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 (Copy 1)
Primary data lives on the Unraid protected array with hardware parity.
Local Off-Array (Copy 2)
Daily encrypted backups sent to the SanDisk Extreme SSD via Duplicacy.
Offsite Cloud (Copy 3)
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.