Server Setup

I have decided to move back to self-hosting to lessen the expenses on subscription. Current subscriptions include:

• Apple One
  • iCloud Storage, Arcade, Music, TV+
  • Planning to remove Arcade and TV+ by the end of 2024 as this is economically viable to be removed as a group rather than individually
• Disney+
  • Unsubscribed in November 2024
• Netflix
  • Running for in-laws

Current Hardware

• Main Storage Server
  • Synology DS923+
    • This replaced my aging Synology DS415play
    • Migrated my hard drives to the new machine on 11 October
• Main Server
  • Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q
    • This replaced my Lenovo X1 Carbon as my main Plex Media Server
    • This will also host my VMs for testing automation scripts
• Deco X50 Mesh Node
  • For networking between NAS and Server

Future Acquisition Plans

• External Hard Drive for backup
  • I plan to acquire an external hard drive (at least 14TB) to serve as my backup drive for my Synology NAS. I plan to backup everything as I want to rebuild my Storage Pool to BTRFS and enable data scrubbing to prevent bit rot (data scrubbing job hasn’t started since I got my new NAS)
  • Acquired November 2024
• Network switch
  • Current Deco X50 Mesh consumes 20W at idle. A network switch can consume as low as 6W so it’s economical
  • Acquired November 2024
• Sound Bar
  • Planning to get the Sony HT-A3000 for its size
• RAM for Synology NAS
  • Not a priority at the moment
• SSD for Caching for Synology NAS
  • Not a priority at the moment