[phlowbieuq]

I'm interested to know what you run on this server...plex? torrent client? file server? on-prem file backups (if so, which software you use)?

I have a small Intel NUC running windows that runs always-on and does some of these things just fine, but I'm always looking for some excuses to upgrade a gadget.

[AnonC]

I would like to use this as a file server and a torrent client. Does anyone here have some idea about the SSD endurance or can explain with some numbers, how long it'd last for the specific SSDs Apple is using (or even generic SSDs as a comparison)? Let's assume I write 2TB of data every month on to a 512GB SSD or 256GB SSD.

I tend to use such machines for a decade or longer (for as long as it doesn't break down completely), and considering that right now using Linux on these (with access to these SSDs) is difficult, I fear I might be out of up-to-date options in the future.

[voltagex_]

That is seriously seriously over-specced for a fileserver.

2TB of data a month on to SSDs is quite a bit though: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-600p-nvme-end...