System Hardware & Storage
12th Gen Intel, NVIDIA RTX 3060, 20TB Unraid array, and a full 3-2-1 backup strategy.
The Host Build
| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-12600K (10 Cores / 16 Threads) |
| Motherboard | ASRock B760M Pro RS/D4 |
| Memory | 32 GiB DDR4 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB VRAM) |
| UPS | APC Back-UPS NS 1500M2 |
Storage Topology
Main Array
Parity: 1x 6TB WD Red Plus. Data: 3x 6TB WD + 1x 2TB Seagate. Total: 20TB with 1-disk fault tolerance.
Cache & System
1TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD for Docker appdata and VM vdisks. 16GB USB 3.2 boot drive.
Local Backup
1TB SanDisk Extreme SSD (external) — the local "hot" copy in the 3-2-1 backup strategy.
3-2-1 Data Protection Strategy
On-Array
Primary data lives on the Unraid protected array with hardware parity.
Local Off-Array
Daily encrypted backups sent to the SanDisk Extreme SSD via Duplicacy.
Offsite Cloud
Identical encrypted backups synced to Backblaze B2 for disaster recovery.
Hardware Acceleration
Media Transcoding
NVENC/NVDEC for hardware-accelerated transcoding. Enables high-concurrency 4K streams and HDR-to-SDR tone mapping without impacting the system CPU.
AI / Machine Learning
The 3060's CUDA cores power Immich ML microservices: near-instant facial recognition, CLIP-based smart search, and hardware-accelerated thumbnail processing for large photo libraries.