# Suggested hardware **URL:** \ **Category:** Roon Software Discussion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2015, 7:02am UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/suggested-hardware/90 "2015-04-07T07:02:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 125
**Author:** ![evand](https://community.roonlabs.com/letter_avatar/evand/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@evand](https://community.roonlabs.com/u/evand)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/suggested-hardware/90/125 "2016-04-18T18:46:55Z")
Use the NAS as a backup, throw a 2TB drive into the same box you run RoonServer on. I like Arch because it’s bloat free, robust and very snappy iro performance. Perfect for server and headless duty. > [@HOWTO: Guide For Setting Up Roon Server and Roon Bridge on Arch Linux x86\_64](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/howto-guide-for-setting-up-roon-server-and-roon-bridge-on-arch-linux-x86-64/9513/1): > > I’ve had to do this a few times on different machines and on each occasion I’ve had to rely on my google skills to identify and refer to a number of resources that helped me on the way. This is written to help myself and others get it right first time and save what could otherwise be hours of frustration. This guide assumes a basic level of Linux know-how and covers installing Arch Linux onto a target USB flash drive (/dev/sdX for the purposes of this guide) using a source USB flash drive (/de… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.roonlabs.com/t/suggested-hardware/90)._