BIOS in my desktop has an option to auto-power on after power fail. I’ve a Gigabyte motherboard. Not sure if that option exists on other boards (I would be surprised if it did not, I just don’t know).
I’d probably run Linux on it as well, instead of Windows 10, given the 6 months uptime requirement. I suppose Windows Server would be an option, but Linux is free. Also, with Linux you could access remotely via SSH in case something happened and you needed to restart things manually, etc.
And a nice sized UPS to protect the server & networking gear against short power outages.
One other option is going the hosted route. You would not have to worry about bandwidth or power reliability. This would not work if you’ll be using a DVR tuner. Pretty sure the DVR tuner has to be on the same LAN segment as the PMS server.
There are some applicable threads in the plex-cloud section of the forum (Plex Cloud no longer exists, but alternatives are still discussed in that section).
Here’s a tutorial on creating a Plex server in the cloud: https://www.techperplexed.ga/p/index.html
And a very long thread on the subject in the plex-cloud section:
If you do go down the hosted route, look at Google G-Suite for storage. They’re not enforcing the 5 user minimum, so you get unlimited Google Drive space for $10 - $12 / month. You’ll also need your own domain name, so add another $20 / year or so to cover that cost.
Cheers.
