Comment on What really separates a PC from a server? Mainly the hardware, but I guess software too.
abominable_panda@lemmy.world 5 days agoHonestly depends on whats being served. As i say people can run servers on enterprise grade multi thousand £ systems or a £50 pi or mini pc.
Since you have a specific usage in mind, media server, you basically want hardware that will allow optimised performance so you can have a lag/ buffer free experience.
Say, hardware thats good for on the fly encoding/ decoding Lots of ram for multitasking. Lots of storage to store the media. Maybe gigabit network cards for multiuser streaming without bandwidth bottlenecks.
It really depends on the experience and chokepoints
ECC ram ill let someone more familiar answer but im leaning towards non critical and nice to have
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Power efficiency will also matter for a home server to some extent. You don’t want a 300 watt idle power draw 24/7 just to handle streaming a video for yourself once a day.
Most home devices won’t use that at idle, but older PC’s, or larger setups could.