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My 32 TB Plex server running on a ministack. It ain't fancy but it gets the job done. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 years ago by Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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I've been running a full tower Windows server with a dozen drives for a decade and decided to downsize. This ministack does everything I need at a fraction of the power, noise, and heat.

I use it primarily for Plex but also host a few games servers for buddies. It fits perfectly in my entertainment center.

Spent around $200 on the Mac Mini plus $600 on the drives and enclosures. I'm using SoftRAID for RAID1.

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[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most Macs are overpriced, but the $599 M2 Mac Mini is an absolute STEAL compared to the rest of their lineup. And its existence drives the price of used Mac Minis down, which is also great.

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a pity that also the RAM and SSD are a steal.

250€ to add 8gb RAM and another 250€ to add 250gb SSD. Prices that even ten years ago didn't make sense...

I wish they sold the M2 motherboard with standard DDR 5 and m.2 slots. I'd pay 1000€ for that and i wouldn't even want the fancy aluminum case

[–] jayemecee@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can't you just add it yourself or are they soldered in?

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

No, unfortunately it's all soldered https://www.macworld.com/article/1677460/mac-mini-upgrade-hub-storage-ethernet-sd-card-ports.html

So when the single flash chip degrades, the whole unit automatically becomes e-waste instead of a simple $25 fix