The original post: /r/homelab by /u/that_vapeguy on 2024-12-29 05:13:55.

Hi, so I want to get on the NAS game but I know nothing about it. Basically just want to create a home cloud server with Plex, storage and surveillance. I’ve been watching a couple of videos and reading some threads to start off I could start off with a simple build using a prebuilt system. I found one on eBay and was wondering if it would be a good start or would you suggest going another route? Size doesn’t matter because I plan to place it on a shelf in my office.

The prebuilt system is a HP Prodesk 600 G3 with a Pentium G4560 (I see that it has Intel Graphics 610 capable of handling 4K with no issues) 16GB ram and a 120gb ssd

I plan on getting 2 8TB drives to start off the build.

Any suggestions are welcome!