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    VOIP/Backup NAS/Webserver: Multiple boxes or one?

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      oguruma
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      I want to add the following services to my home network:

      1. A VOIP Server. Been experimenting with PBX In a Flash/3CX.

      2. A webserver for testing and development. It won't be visible to the public.

      3. A backup NAS. I already use FreeNAS for file storage, but I want to add a backup solution since my existing WD MyCloud is about full. I don't care too much about about ZFS, so I am thinking any Linux distro will do. I already backup the files periodically to an external HDD.

      I am thinking about either A) An i3 4170 with Debian for the file server and web server, and then a VM in a DMZ for the VOIP server.

      or 2x Intel Atoms (not sure which flavor), one for the VOIP server and one for the file server/web server.

      Anybody have any ideas?

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        awair
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        Try the QNAP series (or equivalent from Synology etc).

        They will run the services you require (older version firmware runs Asterisk, or you can run a VM for PBX-in-a-Flash).

        The advantage of using a commercial offering rather than home-build, is that when it's time to upgrade/replace, you just need to swap/transfer the disks. With a PC-based option, you may be more likely to experience future compatibility issues replacing hardware.

        I currently use a 6-bay unit, but have the disks configured so that any future replacement need only be 2-bay or larger (the data on disks 3-6 is not critical).

        2.4.3 (amd64)
        and given up on the SG-1000

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          maus
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          I put my NAS,Server and Router in one box.They are hosted under ESXI6.5 and I pass through my disks to nas vm with a LSI-92118I card(flashed into it mode already) .

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