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00:00:00 – 00:21:20
The video focuses on building a compact, power-efficient home server with high performance for various uses such as Docker containers, VMs, video transcoding, and NAS application. Key points include the components used, networking capabilities, importance of ECC memory in server setups, memory choices, power supply efficiency, hard drive options, the importance of backups, and considerations for building a server with power efficiency and cable management. The speaker also discusses the total cost of the build, comparison with commercial NAS options, and setting up a RAID5 home server at a budget-friendly price point.
00:00:00
In this segment of the video, the focus is on building a compact, power-efficient home server with high performance for Docker containers, VMs, video transcoding, and NAS use. The components are easily accessible and budget-friendly. The video also briefly highlights Brilliant.org as a learning platform. The heart of the system is the N5105 NAS board by Topton, featuring a 10W quad-core Jasper Lake chip with H265 video transcoding, hardware virtualization, and multiple SATA ports. The segment discusses enhancing cooling by replacing washers and applying thermal paste, and networking capabilities with four 2.5 gig Ethernet ports powered by Intel i-226-V NICs.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses connecting up to three devices to a NAS without a separate switch, using M.2 slots as PCIe slots and adding a 10 gig networking card. The speaker elaborates on the board’s features, the CPU performance being on par with Intel Core i3-6100, but lacking ECC memory support. Despite its downsides, the board’s competitive pricing at 160€ is highlighted. The comparison is made with a 220€ miniITX board, showing the value proposition of the featured board. Personal usage scenarios for the home server are also shared, highlighting common applications like Plex, Jellyfin, and Deluge.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the importance of ECC memory in a home server setup. They stress that for personal use such as media storage, backups, and personal applications, ECC memory may not be crucial. The speaker highlights the challenges and costs associated with obtaining a power-efficient ITX motherboard with ECC support. They mention that newer server gear can be expensive and inefficient, and that Ryzen CPUs do unofficially support ECC memory. The speaker advises that for serious business applications or handling sensitive data, a server-grade platform with ECC support is necessary, but for home lab users, ECC memory may not be essential. Additionally, the speaker talks about memory choices, recommending 32 gigs of DDR4 laptop memory for certain server applications. The speaker also mentions the price ranges for memory kits and suggests considering used laptop memory as an option.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the presenter discusses the importance of using Memtest on memory sticks and showcases modifications made to the Fractal Node 304 case. The Node 304 case is detailed as accommodating multiple hard drives, a full-size ATX power supply, and a dual slot full-size PCIe card. The video also highlights power supply efficiency, particularly for a home server that runs continuously, recommending the Corsair RM550x 2021 as a highly efficient choice. The speaker emphasizes the benefits of using ‘Recertified New’ Exos drives from Seagate, which offer good value for storage needs.
00:12:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses discounted refurbished enterprise hard drives available from Seagate and Western Digital. Key points include the affordability, reliability, and warranty of these drives. The speaker also mentions the process of “shucking” external drives for economical storage solutions. Additionally, the segment emphasizes the importance of offsite backups and provides insights on SSD prices, suggesting their use for caching in NAS setups. Recommendations for monitoring hard drive prices and evaluating drive statistics are also shared.
00:15:00
In this segment of the video, the content creator discusses using WD Red SSDs for a server setup, highlighting that cheaper drives can also be used for similar purposes. They emphasize the importance of having a separate volume for VMs and Docker data and suggest using two SSDs in a mirrored array for redundancy. The importance of backups is stressed, and viewers are advised to back up their data regularly. The video also covers building the server with an emphasis on cable management and power efficiency, noting the low power consumption of the setup with all drives active, in idle mode, and completely spun down.
00:18:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the power consumption of a server with 6 hard drives, detailing the wattage in different modes. They mention how the build could be more power-efficient if not for the SATA controller used. The total build cost without storage is approximately 492.44€, and with additional case mods, it is slightly higher. The speaker compares the cost and features of their build to a Synology NAS, highlighting the benefits of building a self-built NAS for flexibility in operating system choices and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, the speaker provides build templates with various storage capacities and SSD cache options, along with their corresponding costs.
00:21:00
In this segment of the video, the cost of setting up a RAID5 home server is stated as 1385,44€. The video highlights the budget-friendly nature of the setup and mentions that it can run various systems like Unraid, TrueNAS, OpenMediaVault, or Proxmox. The creator thanks the viewers for watching and acknowledges their Patrons.