Hi all,
Newbie here to this great forum, and a newbie to building computers as well so please excuse my ignorance.
I want to build a media server for my house. The goal of the media server is to store all of my blu-ray and album rips so I can access them anywhere from the house, anytime. This means the media server will:
Attached is an image below of what I want:
I do have a couple of questions:
Any recommendations or suggestions would be great.
Thanks :awe:
Newbie here to this great forum, and a newbie to building computers as well so please excuse my ignorance.
I want to build a media server for my house. The goal of the media server is to store all of my blu-ray and album rips so I can access them anywhere from the house, anytime. This means the media server will:
- Always be ON
- Be power efficent
Attached is an image below of what I want:
I do have a couple of questions:
- Since the communication with the media server will be wireless across all devices, any recommendations for a router?
- Would Linux be the best OS for this server build? I don't want to pay for a Windows license
- Can I get away with cheap CPU parts? I am sure I don't need an i7 to run all this.
Any recommendations or suggestions would be great.
Thanks :awe: