The Mac Studio sounds a bit overkill, but it would be fun if the Channels Server had some benchmarking features. Perhaps a com skip performance score, or transcoding score so we could all compare apples to apples.
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I’m using all external drives to try to help Mac mini last as long as it can, but I do wish it had 10000 Base-T 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
How badly do you wish it had 10G ethernet? Badly enough to spend 200 bucks?
(Edit: ...and I now just saw your earlier post where you said you were considering a Thunderbolt 10G adapter...)
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I did exactly that based on your post alone, grabbed 2 licenses on Ebay (hopefully it's legit). I had never heard of this license type before, but it's golden for people who know OS's don't need weekly updates, so thanks for posting that info. I plan to update my Channels DVR server to this as soon as I have time, unless the developers here see it as a problem with the Channels DVR server software (now and in the future).
Got the 2019 version, good for 10 years.
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I use Google Fiber (Webpass) and await their 2 Gig service. While it probably won't help my upload speed, I assume faster Ethernet might be useful for download and presume I could get by with a USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 2.5Gbps Ethernet adapter (like this one https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Ethernet-Adapter-Compatible-Thunderbolt/dp/B084L4JL9K).
Hm. Marco Arment on ATP recommends a 2.5Gbps adapter with an RTL8156 Chipset instead of an 8153 478: No Bum Cores — Accidental Tech Podcast — Overcast per this week’s Episode / Hacker News At least with respect to macOS, the Realtek 8153 chipsets in these docks suffer ... | Hacker News.
As a follow up on that 2-license Ebay purchase, I installed the first license about 2 years ago, everything went fine. Went to install the 2nd license about a month ago and Microsoft cried about it already being activated on another computer, so no good on machine #2. When I went to Ebay, the seller had magically disappeared, there was literally no trace of the user. I contacted Ebay, and the seller's email that I had received a couple years ago and within a few days they forwarded me a 2nd install key and it activated on the 2nd machine.
I guess I'm calling that a win. For now.
That is what I am running on my main .... found it easier to add shares than Linux. Linux is just a pain in the ass when adding shared storage with mounting etc.
OS
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. VC66
Windows Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
10.0.19044.3208 Build 19044.3208 (kernel: 10.0.19044.3208 Build 19044.3208)
I have a HP
|Model|ProDesk 800 G3 Desktop Mini PC
|Processor|Intel Core i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz (6-Core)
|Storage|256 GB SSD could upgrade to a TB
|RAM|16 GB
|Internal Graphics|Intel HD Graphics 530
|Operating System|Windows 11 Pro
Would this be ok for a channels dvr only server?
I need to stream to my other home also. Not just local.
That should be fine. Many people use lesser computers that do a fine job
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If you plan on using the same machine to store your recordings, you may want to upgrade your Storage to 1TB or more...Everything else is more than ok.
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You don't have to replace the OS drive, you can add a second drive for storage and point Channels DVR to it.
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Ok perfect. Will add a tb external.