[Help] Setting up your NAS [Resolved]

[narchymaster]

Hi

I need your help with the hardware for my future NAS. I wanted to go with a 14th gen i5, but I don't know what to get for the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and power supply.

For the case, I chose the Fractal Node 804, my use case will be Plex so that my family/friends can access movies/TV shows remotely, with or without transcoding. The maximum number of simultaneous connections will be five.

And in the future, I'd like to use Docker to host a private server for a video game like Palword, instead of subscribing to a hosting provider.

Then, in the more distant future, it will be useful for using surveillance cameras.

Do you recommend TrueNas or Unraid?

If one or two HDDs fail, I'd be better off using TrueNas, according to what I've read. What do you think?

thank You

[ed]

For your NAS build, here’s a recommended setup:

Motherboard: ASRock Z690M-ITX/ax or ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4 will both support a 14th Gen Intel i5 and give you good expansion options for the future.

CPU: For Plex and Docker, I’d go with an Intel Core i5-14600K (14th Gen). It’ll handle transcoding and Docker containers well, and future tasks like running a game server.

RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200 MHz should be fine for your current setup. If you plan on heavy Docker use or more intensive tasks in the future, bump it up to 32GB.

Power Supply: A 550W-650W modular PSU from Corsair or Seasonic (80 Plus Gold certified) will be plenty for your setup and efficient.

Storage: WD Red or Seagate IronWolf drives in the 2-4TB range to start, with RAID 1 for redundancy. As you expand, you can move to 14TB+ drives.

TrueNAS vs. Unraid
TrueNAS is a great choice for data redundancy, offering ZFS with snapshots, data integrity, and more protection if a drive fails. If you want to be secure with your data, this would be the way to go.

Unraid is more flexible for running Docker and virtual machines, and can be easier to manage, but the redundancy setup isn’t as robust as TrueNAS.

Since you’re looking for Plex, Docker, and future surveillance with data redundancy, I’d lean toward TrueNAS for better long-term data protection.

[narchymaster]

Thank you very much for this reply.

I will follow your advice.

Thanks again