Hello! So, as the title alluded to, I am indeed a noob in regards to the homelab space. I currently pay for a seedbox from a provider, but i'm starting to creep too close to my storage cap, and I figured it'd be best to just invest in my own setup, rather than just shelling out more money to them. With that said though, I don't neccessarily know where to begin...
For starters, I don't have a PC/Desktop. I only have my Macbook, so I would need to literally start from ground zero. I'd like the setup to be fairly powerful as well as, as future-proof as possible. The use case(s) will be: Multi-Media Server (Movies, TV Shows, Books, etc.), Plex/Jellyfin streaming, & Torrenting + Seeding, as well as being able to run multiple apps/containers (Sonarr, Plex, Jellyfin, Radarr, etc.).
I came across the basis of a setup, but again I don't know if it's incomplete, overkill, or what. But here's what that setup consisted of:
- Intel Core i5-14500 2.6 GHz 14-Core Processor
- ASRock B760 Pro RS/D4 ATX LGA 1700 Motherboard
- Fractal Design Define 7 XL ATX Full Tower Case
- Silicon Power Gaming 32GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Again, I really don't know too much of what I'm doing, or all of the parts necessary, but any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!!