I am looking to build a budget friendly home server for media storage and backup purposes. I have been reading through the forum and some of the recommended builds; but I wanted to get some personalized advice to ensure.
I want to store a large collection of movies; TV shows; and music; and be able to access them easily over my home network. Ideally; the server should support Plex or Jellyfin for streaming to devices like Roku; smart TVs; and PCs.
I need reliable backup storage for my important documents, photos, and videos. This could either be through a direct connection or a cloud sync option, but I prefer a local backup as the primary method.
I was thinking about going with something like an Intel i3 or Ryzen 3; but I am unsure if that is overkill for my needs. I am leaning towards something with at least 4-8GB of RAM and good expandability for future upgrades.
