I just posted my first question here today and I thought this would be a nice time to share some pictures with the evolution of my home server in the past 5 or so years.
I guess everybody here knows what we are talking about so:
1: the beginning: Asrock AD2700B ITX:
Running Xpenology, the best user interface of them all. With useful apps for backing up photos on the phone/s of the family.
2: Putting it in a box:
The logic thing to do. All in a box, including the router, everything powered by the 12V general psu.
3: The first upgrade - Asrock J3455b itx:
2 disks, moving to windows 10 with storage spaces. Upgraded motherboard to use IGPU for transcoding on the fly for home media sharing.
4: moving up the ladder. Supermicro A1sai 2750F, 2x4tb wd red + 120gb ssd for OS:
Time to move to Windows Server 2016. Virtual machines running pfsense and motioneye, the tplink router used as AP.
5: NOW:
Windows Server 2019, adding a quadro p400 card, moving to parity storage with 4x4tb wd red. Case in the making using 3d printed parts for best design award - 8,6l capable of housing 6 disks, itx board, 1 low profile gpu using extension pcie cable, the 12V general PSU and the ssd for OS. Oh, and 2 breautiful fans, which I hope will be up for the task.
Brb in a few days with the result
I guess everybody here knows what we are talking about so:
1: the beginning: Asrock AD2700B ITX:
Running Xpenology, the best user interface of them all. With useful apps for backing up photos on the phone/s of the family.
2: Putting it in a box:
The logic thing to do. All in a box, including the router, everything powered by the 12V general psu.
3: The first upgrade - Asrock J3455b itx:
2 disks, moving to windows 10 with storage spaces. Upgraded motherboard to use IGPU for transcoding on the fly for home media sharing.
4: moving up the ladder. Supermicro A1sai 2750F, 2x4tb wd red + 120gb ssd for OS:
Time to move to Windows Server 2016. Virtual machines running pfsense and motioneye, the tplink router used as AP.
5: NOW:
Windows Server 2019, adding a quadro p400 card, moving to parity storage with 4x4tb wd red. Case in the making using 3d printed parts for best design award - 8,6l capable of housing 6 disks, itx board, 1 low profile gpu using extension pcie cable, the 12V general PSU and the ssd for OS. Oh, and 2 breautiful fans, which I hope will be up for the task.
Brb in a few days with the result