I have been playing around with Drobo boxes for over 10 years and 4 -5 of these cruddy machines have died after a few years service. This time not only did one of my Drobos fail but it took my data with it. These boxes are expensive but cheaply made. I have had PCs running 24 hours a day for over 8 - 10 years without failing.
Over the last year Paul has been encouraging me to build an unraid box for my media server. Since I have now lost some data on one of my drobos and also having to deal with their limitations, I am more receptive to building a new box. Paul said it would be nice to post my need here to get some advice on what type box to build with the following specs.
Right now I have about 75 TB of drive space encompassing all my Drobos. My goal is to have a least 20 - 24 drive bays of capacity. I currently am using 31 drives in my Drobos but they are mostly 3 - 4 TB drives plus Drobo overhead.
My goal is to try not to spend more than $2500 - $3000 for just the device without the drives costs added in. The less expenisve the better though. It does not need to be pretty or decked out with lights.
I have experience building PCs before and the only difficulty I've had is determining how much thermal paste to use. Usually I use too much.
If someone has an idea on a prebuilt machine I will consider it.
I know a really quiet rig is a little too much to hope for, but if that can be considered let me know.
Just use this thread to post whatever advice that you can give me and if you have another device that is not an unraid solution just let me know. Just don't tell me to use a Drobo.
Jamie
I have been playing around with Drobo boxes for over 10 years and 4 -5 of these cruddy machines have died after a few years service. This time not only did one of my Drobos fail but it took my data with it. These boxes are expensive but cheaply made. I have had PCs running 24 hours a day for over 8 - 10 years without failing.
Over the last year Paul has been encouraging me to build an unraid box for my media server. Since I have now lost some data on one of my drobos and also having to deal with their limitations, I am more receptive to building a new box. Paul said it would be nice to post my need here to get some advice on what type box to build with the following specs.
Right now I have about 75 TB of drive space encompassing all my Drobos. My goal is to have a least 20 - 24 drive bays of capacity. I currently am using 31 drives in my Drobos but they are mostly 3 - 4 TB drives plus Drobo overhead.
My goal is to try not to spend more than $2500 - $3000 for just the device without the drives costs added in. The less expenisve the better though. It does not need to be pretty or decked out with lights.
I have experience building PCs before and the only difficulty I've had is determining how much thermal paste to use. Usually I use too much.
If someone has an idea on a prebuilt machine I will consider it.
I know a really quiet rig is a little too much to hope for, but if that can be considered let me know.
Just use this thread to post whatever advice that you can give me and if you have another device that is not an unraid solution just let me know. Just don't tell me to use a Drobo.
Jamie