[Official] Master List of Guides and Resources

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1. Build guides

  1. Current Guides
    1. [Guide] OTiS 1.0 - Build your own Intel QSV HW transcoder! - #6 by ALANMAN
    2. [Guide] 8 Bay Mini-DAS! - #37 by lcasadonte
    3. [Guide] Anniversary 2.0 "SNAFU" - Server Needs a Friggin' Upgrade
    4. [Guide] Building a NAS for ZeosPantera remotely - Emergency Quarantine NAS
    5. [Guide] Direct Attached Storage (DAS) - Add up to 16 3.5" drive bays to an existing server for less than $300
    6. [Guide] Hardware Transcoding: The JDM way! QuickSync and NVENC
    7. [Guide] JDM's Mini-ITX pfSense builds
    8. [Guide] "Lego" 8-bay, dual Xeon, ultra-quiet build (2019 updated)
    9. [Guide] NAS Killer 4.0 - fast, quiet, power efficient, and flexible - starting at $125
    10. [Guide] NAS Killer 4.1 supplemental + deals
    11. [Guide] Remote Gaming on Unraid
    12. [Official] U-NAS 8-bay Mini-ITX NAS (OTiS - 8th/9th gen Intel)
    13. [Official] NAS Killer 4.2 supplemental - MicroATX mobo w/ Xeon E3-1220L, Dual NIC, 8GB DDR3 - $79.99 OBO
    14. [Guide] NAS Killer 5.0
  2. Legacy Guides (outdated, deprecated, etc.)
    1. [Guide] $135, 4 Core, 8 thread, 6-8 bay Plex/File Server/NAS: Snology/Qnap/Readynas killer!
    2. [Guide] $297, 6 core, 12 thread, 8 bay ultimate budget all-in-one
    3. [Guide] $350, 12 Core, 24 Thread, budget powerhouse
    4. [Guide] UPDATED $350, 12 Core, 24 Thread, budget powerhouse
    5. [Guide] $470, 16 Core, 32 thread, quad-channel, dedicated transcoding BEHEMOTH
    6. [Guide] $500, 8 Core, 16 Thread, quad-channel, dedicated transcoding monster
    7. [Guide] $550, 8 Core, 16 Thread, dual-CPU, GAMING + PLEX all-in-one
    8. [Guide] $750, 20 Core, 40 Thread, AMD Ryzen Threadripper-KILLER - AKA "Thread-Runner" (lower cost configs starting at $385)
    9. [Guide] 3U 16bay & 4U 24 bay rackmount server chassis options explained - jump start your homelab!
    10. [Guide] Entry-level $375 Unraid server with 15 drive bays, Dual Xeon 12C/24T, 24GB RAM, GPU passthrough, and more!
    11. [Guide] NAS Killer v2.0 - The $145 TERMINATOR - dual socket, 18 DIMMS, LSI SAS2 integrated, 8+bays, FreeNAS/Unraid ready