Hi everyone. I first want to say I apologize if I'm able to find this information elsewhere, I have been doing a lot of research and it has become information overload with all the different options available. My primary goal is to build a media server with a secondary goal of setting up a domain server (this is mainly to play around with things like group policies, roaming profiles, web server stuff). I'm a pretty good with software but when it comes to hardware I'm pretty much a beginner with the exception of having put together a few gaming PCs. so here is what I have so far. All of this is subject to scrutiny, please feel free to say some of these are stupid ideas or lead me in a new direction.
If more information is needed let me know. I having about a hundred options running through my head and so I wanted to sound like a raving madman. Any help for hardware and software will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Hi everyone. I first want to say I apologize if I'm able to find this information elsewhere, I have been doing a lot of research and it has become information overload with all the different options available. My primary goal is to build a media server with a secondary goal of setting up a domain server (this is mainly to play around with things like group policies, roaming profiles, web server stuff). I'm a pretty good with software but when it comes to hardware I'm pretty much a beginner with the exception of having put together a few gaming PCs. so here is what I have so far. All of this is subject to scrutiny, please feel free to say some of these are stupid ideas or lead me in a new direction.
- Main Goal (Media Server)
- Currently have 3 3-TB HDDS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844
- Planning on Raid5 (Going to put OS on separate drive)
- Have Raspberry Pi as client
- using XBMC (can be swayed)
- Need to be able to stream blu-rays with wired connection
- Secondary Goal (Domain Server)
- Thinking Windows Server
- Have Media Server be a virtual server running off Windows?
- Thinking Windows Server
If more information is needed let me know. I having about a hundred options running through my head and so I wanted to sound like a raving madman. Any help for hardware and software will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!