Get a fractal case, go to pcpartpicker for the rest… Get a gold PSU… Be sure to check on getting a motherboard-cpu combo that supports ECC RAM… Install a linux distro with proper support for zfs (e.g. I wouldn’t recommend Arch), perhaps TrueNAS Scale. Done :)
I’m using TrueNAS Scale right now on my second server (landfill bound, offered money for it, got it for free baby!) which was just some Dell computer from some older people who bought a brand new computer because this one was “not letting them install stuff”. The permissions, and the way things are explained for the settings/permissions, are AWFUL for someone who has just now dipped their toes into this OS.
TrueNAS Scale is great for what it is, but please be ready for some headaches if you’re fresh into the scene. I still recommend it for now.
Get a fractal case, go to pcpartpicker for the rest… Get a gold PSU… Be sure to check on getting a motherboard-cpu combo that supports ECC RAM… Install a linux distro with proper support for zfs (e.g. I wouldn’t recommend Arch), perhaps TrueNAS Scale. Done :)
I’m using TrueNAS Scale right now on my second server (landfill bound, offered money for it, got it for free baby!) which was just some Dell computer from some older people who bought a brand new computer because this one was “not letting them install stuff”. The permissions, and the way things are explained for the settings/permissions, are AWFUL for someone who has just now dipped their toes into this OS.
TrueNAS Scale is great for what it is, but please be ready for some headaches if you’re fresh into the scene. I still recommend it for now.
Ha, mines an old Dell too. Not running Scale on mine though.