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Building home server/home lab, need advice.
Hi all,
Some sanity check/advice needed for my homelab/home server setup. I plan on doing/running the following:
- Blue iris
- Home Assistant
- Jellyfin
- Transmission, *arr stack and etc
- Immich
- Snapraid
- File/Download server [all files consolidated here]
- Various other things that I'd like to test.
I’ve tested the above services in proxmox VMs using my current system and it seems to work decent but blue iris seems a touch laggy/blurry. I’ve been looking to either build a new pc to run all these in separate vms (potential build below) or get separate smaller systems (blue iris 1 system, HA 1 system, and the rest + jellyfin using my current build). Prices from country have been converted to USD.
Additional info that might help: Servers will be in my parent’s place. I’ll remote into them and likely check them out once every few months or so. Blue iris is mainly to monitor their place. Jellyfin to serve files for them and likely serve remotely for me (or I’ll use tailscale and see how it goes). Home Automation is for my parent’s place as well. In a year or so, I’ll likely get another pc/system to set up remote backups.
| Parts | Current System | Potential Build | Blue Iris | HA System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Custom | Custom | HP Prodesk 600 G3 | Dell Optiplex Mini 7040 |
| OS/Planned OS | Windows 10 | Proxmox with VMs | Windows 10 | HAOS |
| CPU | i5 3570k | Core i5-12400 | i5-6500 | i5-6500T |
| Mobo | Asus P8Z77-M | MSI B760M-A Pro Wifi | Default | Default |
| RAM | 4GB x2 Kingston Value | PNY XLR8 8GB DDR4-3200 X2 | 8GB x2 RAM generic | 4GB x2 generic |
| PSU | Silverstone Strider 600W | MSI A650BN | Default | Default |
| SSD | 250GB Samsung EVO 850 | Reusing | Comes with 256GB SSD | Comes with 128GB SSD |
| GPU | MSI GTX 670 OC 2GB (might not use this) | iGPU | iGPU | iGPU |
| Casing | Corsair 400R | Reusing | Default | Default |
| HDD | WD Blue 3TB x2, WD Red 4TB x4 | Reusing + WD Purple 4TB x1 | WD Purple 4TB x1 | None |
| Total | - | ~500 USD | ~284 USD | ~104 USD (another 25USD if choosing the 8GB x2 + 256GB SSD Option) |
| Warranty | Nil | New parts warranty | 1 year (can upgrade to 2 year for additional ~43USD) | 6 months |
Building new system costs me ~500USD, whilst using old + getting 2 refurbished ones only sets me back 288 (331 with additional warranty). I’m slightly concerned about the power bill. At my place electricity is tier based. Higher usage = higher price per kwh, but on average, even with high usage its about 60 cents per kwh. If total wattage per hour of 3 system would be somewhat similar to a new build, then should be okay.
My total setup will have the following if it helps:
- Fiber Optics Modem
- TP-Link AC1200 Router
- TP-Link SL1311MP POE Switch
- System/Systems [depending on which route I go]
- Planned on getting an UPS [mainly reason was to power CCTV POE switch + blue iris]
Is there any reason I shouldn’t go for the 3 systems setup or should I consolidate all into 1 system? I would keep my old system out of the way if I can buy something refurbished that can hold a good amount of hdds (need for my files) or even refurbished system that allows me to relocate into current pc case. Refurbished office setup or even used gaming pc set is a little harder to find in my place :(.
Thanks in advance.
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