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For a couple of years, I have been serving Plex to a few friends and family from an NVIDIA Shield Pro on a gigabit fiber. Before that, I served from a Raspberry Pi.

I have basic Linux skills, and my dream is to build a more automated setup. Unraid OS with Plex and -arr apps looks great to a non-expert like me.

So, I just picked up an unmolested original Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q 7500T with 16GB RAM, and a 256GB M.2. I have a spare 2.5" 2TB Samsung EVO 970 SSD that I could put in it; I also have a 3.5" WD Red 4TB external HDD.

Here are my questions:

  • Do I need more RAM to be able to serve four 1080 streams at once?
  • Should I use the SSD or HDD, or both?
  • Any other advice or suggestions? It's appreciated!
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[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

You are a godsend. Thank for you for the really cogent advice. Setting up Unraid now.