Saving power in your homelab can be a very important factor in your build. In this video, you’ll see the process of building a lower energy storage server, that uses only around 55 watts! FreeNAS is shown as an example, but other NAS platforms can be used as well.

Parts list for this build (referral links)

• Case: iStar USA D-400-Blue
• Motherboard: Supermicro A2SDi-8C+-HLN4F
• RAM: Supermicro Certified MEM-DR416L-SL06-ER24
• Power supply: Antec EarthWatts EA-380D