Home Server suggestions
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Finally buying a house which means I'll be upgrading my multiple mac mini's for an actual server. I'm looking for suggestions if there's anything comparable in terms of spec/cost/storage. I'd like to keep the cost below $3k for the server.
HP DL380p G8 3.5"
2x 3.3GHz E5-2667 v2 8-Core
256GB RAM
12 x 4TB SAS 7.2k
$2,830Use case
Home media server running Plex (14TB raw content to load)
NVR for home CCTV (12 cameras, 720p, 30 days min)
VMs for various small things of this/that to test withAs I was writing this I looked up the latest Unifi camera's and saw they have a Cloud Key Gen2 Plus which can take at least a 5TB drive (single drive only though). That could take over as the nvr instead of the above.
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xByte has some older stuff that can be perfect for this.
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@scottalanmiller I did look there first in fact. The Dell 720xd came out to be similar in price for same(ish) spec and I didn't add the drives yet. Perhaps a better model to use to compare against the 380p?
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Maybe the R520 or R530?
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You can check out orangecomputers.com They have custom build DL380's.
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@pmoncho said in Home Server suggestions:
You can check out orangecomputers.com They have custom build DL380's.
Build away.@pmoncho said in Home Server suggestions:
You can check out orangecomputers.com They have custom build DL380's.
Build away.Orange computers is awesome. That’s where I got my home server ( a Dell R730)
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@fuznutz04 said in Home Server suggestions:
@pmoncho said in Home Server suggestions:
You can check out orangecomputers.com They have custom build DL380's.
Build away.@pmoncho said in Home Server suggestions:
You can check out orangecomputers.com They have custom build DL380's.
Build away.Orange computers is awesome. That’s where I got my home server ( a Dell R730)
After my wedding next month, I will finally get my home server. @travisdh1 showed me the way.
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Gotta check the specials on xbyte. Still not as good as the HP, but it is from a proven vendor.
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@larsen161 talk to @BradfromxByte
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@wirestyle22 said in Home Server suggestions:
@pmoncho talk to @BradfromxByte
I will be doing that for work in the next 9 months.
I do configure systems on their site all the time as they are my go to when I speak with clients.
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@pmoncho said in Home Server suggestions:
@wirestyle22 said in Home Server suggestions:
@pmoncho talk to @BradfromxByte
I will be doing that for work in the next 9 months.
I do configure systems on their site all the time as they are my go to when I speak with clients.
Sorry meant larsen161. Corrected.
