After the help I got here on ripping my cd collection I'm jumping in the deep end. I'm putting together a media server. Have a HP z1 G5 tower workstation with i5-9500 on the way but still have decisions to make in terms of hardware and software.
I'm finding mixed data on ECC ram support. Apparently the motherboards come in a couple variations. Once I confirm I believe I believe ECC is a better choice for this application. Still need to verify but I believe the board supports either 64 or 128gig. That said how much ram should I use?
Mobo has 2 m2 slots and 4 sata ports. Computer comes with a 256g nvme. I've read a little about using m2 Intel Optane drives for improved server performance. Anyone have any experience or input on this?
Drives I'm still pondering.
On the software side I am leaning towards TrueNas and Jellyfin. Both seem relatively user friendly to someone with limited server knowledge. Thoughts?