Configure and build a smarthome server

If configure a smarthome server which should run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the question often arises if it does not need a lot of power. My goal was therefore to build a server with a particularly low-power components. The current configuration needs about 25 watts and is therefore acceptable in my opinion for a 247 operation.

Hardware

It is running with a Quad Core Atom J5005 and 32GB DDR4-2400. As a harddrive there are one 256GB SSD and one 3TB raid 1. The server case itself features 4 HotPlug slots for easy changing harddisks. This setup will give me some flexibility for the future :-)

Mini ITX Server View at the 4 RAID slots

Operatingsystem

I use openSUSE as my operating system. The reason is my personal preference and habit. I use SuSE since version 4.3. I changed almost directly from my formerly used Amiga OS. :-)

Hardwaredetails

The hardware cost about 570 € and the parts list is as follows.

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