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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Cool, well then I can at least share what I went with that has worked really well: GMKtech N100 NUC from Aliexpress with 16 GB of RAM.

    It’s hosting Jellyfin with transcoding, PiHole, Home Assistant, Heimdal, a Valheim server and loads of other small LXC’s in Proxmox.
    I don’t think I’ve ever seen it break a sweat.
    The NAS holds the .arr stack and Qbit, but that’s it.

    I cannot speak to the longevity of it, but I repasted the CPU once I got it and it’s chilling below 45 degrees all day long, so I expect it to last for many years. I also enabled C-states to get idle consumption as low as possible, around 7-8W.

    Best of luck with whatever setup you end up with mate!


  • I run a 4 bay and a N100 NUC.

    The Synology is almost a pure storage machine. Works really well with Proxmox on the side. Not a single file has made it kneel yet, and I’ve thrown some high bitrate badboys on it.

    Is not upgrading the drives an alternative?

    I feel like you sacrifice a lot of practicality removing the NAS, such as automatic backup from phones and very easy remote access.
    Personally I also prefer separating data and software, so I don’t lose it all if a component fails.

    Just my .02


  • That would be a mirror of my setup. GMKtec N100 with 16 Gb of RAM doing all the heavy lifting with Jellyfin (transcoding), game servers, HomeAssistant and so forth. Not once has it had a hickup.

    It’s a brilliant little thing for really very little money.

    Remember to activate C-states in BIOS to achieve the super low idle TDP people talk about, around 6-8W.

    Good luck on your journey!