I thought I lined those out in the initial email:
>> Here's what I'd like running on it: OpenVPN, FreeSWITCH, and a firewall
>> (probably pfSense).
>>
>> My home network doesn't have too much traffic, and I don't get that many
>> calls.

But I suppose my language may have been too generic.

I get less than a call an hour.  Most of this is just me playing around: initiating calls from websites, integrating that into ticketing systems / emails, etc..  So not a high demand, very few simultaneous calls on the inbound, though I would like for many simultaneous calls to be possible.

As far as other things go: CentOS 6, no mail server, OpenVPN, pfSense, probably OpenSSL too.  Access to this network via VPN would be on occasion when I'm out of the office, or if other people need to get in, which would be rare.  That's about all this would be used for.  Other boxes are set up for other uses.

'We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.'
Quarry Worker's Creed
On 6/9/2012 12:58 PM, toddb@toddbailey.net wrote:
I'm not expert on this topic but I think to get a more accurate answer you you provide more detail on the the box is going to be use for.  Dedicated or shared usage.

For example:   I'm running Fedora 14 x64 w/8gig memory and several terabytes disk storage
It's a dual proc w/ 2x Intel 5160 (dual core)  3ghz  (HP x8400 workstation system board transplanted into a server chassis).  I'm using it as home based media server with 4 clients (DVR& Music), a database, email,web file server.  I just added Freeswitch and see little impact to resources.  My cost off ebay was about $400

For Freeswitch it might be useful to state estimated call volume per hour and number of simultaneous calls and desired features,


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Hardware build recommendations
From: curriegrad2004 <curriegrad2004@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, June 08, 2012 2:02 pm
To: FreeSWITCH Users Help <freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org>

Try aiming for a 64-bit OS if you could. For the OpenVPN part, if you
could shoot for a Sandy Bridge or later CPU you'd probably find the
AES-NI part of the CPU quite suitable. If you're on a budget you can
always certainly aim for an AMD E-350 or something along the lines of
that. Plenty of CPU power for SOHO boxes.

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Brian Foster <bdfoster@endigotech.com> wrote:
> Raspberry Pi?
>
> Shoot for 1.6 ghz dual core with 1gb memory, 2 NICs. That should be overkill
> (engineering translation: bare minimum).
>
> Brian Foster
> Endigo Computer LLC
>
> Sent from a mobile device.
>
> On Jun 8, 2012 2:35 PM, "Timothy Bolton" <ifoundthetao@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas for a good hardware build for a SOHO server?
>>
>> Here's what I'd like running on it: OpenVPN, FreeSWITCH, and a firewall
>> (probably pfSense).
>>
>> My home network doesn't have too much traffic, and I don't get that many
>> calls.
>>
>> --
>> 'We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.'
>> Quarry Worker's Creed
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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_________________________________________________________________________
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