Building a 40TB Home Server... that goes incredibly wrong (but I fix it)
In this video I build a 3U server for my home. I haven't built a computer in over 20-years so this was a huge undertaking and learning experience for me.
In the video, you'll see me buying the right parts, buying the wrong parts, getting unlucky with broken components, accidentally breaking some things, and failing to fit everything into the case that I bought.
HOWEVER! I do manage to fix EVERYTHING and get it all working after A LOT of work.
A huge thanks to my friend Rob for helping me with building the system (the second time around) and general advice about components.
The server has now been running flawlessly for months, with rock-solid reliability and no downtime.
I hope you enjoy the video!
Notes:
After this video, I added some more RAM for a total of 64GB.
Temperatures of drives and CPU vary between 30ºC and 50ºC depending on how much the system is being pushed - it's very cool and quiet.
The 8 x 8TB drives give me 41.26TB of usable space when using RAIDZ2.
I'm running TrueNAS Scale for the OS.
I'm running some apps, installed via TrueCharts, and one VM. The VM is used for Home Assistant.
I did end up getting a proper enclosure for my 3D printer.
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Chapters
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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:09 Parts List
00:10:27 Start of Build
00:31:52 First Attempt at Power On
00:35:56 New Motherboard, New CPU Cooler
00:41:58 Modifying HDD Caddies
00:42:06 New RAM and SFP+ Card
00:43:48 Second Attempt at Power On
00:45:02 Success!
00:45:52 3D Printing New HDD Caddies
00:52:51 Major Surgery
00:58:19 Improved Cooling
01:01:08 Moving to the Rack
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Other videos mentioned in this video:
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My Home Network Build Video: • Installing a Network Rack and CAT6 Cabling...
Video showing the case I'm using (TGC 32380): • Review 3U Server Case TGC 32380 โดย พีซี แ...
2GuysTek - Thermal Paste Application Experiments: • You're applying thermal paste wrong! Here'...
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Affiliate links to everything I genuinely used in this video
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Server
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ServerCase 3U Short Depth Chassis: https://www.servercase.co.uk/shop/ser...
Supermicro X11SCZ-F Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3Ux9AgQ
Intel Xeon E2174G CPU: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...
Noctua NH-D9L CPU Cooler: https://amzn.to/42t2ImF
Kingston KSM26ED8/16MR Memory x 4: https://www.kingston.com/unitedkingdo...
HP H220 HBA Card (Flashed into IT Mode): https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...
WD Blue WDS500G2B0B SSD M.2 SATA 500GB: https://amzn.to/49uZzoH
WD Red Pro 8TB WD8003FFBX x 8: https://amzn.to/499Q7ay
Akasa 5.25" to 3.5"/2.5" Drive Tray Adapters: https://amzn.to/3SPYceD
10Gtek SFF-8087 to 4x Sata 0.5-Meter x 2: https://amzn.to/3unzetL
Noctua NF-A8 PWM x 2: https://amzn.to/3SU5tdC
Noctua NF-A6x25 x 2: https://amzn.to/48hAL2w
Noctua NF-A4x10 PWM x 5: https://amzn.to/42Bi3kX
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 P2 750W 80+ Platinum ATX PSU: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...
10Gtek X520-DA1 SFP+ PCIe x8 Network Card: https://amzn.to/3T0s2NP
Network Rack
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10GTEK SFP+ DAC 1.5m Cable: https://amzn.to/3SuJ6d3
Rear19 inch Rack Mount Support Kit 100mm Deep: https://www.network-cabs.co.uk/produc...
3D Printer
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Creality Ender 3 V3 KE 3D Printer: https://amzn.to/3HPlACT
Comgrow 3D Printer Enclosure: https://amzn.to/4br47Ot
FLASHFORGE ASA Filament 1.75mm 1KG: https://amzn.to/3HQo3N9
eSUN PLA+: Filament 1.75mm 1KG https://amzn.to/3SQn9Xm