AK5963
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Hey guys
So I'm a newbie with PC and tech stuff and not that tech savvy, don't know whether I'm out of my depth in attempting this or I should just go and buy a ready made NAS (although budget plays a big role).
So my plan is to build a NAS with the sole purpose of running a Plex media server and just the general backups (and possibly for CCTV footage backup in the future).
Read a bit on it but not that much yet, which is why I'm here asking for advice from you guys (appreciate the help). Will do more research as I get some tips from this forum.
My Plex server at the moment is being run on my Mac, with 8TB of external storage always connected when it's running. Also don't like the idea of switching the Mac on and off whenever I wanna stream Plex. I normally stream TV in the lounge, and my library is used by just the people in my place, so no need for remote streaming (and therefore transcoding). The client is the Nvidia shield TV (that I bought recently on Carb), which to my understanding streams most if not all video and audio codecs. Before that was using an Xbox one x (had to transcode for audio that was more than the standard 5.1ch, which was handled well by the Mac)
So I guess the question is, with the above-mentioned system I got going on, what sort of a NAS build would I require, or would it be better to opt for a ready made NAS (taking into account affordability and value)
Also let me know if I'm missing out any important pieces of information. Sorry for the long post, and thanks again!
So I'm a newbie with PC and tech stuff and not that tech savvy, don't know whether I'm out of my depth in attempting this or I should just go and buy a ready made NAS (although budget plays a big role).
So my plan is to build a NAS with the sole purpose of running a Plex media server and just the general backups (and possibly for CCTV footage backup in the future).
Read a bit on it but not that much yet, which is why I'm here asking for advice from you guys (appreciate the help). Will do more research as I get some tips from this forum.
My Plex server at the moment is being run on my Mac, with 8TB of external storage always connected when it's running. Also don't like the idea of switching the Mac on and off whenever I wanna stream Plex. I normally stream TV in the lounge, and my library is used by just the people in my place, so no need for remote streaming (and therefore transcoding). The client is the Nvidia shield TV (that I bought recently on Carb), which to my understanding streams most if not all video and audio codecs. Before that was using an Xbox one x (had to transcode for audio that was more than the standard 5.1ch, which was handled well by the Mac)
So I guess the question is, with the above-mentioned system I got going on, what sort of a NAS build would I require, or would it be better to opt for a ready made NAS (taking into account affordability and value)
Also let me know if I'm missing out any important pieces of information. Sorry for the long post, and thanks again!