For instance, a server will probably work just right with an Intel N150 processor - decent power, low consumption, and support to encode up to VP9/HEVC (no AV1 though)
Comment on NUC recommendations please
csolisr@hub.azkware.net@hub.azkware.net 1 week ago
I'll be honest, with the prices of RAM and storage nowadays, it's not an ideal moment to start self-hosting. Given that you already have 3.5'' drives, I suggest going for a NAS form if you can afford it. Also, a multiple app server with Nextcloud won't work well unless the system has 8 GB RAM at the minimum, preferably 16. Try getting a more modern processor, as those come with support to encode more recent video formats and you mentioned having a media server.
- csolisr@hub.azkware.net@hub.azkware.net 1 week ago
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Even with the inflated prices, buying storage is much cheaper than renting it from cloud services.
The target lifetimes for a NAS hard drive is 5 years. A 16TB NAS drive will cost less over that 5 years than Apple’s 2TB cloud storage plan. And that’s assuming Apple won’t raise over those 5 years (they will).