Building a new unRAID server from scratch... been out of the scene for years.

[ramesivi]

What is your budget?

Max $1000 (not including parity & data drives), though I'd prefer a lot less if possible.

 

How many drives do you want your server to be able to support and how much capacity do you need?

1 parity, 1 cache, and 4 data drives (unRAID basic)

 

Are you interested in running additional apps?

This will be for media storage and possibly a torrent seedbox.

 

Do you want to run green/low power drives or faster 7200 rpm drives?

I will be using 4x 20TB IronWolf Pros and I don't want them to be limited in anyway during parity syncs.

 

Do you have any spare parts laying around that you would like to apply towards your build?  

Building from scratch.

 

Other requirements:

Intel 2.5G NIC

1TB NVMe cache

Fully modular PSU (gold or better)

Case with good out of box cooling for HDDs

 

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Not really sure where to start. Was looking up suggested builds around this price range but didn't find much. Don't want to blind buy some parts and have potential issues. Any help would be appreciated.

 

 

Edited November 1, 2023 by ramesivi