I had the i5 prior to getting a NAS, and use it for Frigate. The i3 is just what came with the NAS box.

…really? I run most of my services in an LXC, and have for a while without issue.

Thanks so much for the response! Server 1 has been running strong for quite a while with six cameras on Frigate and very little CPU usage. I do have a ZFS pool on Server 1– this is the first I’m hearing that it requires more resource overhead… Could you elaborate a bit?

6TB is just to start, and I fully intend to upgrade both RAM and storage as I need it.