Home server OS

[ElNono]

Since this is going to be a dedicated NAS, im not adding a video card or an optical drive. Maybe I can get by with my 200w PSU?

The thing about that PSU is it came bundled with an old Thermaltake case and doesn't have many SATA connectors. Also, it's a small PSU and the new case looks like it's expecting a full size PSU.

low power PSUs are relatively cheap, tbh... so I wouldn't sweat it. If you can get something semi-modular, you might also be able to get a boatload of SATA power and not a lot of wires hanging out.

[DarrinS]

Hey baseline,

Wtf are the hardware req for FreeNAS so much higher than NAS4Free? Don't they both come from the same FreeBSD distro?

[DarrinS]

low power PSUs are relatively cheap, tbh... so I wouldn't sweat it. If you can get something semi-modular, you might also be able to get a boatload of SATA power and not a lot of wires hanging out.

Yeah, I think I can find one under $30.

But I'd be willing to spend up to $50. It's one of the cheaper parts of the build.

[baseline bum]

Hey baseline,

Wtf are the hardware req for FreeNAS so much higher than NAS4Free? Don't they both come from the same FreeBSD distro?

IDK, ask ElNono, he seems to know this better than me.

[ElNono]

NAS4Free is more lightweight, and doesn't include all the plugin crud nor the fancy schmancy interface. They both run on interpreted languages (NAS4Free on php, FreeNAS mostly python).

That said, I think the high requirements for FreeNAS comes from the fact that ixSystems sells "certified" hardware, and it's no surprise they would "recommend" more expensive hardware so they can make a few more bucks, tbh

[DarrinS]

NAS4Free is more lightweight, and doesn't include all the plugin crud nor the fancy schmancy interface. They both run on interpreted languages (NAS4Free on php, FreeNAS mostly python).

That said, I think the high requirements for FreeNAS comes from the fact that ixSystems sells "certified" hardware, and it's no surprise they would "recommend" more expensive hardware so they can make a few more bucks, tbh

Interesting. Requirements for FreeNAS are probably exaggerated. I may just experiment with FreeNAS and see how it performs.

[baseline bum]

Interesting. Requirements for FreeNAS are probably exaggerated. I may just experiment with FreeNAS and see how it performs.

Probably. Come to think of it, I ran the PLEX through FreeNAS on a VM fine with only 4GB of RAM dedicated to it when I was first checking PLEX out.

[DarrinS]

Probably. Come to think of it, I ran the PLEX through FreeNAS on a VM fine with only 4GB of RAM dedicated to it when I was first checking PLEX out.

Cool. I've got Plex running on another box, so 4GB will probably be enough.

[DarrinS]

I'm starting to consider using OpenMediaVault. It also has low hardware requirements and I think you can install it to a flash drive. It's built on Debian Linux. I've heard some rumors that it's not a good idea to boot from a flash because they will wear out (maybe people using cheap flash drives).

[DarrinS]

Ended up choosing OpenMediaVault. Very easy setup. Simple RAID1 mirror took a really long time to initialize, tho.