Hello!
I'm a very new Unraid user as I still haven't run it because my build is still missing some components.
Anyway, I'd like to share my build with you also because I have some questions.
Let's start from the build:
MB: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 (link)
CPU: Intel Core i3-13100 (link)
RAM: Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (2x8GB) 3733MHz DDR4 CL19 (link)
PSU: Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 560W (link)
NVME: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB PCIe Gen.4 (link)
HDD: 2x Synology Enterprise HAT5310-8T (link)
USB: SanDisk 128GB Ultra Fit USB3.2 (link)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Mini Silent (link)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i-17xx (link)
Main purposes:
Store MKV media files (Movies, TV Shows); file sizes go from 1-2GB to 80/100GB;
Run Plex Media Server for both local and remote streaming;
Run JDownloader to download multiple files;
My needs:
NVME usage: to run Plex Media Server (no transcoding is needed) and JDownloader containers; as download path for JDownloader and its unrar feature;
HDD usage: to store media files downloaded from JD;
Max power efficiency and silence;
Questions:
Which are the best/recommended BIOS settings for my platform?
Is it possible to use RAID 0 for the HDD? I need maximum read/write speed and I don't care about mirroring/snapshot.
Which File System do you suggest me to use on NVME and HDD? I don't want to use ZFS as it's too demanding.
Are there any particular network settings I need to consider? Any Router port to open for local/remote access?
Are there some tweaks to optimize Unraid OS?
Really thanks to any of you that will help me to start this journey in the easiest way.
