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Media PC / HTPC - do you still have one?
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<blockquote data-quote="user 997" data-source="post: 1066179" data-attributes="member: 997"><p>I still have a home media PC, but it has kind of morphed into a server running various services through Unraid which allows me to configure Docker and VMs as required. My old Synology NAS could also host services, but they tended to be lightweight versions offered by Synology, not updated frequently and limited by the NAS hardware.</p><p></p><p>In addition since Unraid is a parity disk based solution, I can add any storage to the array on demand, while the parity drive protects my data (unlike when a RAID arrays breaks down, your data remains on the remaining disks), though this is slower for disk operation compared to a NAS configured for RAID, but I tend to keep frequently accessed storage cached on SSD drives. I used an old left over NVME drive for running my Docker service and a VM, with an old SSD used for caching files and thumbnails etc. Mainly hosting things like: LMS, Airsonic, Plex and NextCloud.</p><p></p><p>I also have a Win10 VM with GPU pass through as a secondary desktop for streaming + lightweight gaming.</p><p></p><p>For Netflix, Apple services and Amazon Prime I have an Apple TV gen3, though this is getting a bit long in the tooth.</p><p></p><p>I don't use Roon, but you could use Unraid to host either a VM containing the Roon components or look at 3rd party Docker containers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 997, post: 1066179, member: 997"] I still have a home media PC, but it has kind of morphed into a server running various services through Unraid which allows me to configure Docker and VMs as required. My old Synology NAS could also host services, but they tended to be lightweight versions offered by Synology, not updated frequently and limited by the NAS hardware. In addition since Unraid is a parity disk based solution, I can add any storage to the array on demand, while the parity drive protects my data (unlike when a RAID arrays breaks down, your data remains on the remaining disks), though this is slower for disk operation compared to a NAS configured for RAID, but I tend to keep frequently accessed storage cached on SSD drives. I used an old left over NVME drive for running my Docker service and a VM, with an old SSD used for caching files and thumbnails etc. Mainly hosting things like: LMS, Airsonic, Plex and NextCloud. I also have a Win10 VM with GPU pass through as a secondary desktop for streaming + lightweight gaming. For Netflix, Apple services and Amazon Prime I have an Apple TV gen3, though this is getting a bit long in the tooth. I don't use Roon, but you could use Unraid to host either a VM containing the Roon components or look at 3rd party Docker containers. [/QUOTE]
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