February 14, 20179 yr Hello community, I'v been having this crazy idea of putting all my electronic devices into one computer. Now I'm trying to figure out what kind of hardware I would need and how much it would cost me (guessing ~2.500$). What devices should be integrated using unRAID: RAID5 NAS with ~12TB (I would use the WD Red's from my qnap) Debian Server for personal Git-Server and Nextcloud storage Kodi Home Theater with low-end gpu passthrough Windows Desktop system for everyday use with high-end gpu passthrough and SSD passthrough (This machine must feel like a bare-metal) Linux machine for messing around Windows machine for messing around This would run 24/7 So what would you guys recommend me? I am more interested in a general recommandation like "Get a 12 core Xeon at least" than in "You should get that i7 4690K that I use!", but I still appreciate any advice and discussion. Maybe somebody already runs a similiar configuration and wants to share his experience?
February 14, 20179 yr unRaid isn't Raid. So, that's the first thing you should read more about. the rest can be achieved within your budget, not counting your high end gpu if you don't already own it. I would recommend looking into dual processor tower servers (since everybody doesn't have a rack) that have hex core processors, so you'll end up with 24 total cores to distribute to all of the things you want. Just make sure it has enough PCIE slots, not counting if you lose one for a 2x video card. Let the server hate begin!!!!
February 14, 20179 yr If this going to house important data, then have that data duplicated somewhere. The worst thing people tend to do is look at unRAID as an all in one solution, which it can be, but your data should never only be in one place. Perhaps you keep your Qnap and buy new drives for your unRAID server and duplicate the data from your Qnap to your unRAID server, this is what I do, in fact I duplicate data from 2 NAS's to my unRAID server.
February 14, 20179 yr Author Could you please go more into detail how unRAID differs from a "traditional" NAS? Is there any difference, regarding data security, between my hypthetical unRAID server and my qnap NAS - assuming I only run one solution? What do you mean by unRAID is not RAID? I thought of unRAID as a Software-RAID solution (like I can get on my average Desktop OS). I actually thought that the Storage part would be less problematic than the heavy virtualization´.
February 15, 20179 yr Could you please go more into detail how unRAID differs from a "traditional" NAS? Is there any difference, regarding data security, between my hypthetical unRAID server and my qnap NAS - assuming I only run one solution? What do you mean by unRAID is not RAID? I thought of unRAID as a Software-RAID solution (like I can get on my average Desktop OS). I actually thought that the Storage part would be less problematic than the heavy virtualization´. The unRAID storage system is a form of software RAID. It isn't problematic - but it is different than a traditional RAID 5/6/10 setup. Try this: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/UnRAID_6/Overview#What_is_unRAID.3F Regarding your requirements, most people wind up pinning specific cores to specific VMs. If you want to run several VMs, that tends to put you up into E5 class Xeons so you have the cores you need for pinning. There are many ways to look at it - but that's probably the most common.
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