November 7, 20205 yr Hey folks, I’ve been noticing that my UnRaid server is getting a tad long in the tooth in terms of speed of docker containers running and the VMs. Granted the server is running on an old FX-8320 and 16GB of DDR3 ram. So I think it’s time to upgrade but I don’t know which path to take. Currently I’ve got an order to Amazon for the following parts list...https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xcnPVc (Note that all Purchased Items will be put into the new server from the old one.) On the other hand however, I also thought that maybe a used Dell R710 like this one...Click Here, would also be a viable option. It would be specced with 64 GB of Ram and the 6 drive caddies as blanks. The UnRaid Server runs the following: 2x Ubuntu 18.04 + Bind 9 DNS Server 2x Ubuntu 18.04 + PiHole 1x Ubuntu 18.04 + Poste.io Mail Server 1x Ubuntu 16.04 + UniFi Controller + Lets Encrypt Docker containers: Crashplan Backup Pro Plex Media Server NGinx Reverse Proxy Syncthing Bitwarden MariaDB WordPress Website Nextcloud DuckDNS One more note, I've been wanting to tinker with PfSense and HAProxy. I currenly have a full UniFi network setup USG 3P->USW-16-POE->AP-AC-Lite, AP-AC-Pro, US-8-60W and a couple of cameras and a cloud key gen 2+. I was looking at this Dell R210 ii to run PfSense as I believe the chip supports AES-Ni and also I can add that NIc from the Unraid build to the Dell R210ii for more physical ports. Let me know your opinions and if I am over building these servers. Edited November 7, 20205 yr by MasterAssassin Hyperlinks didn't work
November 8, 20205 yr Author If you're already in a Unifi ecosystem, why bother with a pfsense box?It’s more or less like a lab box to tinker with than anything else. I just don’t want any hardware limitations.
November 8, 20205 yr Fair enough, plenty of horsepower there then. I run mine on a Atom C2550 and it barely breaks a sweat.
November 8, 20205 yr Author Fair enough, plenty of horsepower there then. I run mine on a Atom C2550 and it barely breaks a sweat.Awesome. Thanks Mike!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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