Debbie

fun Fact: Debbie weighs 51 lb

Specs

  • Passmark Score: 15001
  • RAM: 32GB DDR3 ECC REG
  • Raw Storage: 18 TB
  • Usable Storage: 12 TB
  • HDD Bays: 10 + 2 (I have two HDD holders just laying inside)

Components

First time I have filled up the PCIE slots of a computer
  • Case: Phanteks Enthroo Pro (No Clear Panel)
  • Motherboard: Intel S2600
  • CPU: 2 x Xeon E5-2650
  • CPU Cooler: Arctic Alpine 20 Plus CO CPU Cooler
  • Fans: 1 x 120mm and 1 x 140mm and 1 x 200mm
  • RAM: 8 x 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC REG
  • Boot Drive: 16 GB SanDisk Cruiser
  • HDD: 7 x 2 TB HGST and 1 x 2 TB Toshiba and 1 x 4 TB Western Digital Purple
  • Hard Drive Cage: Rosewill 3 x 5.25-Inch to 4 x 3.5-Inch Hot-swap
  • SSD: 2 x 256 GB Samsung 850 Evo
  • HBA: Dell Perc H310
  • GPU: MSI GTX 970 and R9 360 OEM

Operating System

Unraid OS Plus Ver. 6.6.6

Dockers

  • binhex-delugevpn: torrent client through VPN
  • binhex-radarr: tracks and manages movies
  • binhex-sonarr: tracks and manages TV shows
  • duckdns: IP address tracker
  • home-assistant: home automation server
  • letsencrypt: sets up reverse proxy to open less ports
  • mariadb: database manager used to speed up next cloud
  • MQTT: allows for my wifi switches to communicate
  • nextcloud: personal cloud server
  • ombi: request site
  • openvpn-as: for personal VPN connnection to my server/home network
  • PlexMediaServer: Plex
  • QDirStat: Visually see storage usage
  • TasmoAdmin: Manage Sonoff switches from one GUI
  • tautulli: see Plex statistics and monitoring

Virtual Machines

Buy two sets of mice/keyboard is cheaper than Synergy, but I want a licence of Synergy for ease of use

Virtual Machine 1 – Smol Debbie Windows

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Core Count: 4
  • Ram: 4GB
  • GPU: GTX 970
  • SSD: 256 GB Samsung 850 Evo (vdisk size 120 GB)
  • Peripherals
    • 2 x Acer 23.6″ 1080p KG241Q (shared)
    • Logitech K260 Mouse and Keyboard Combo
    • Logitech Z130 Speakers (shared)
  • Purpose: Guest Computer, Light Gaming, School Work at Home

Virtual Machine 2 – Smol Debbie Ubuntu

  • OS: Ubuntu
  • Core Count: 4
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • GPU: R9 360 OEM
  • SSD: 256 GB Samsung Evo 850 (vdisk size 120 GB)
  • Peripherals
    • 2 x Acer 23.6″ 1080p KG241Q (shared)
    • Logitech K260 Mouse and Keyboard Combo
    • Logitech Z130 Speakers (shared)
  • Purpose: Learn Ubuntu UI and Linux Command Line


Home Assistant

Used my old Samsung Note 4 as a hub
Sonoff switches flashed with Tasmota
  • 6 x Sonoff Switches
  • 2 x Google Home Mini
  • Samsung Note 4

Other Services

Private Internet Access: A paid VPN $39.95/Yr

Program to backup Debbie to school gDrive account

Purchased the domain name “debbie.network” $4.06/Yr

Purpose

The goal of the build was to have Threadripper 1950x ($880) in a NAS for much less. The passmark falls short by ~7000 points, but the motherboard has support up to the E5-2697 v2 and costed less than a fifth of the cost of the Threadripper. With dual E5-2697 v2 the passmark is ~1000 over a Threadripper and can still be had for cheaper than a Threadripper. Personally I do not need that much computing power. However as I delve more into running virtual machines the increased core count could come into use, however at the moment there is no need to upgrade. The basic outline of the build was made with this guide https://redd.it/78ae67.

Changes

  • 01/12/19
    • Add in an old dual hard drive cage in for 2, maybe 3, more hard drive bays
    • Add in old 4 sata port pci-e card to support these cages
  • 01/15/2019
    • Added in nextcloud docker

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