Sparkbox Deployment Question

Posted by Crom

Hey all, I wanted to know if the following setup / scenario was possible with Spark Box. I have the following hardware: - A laptop computer - Ugreen DXP2800 The Goal: Id like to do the following: - Use the laptop as the "brain" of the homelab setup. (It is substantially more powerful than the capabilities of the Ugreen NAS) - Use the Ugreen device for storage of media / files etc. Both devices are hardwired into the network via a 2.5 Ethernet connection Is this something thats do-able, or is it less headache to just transition fully over the the Ugreen NAS? Thanks in advance for any input / suggestions.

2 replies

tomspark wrote:

Totally do-able, and it's the setup I'd pick with your hardware. Install SparkBox on the laptop (it wants Ubuntu Linux on it), and let the UGREEN do nothing but hold files: share your media folder from UGOS over the network, mount that share on the laptop, then point SparkBox's media folder at it — one line in its settings file. The laptop then does all the heavy lifting like streaming conversions while the NAS just serves files, and your 2.5G wired link is plenty for that. Two laptop tips: keep it plugged in, and turn off sleep-on-lid-close so it stays awake. Happy to walk you through each step when you're ready.

Crom wrote:

Awesome! I’m glad to hear it’s possible. I’ll give it a shot myself and if I need a hand I’ll follow up. I appreciate you responding so quickly!