I’d probably go for a small N100 mini-PC.
Should be plenty powerful for what you need, very low wattage and relatively trivial to get GPU pass through in Proxmox. Alternatively one of the more powerful versions.

This depends on how many cameras, resolution and frequency of course, but you should be able to see if others with similar setups have it running smoothly. You’d be limited on storage, but can set up NFS to your NAS or existing server.

I plan to use Surveillance Station in my Synology NAS.
Two PoE cameras on their own physical network. Everything is laying in the closet still as life just gets in the way, but hopefully it will be done this winter or spring.

I also have a Eufy 2k Doorbell camera with a hub for local storage.

None of it is for actual protection though, as burglaries are rare here. It’s only because I love tech and to capture interesting moments. I also plan on making time lapses because they are cool.

Glad to hear you enjoy it!

Halt and catch fire. Expected nothing from it but we are really enjoying it.

No worries, mate. The offer stands if you want it.

Have a great new year!

I’m by no means an expert in Linux, but my best advice for someone finding docker complicated is to run Portainer.
It’s made my Docker-life so much easier, especially if you run stacks with compose files. It’s all graphical via the browser interface.

Need to make a change to to one of your containers?
Change the compose file (which stays exactly like you pasted it originally) in Portainer and re-deploy.
Need to update the container?
Click update and it re-deploys with the newest image.
Want to stop a container?
Just click stop.

The first thing I’ve done on all my small servers is to get the Docker Daemon running with CLI in the terminal, install Portainer and do everything else there.

So if you’re dumb, then I’m dumb too, and it’s not very nice to call people you don’t know dumb, now is it…!?

Honestly, feel free to ask if you find the motivation to give it another crack and need some help. It’s made me go from hating Docker to absolutely loving it.

I agree.

It’s easy to forget how much time and dedication running a custom setup can cost, and that quickly drains whatever wife-acceptance-factor you had left.

Think of paying for a pre-built NAS less as just overpriced HW, but more as great software features that work out of the box and a dev team improving functionality for you every day.
It can host a plethora of containers with ease on the side anyways, and if you need something specific that requires more juice: build that on the side and tinker with it.

N100 mini-PC for instance can host anything but heavy game servers for <15W.

Except Norway, where 3-phase IT is still dominant. TN is only being built in newly established buildings/areas.

IT being phase/phase = 230V, with no neutral wire.
Upside is it being more robust to ground faults, but you lose 11/22 kW possibility on EV chargers. 7,2 kW is max (32A @ 230V).

Looking forward to it being gone, tbh…

Sh.itjust.works has been brilliant, tbh.

High uptime, reasonable admins.

Very happy with it

Great gift!

Snag som GelBoxes as well, then you can use them for stuff outside as well

We seem to have followed a similar path, but I am quite satisfied. I do have a family though, so maybe that’s what does it….

It sucked making sacrifices in my 20’s, but looking at where I landed, I would not change it if I could. Would you?

Don’t get me wrong; We are nowhere close to rich, but we managed to buy a decent house and not having to wory about the price of groceries and the bills every month, and that’s all we really need.

Early 30’s for reference.

Yeah I’m not a fan. Used to install them, but we had so many issues.

In some houses, if they turned on a heavy load like a washing machine or dish washer, the internet capitulated conpletely.

I always recommend a better router over HomePlug.

Modems/routers from ISP’s are often cheap crap anyways, so just invest in a decent Asus/Netgear/TP-Link and it should be a lot better. Stay away from overpriced gaming versions. A 3 antenna router for 100€ will run probably circles around what OP has and be a lot more configurable.

If money is not issue and the house is big; consider a semi decent mesh. I am super happy with the XT8 from Asus.

I thought you meant unshielded twisted pair as UTP, which would make no difference.
I assume you are talking about something else?

Did you get to have a look at my other two questions?

Yeah I’d argue it’s better than petrol/diesel for us. Electric motors respond so much faster on inputs from safety systems on slippery winter roads, heating is not dependant on the engine being warm and electricity is cheap here.

The price jump to 4WD is also menial in comparison to ICE as you just need one rear motor and a simple diff, no driveshaft or complicated gearbox/clutch setup.

I’m never going back

They have for a while. The original E-Tron sold loads in Norway before retiring last year. They also have the E-Tron GT sportscar, the Q4, Q6 and Q8 E-Trons and they are releasing a A6 variant.

Oh wow, well it’s not your server then, and I refuse to believe UTP makes any difference in a normal house.

Just as a fun experiment: do you have the same issues if you use your tablet/phone on the same WiFi?
When you look in the dashboard during playback; does it need to transcode or is it Direct Playing?

I had loads of issues when my NAS was the server, but after moving it to a N100 NUC it’s been rock solid.
Playing back on a Chromecast with Google TV.

What are you hosting it on? And is your internal network setup decent?

To be fair, they are heavily subsidized with our oil income. The irony is not lost on us, but I guess it’s not the worst way to spend that windfall.

I’ve been waiting for a new shield to replace my Chromecasts for a long time.

I’d choose this one over it in a heartbeat. Hope it’s true.

I agree with this, but would like to add for OP that diversifying is not always a bad idea.

I have a NAS that is mainly running as just a NAS with a few containers to help me download and categorize stuff. It has a AMD CPU, so no HW transcoding, so I added a N100 to host Jellyfin on the side. That little NUC can also run HA, Heimdall, PiHole, Tailscale or any lightweight container with ease. I do it with Proxmox LXC’s.

If I wanted to host game servers, I would probably build a server for that on its own anyways, just because it would be more power hungry and need modularity for future upgrades/changes.

I guess the point is that there is no «one server does it all» for me. I prefer to have servers more suitable for their tasks than having one beast doing everything alone. Makes it suck less when stuff breaks too.

Otherwise I think the comment above is on point.