2011-11-25, 18:35
Greetings , i need to setup a nas/media server that is semi automated in certain tasks running linux .
I was thinking about a synology 1511+ but it's quite expensive for just 5 drives plus not much freedom is something breaks it will be harder to setup rutorrent again and such .
So now i would like to set up a media server instead with linux .
I guess probably would be best to go for something other than a ion / fusion , but kindda stuck finding a board for the system .
Could someone suggest some parts to throw this together ?
I would like to start with 4 drives or so (would like to add another 1-2 drives later plus a ssd drive to run the os on ,
Raid wise most boards have fake raid so it would be best to use mdadm to setup a raid i suppose ?
Probably going with raid 0 or maybe 5 .
Probably will run webmin on it to make my life easier a bit .
So pretty much would like suggestions on what to buy for a good media server .
Motherboard with 6 or 8 sata ports (within the same chipset so i can raid everything together)
Case that can hold 6 to 8 drives (nas style prefered)
Cpu
Psu (with sata connectors for all those drives)
Thank you in advance , love xbmc but it's time to build a dedicated server to make things smoother
I was thinking about a synology 1511+ but it's quite expensive for just 5 drives plus not much freedom is something breaks it will be harder to setup rutorrent again and such .
So now i would like to set up a media server instead with linux .
I guess probably would be best to go for something other than a ion / fusion , but kindda stuck finding a board for the system .
Could someone suggest some parts to throw this together ?
I would like to start with 4 drives or so (would like to add another 1-2 drives later plus a ssd drive to run the os on ,
Raid wise most boards have fake raid so it would be best to use mdadm to setup a raid i suppose ?
Probably going with raid 0 or maybe 5 .
Probably will run webmin on it to make my life easier a bit .
So pretty much would like suggestions on what to buy for a good media server .
Motherboard with 6 or 8 sata ports (within the same chipset so i can raid everything together)
Case that can hold 6 to 8 drives (nas style prefered)
Cpu
Psu (with sata connectors for all those drives)
Thank you in advance , love xbmc but it's time to build a dedicated server to make things smoother