Hi,
I have been running CORE for the past ten years on an X11SSL-CF-O / E3-1230v5. 32GB ECC. It has just one 6x4 TB Z2 pool.
Mostly home backup and plex plus some light jails.
All the irreplaceable data is also backed up offsite, but not the large movie collection I could re-rip but would prefer not to.
I’m looking to build a new server to run SCALE. I probably won’t retire my existing NAS until it dies but will use it for weekly backup of the new NAS, not constantly on.
The new one will be on 24x7 and aside from being the backup target for all machines, I plan to run a few apps: gitea/forgejo, immich, jellyfin (likely no need for transcoding, at most two streams going at a time), paperless-ngx, calibre, unifi network controller, maybe owncloud if there’s room. We’re moving to a smaller apartment where I won’t have much room for my tech, and this new machine will likely sit in the living room, so quiet operation and “WAF” are important (budget is lower priority than these last two factors.)
I was thinking of getting a small case like Node 304 or Jonsbo N3 (any others you like?), two 18-20TB HDD mirrored, two small SSD for apps, and a smaller SSD for boot.
I just don’t know what motherboard to get. I’ve seen x10sdv-4c recommended for plain NAS and light apps but get a bit concerned about buying old parts used. Any other mini-ITX boards you’d recommend for what I’m trying to do? If mini-ITX is too tight a constraint please let me know and I’ll try to think about hiding a bigger case somewhere.
Thanks in advance!
Gregor