Hey there!
Been a FreeNAS user since late 2014. The build was as follows -
CPU - XEON E3-1245V2
Mobo - SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O-RF
HDD - WD Red 3TB (6)
RAM - 16GB DDR3 ECC (1)
OS Drive - 8GB Flash stick
Case - NANOXIA DEEPSILENCE4 ATX CASE
The thing ran great until I tried to update the server about 3 years ago and somehow lost all of the GUI data, but the server's backend still ran fine. I then tried to update Plex about 2 years ago and borked it all up (I had previously done it once through the console and was successful). Then one, or possibly two, drive(s) decided to make some terrible noise, so I shut it down about a year ago and let the whole thing collect dust.
On it, I ran Plex as a media server and some associated goodies to automate my library accumulation. Sab/Sonarr/CouchPotato/SickBeard/Transmission. I also hosted some files that were backed up to the cloud. I'm okay with losing all data on that box and starting over. The thing is, I'd like to do it with larger drives. This leaves me with the choice:
Do I keep the hardware I have currently, or 86 the whole project and start anew? My media habits include large-size files as I put them through a theater and usually try to get as high quality as I can muster. But sometimes, I'll let the server transcode whatever it needs to, as there is some remote access to Plex, and those boxes requesting access to files don't always accommodate the container they're in. Also, Plex always seemed to transcode when adding subtitles on the fly, regardless of the container. The system had no issues running 1080p files, though it had issues working with 4K files.
The rest of the storage is for media files for content creation that I've landed a gig with and need to store these 4k 10-bit raw videos on. I'm so astonished that my current previous NAS from 8 years ago is outshined by a single external drive. It's wild.
If needed - the budget for new hardware (less drives) is less than $1k USD. Should I just put new drives in my existing hardware from '14 and start fresh there, start over with a new build, or combo the 2 options and have the NAS be a location that a wilder setup would use for Plex and its associated automation (I don't think that's as justifiable an answer as either of the other 2 options though)? Open to some assistance. Thanks.
Been a FreeNAS user since late 2014. The build was as follows -
CPU - XEON E3-1245V2
Mobo - SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O-RF
HDD - WD Red 3TB (6)
RAM - 16GB DDR3 ECC (1)
OS Drive - 8GB Flash stick
Case - NANOXIA DEEPSILENCE4 ATX CASE
The thing ran great until I tried to update the server about 3 years ago and somehow lost all of the GUI data, but the server's backend still ran fine. I then tried to update Plex about 2 years ago and borked it all up (I had previously done it once through the console and was successful). Then one, or possibly two, drive(s) decided to make some terrible noise, so I shut it down about a year ago and let the whole thing collect dust.
On it, I ran Plex as a media server and some associated goodies to automate my library accumulation. Sab/Sonarr/CouchPotato/SickBeard/Transmission. I also hosted some files that were backed up to the cloud. I'm okay with losing all data on that box and starting over. The thing is, I'd like to do it with larger drives. This leaves me with the choice:
Do I keep the hardware I have currently, or 86 the whole project and start anew? My media habits include large-size files as I put them through a theater and usually try to get as high quality as I can muster. But sometimes, I'll let the server transcode whatever it needs to, as there is some remote access to Plex, and those boxes requesting access to files don't always accommodate the container they're in. Also, Plex always seemed to transcode when adding subtitles on the fly, regardless of the container. The system had no issues running 1080p files, though it had issues working with 4K files.
The rest of the storage is for media files for content creation that I've landed a gig with and need to store these 4k 10-bit raw videos on. I'm so astonished that my current previous NAS from 8 years ago is outshined by a single external drive. It's wild.
If needed - the budget for new hardware (less drives) is less than $1k USD. Should I just put new drives in my existing hardware from '14 and start fresh there, start over with a new build, or combo the 2 options and have the NAS be a location that a wilder setup would use for Plex and its associated automation (I don't think that's as justifiable an answer as either of the other 2 options though)? Open to some assistance. Thanks.
