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Looking to offload Plex from my gaming PC (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by D_Tom@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I am looking to basically just transition to a small time, forever on, server to support my growing Plex footprint. I don't need anything top of the line, and I've already crimped my lines to the room.

What's the most cost effective way to go about this? Figured i would come to the pros.

Thanks!

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[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

My go-to for "server" hardware:

Old office desktop: Dell Optiplex SFF, HP Elitedesk SFF, Lenovo Thinkcentre SFF
CPU: 7th, 8th, or 9th gen Intel i7, preferably something with vPro (really neat OOB management - keep it local)
RAM: At least 8GB
OS drive: 256GB SSD at the minimum
OS: Debian
Media storage: Something large enough to store your media. 3.5" HDDs are great for this, but SSDs are better if you can get your hands on a large one.

I also have a NAS based out of an old HP Proliant ML110 tower server case from 2004, outfitted with some modern-ish parts. I like it quite a lot. Very server-like, it does the thing.

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