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Old 08-25-2019, 12:50 PM
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Dedicated Fanless SageTV server?

I am thinking about building up a fanless (no moving parts) PC to use as a dedicated box for SageTV - intending to record TV to a NAS box.
  • Would it be practical to run the Linux version of Sage...just to save a buck on the OS?
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  • Does anybody have any hardware recommendations? I'm thinking Sage does not need a lot of horsepower - or does it? I have one remote user which seems to invoke trans-coding on the server side.
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Old 08-25-2019, 01:30 PM
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I am using an Intel NUC as my Sage server. Works great. I was able to load Windows 7 on it (it is a NUC7 with only USB 3 ports - I also have a NUC8 and I can't get Windows 7 to load). I use Ceton and HDHR cablecard tuners.

I don't see why you couldn't run Linux on a NUC but I can't answer that specifically.
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Old 08-25-2019, 06:30 PM
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I very seldom use SageTV usually for only watching LIVETV. I run it on a windows VM in my synology NAS. My Main Choice for DVR is Channels DVR which I also run on my NAS.
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Old 08-25-2019, 08:23 PM
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I think unRAID Linux should be anyone's first choice for a SageTV PC.

I have two HTPCs that are fanless and completely solid state but these are intended to be used as clients rather than servers. They use HD-Plex cases where the case acts as a heat sink with heat pipes that draw heat from the CPU to the case. I have the earlier generation H3 and H1.

https://www.hdplex.com/

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Old 08-26-2019, 07:29 AM
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All you need to run SageTV is a $200 NUC.... no need for a large Power hungry server.
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Old 07-20-2020, 06:04 AM
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I am using an Intel NUC as my Sage server. Works great. I was able to load Windows 7 on it (it is a NUC7 with only USB 3 ports -
Can you give the model# (NUC7i3DNHNC1, NUC7CJYH...) memory, and CPU?

There seems to be a large number of NUC 7 configs and, while I want to be sure of getting enough horsepower to do the job, I don't want to blow the big bucks on an i7 if I don't need to.
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Program Source: OTA antenna

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Old 07-20-2020, 06:50 AM
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Intel NU7i3BNH - It is a 7th Gen i3 Intel CPU (and I think it is a quad core). Depending on the OS you wish to use, an earlier NUC (NUC6, NUC5) may be a better choice. Windows 7 doesn't have native drivers for USB 3, if you're going with Win 10 it won't matter. I don't remember what the GHz are but I think it is around 2.5GHZ. Sage doesn't need a super powered CPU.

This model has no memory and no storage. It uses laptop memory modules (I have 8GB - 2 4GB modules). For Storage it supports both (1) 2.5" drive and (1) M.2 SSD. I have a 120GB M.2 SSD for OS drive and a 750GB HDD for recordings.
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Thanks for the specifics - it helps a lot.

I have all my movies on a NAS box.

Currently trying to dope out the setup on a little box that presents a single drive as a LAN share for RecordedTV.

Once I get that working, I think I'll be ready to buy the NUC.
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Program Source: OTA antenna
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Old 07-20-2020, 04:50 PM
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I also have a 7th gen NUC i3 running Windows 10 and it is a great little box. I use mine for my HTPC but it also runs SageTV service and serves as a network recorder for my Unraid server.

I have no doubt that it could be a full time server handling multiple input/output streams if need be.

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Old 07-21-2020, 08:18 AM
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PeteCress, I would definitely recommend using Linux over Windows, and not just to save a few dollars. I used to run SageTV on Windows and always had occasional video glitches in recordings and other typical Windows weirdness. After switching to Linux (Ubuntu specifically) it has been bullet proof and I very rarely have any issues at all with recordings or stability. Also highly recommend a NUC, they work great and are inexpensive.
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Old 09-06-2020, 06:20 PM
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Do you run it headless?

If so, which remote desktop do you use?

TeamViewer?, Chrome Remote?, something else?
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Capture: 3 Silicon Dust HomeRun tuner boxes (6 tuners total)
Program Source: OTA antenna
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Old 09-06-2020, 08:23 PM
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If you are planning to setup a NAS and you want to run a linux based version of Sage, i'd throw a vote in the ring for running an Unraid server.

Unraid is a multi-drive NAS solution that also runs Virtual Machines and Docker containers. I set one up several months ago and it has been a fantastic step forward in my setup.

Not sure if you've committed to hardware already, but Unraid does offer a free 30 day trial that you can install and try out the setup. Even if you have some old hardware kicking around, its worth the time to see what it can do.
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Old 09-06-2020, 08:49 PM
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Do you run it headless?

If so, which remote desktop do you use?

TeamViewer?, Chrome Remote?, something else?
If you're talking about Unraid, once it's installed you can just access it via a webpage UI. You can also log in on the console (monitor) but you don't have to. Mine is in a closet upstairs. Then you can VNC into any VM, or run a web-based console terminal for Unraid itself or other dockers/VM's that support it.
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