The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Mithlogie on 2025-01-15 01:26:25.
Hey all, just looking for some advice here, I am not sure how exactly to evaluate the equipment I have on hand to determine my best path forward. My needs are very simple, just looking to serve up music/movies to devices on my local network, host my small PostgreSQL database locally (few dozen tables, <100k rows), and to make my research data (images, PDFs, Excel workbooks) accessible from the internet while I am traveling.
Old PC specs:
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra (PCIe x16 (x3), M.2 (x3))
CPU: AMD 3800X
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR4 RAM
GPU: RTX 3060 12GB
SSDs: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 (x2), ADATA SX8100NP
HDDs: Seagate Exos X22 14TB (x2)
Old server specs (bare bones HP Proliant DL360p):
PCI x16 (x2), PCI x8 (x1)
CPU: Xeon E5 2603 v2 (x1)
RAM: none (24 slots available)
HDD/SSD: none
Network controller: HP 1Gb 4-port adapter
I have had some issues with the X570 board in terms of the M.2 slot that carries my boot drive (980 Pro) and I found some old forum post regarding this board and that specific drive which causes booting issues. I get a bluescreen in Windows about once a month due to this, so I was thinking of dropping some cash on upgrading the motherboard to better suit the repurposing (suggestions welcome). Or if the advice from you all is to flesh out the rest of my DL360p, the cash can go into getting RAM for the server and I'll move my drives over into that.
My biggest questions are regarding the software stack, use of the SSDs, and network controllers. I was thinking of using UNRAID, but I really have no experience with any of the NAS-type OSes, so I am open to anything, but something on the simpler side is preferred as my needs are not that complex. The Exos drives would be mirrored, as 14TB is currently enough storage for my needs, and I'll double up on that mirror when storage needs increase. With the SSDs, what sort of configuration for boot drive and cache drive do you all suggest? Network controllers -- do I need a 10Gb controller? I currently have a 1Gb fiber connection and that will likely be the fastest available to me in my area for quite some time.
Thanks all for any help, and I'm happy to provide more info as needed.