[SOLVED] Running over 2 dozen virtual machine off of one machine to multiple screens

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I saw a post on this site and like how people answer that individual question, so i had a account to ask my.

I'm simple looking for a recommendation for a system not another way to do it. I have listed out the operation. You don't need the spec to get a good ideal of what going on from reading and what type of intense work load it all is. Just give me a recommendation for a system. that all nothing complicated. People have spoke on ram, processor, storage but not actually system... crazy...

Creating a server, web server, and database server control from one access point. I like to be able to have a hardware machine powerful enough to be able to run:
12 screen streaming and recording happening at the same time
4 server running taking in request and dishing out responses(include the job of the servers also running single message and group message room)
12 browsers to view the result
Running for a total of 12 to 16 hours a day so let just say 24 to make sure we over estimate to be on the safe side
Data storage capacity to handle storage of that much data in a year.
I think something similar but not the same would be liveme. What server do they have configure?
As I research different server, trying to find a good choice for wanting to run serval virtual machine at ones having them display on several screen all can be control by one mouse, screen, and keyboard to where I can move the virtual machine around to any monitor but at the same time each one has it own mouse to program individual if I want. What would you consider is the requirement in what I would need?
I would love to host this with me meaning no over online services. I have two budget, I like to consider the low budget of $500. And would like something not to run up the energy cost since I live with others(if to way to avoid this how much you think it will increase electric bill by?) Also a type of server machine that is compact, don't need a lot of space and easy to expand(many adding on another screen and browser). What system requirements am I looking at? And even know I said four server but that just to keep logic separate, so it'll probable reduce down to one but still consider 4 for over estimate of performance. If you also feel by adding an additional $100 or two or three to better suit this need, please include that but still look at the $500 to.
And I say virtual machine to try to avoid having to buy another desktop machine to expand. I need the virtual machine to be able to record and stream video. ideally the same number of monitor will have a camera to stream and record or have data stream to them to record and stream the video out.
All replies are appreciative!

Little more detail:
This is a start up. I know $500 for all of that is crazy but still like someone to list out what I would need for that tall order. the real start up can just be five screen to display, a machine strong enough to run five virtual machine at the same time smoothly all doing video recording, video streaming, and running a visual application.

Again All replies are appreciative!
 
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I only suggested an actual used server because you can find some outstanding deals on 3-5 year old Xeon systems from Dell and HP being sold off, and many might actually have 32-64 GB of RAM already installed, and might be appropriate for running your multiple server instances more so than a desktop. (My own 7700K with 32 GB of RAM has no issues running 4-6 server instances, however, they are very lightly loaded...; your own usage scenarios sound busier, and you will need internet bandwidth for that)

I'm still unsure of what you are trying to do...why so many displays, keyboards, etc... is this a group of people livestreaming their displays? (I have no experience in those areas, sorry)

I'm really only presenting options for the server side of it, and pointing out a real server might do a better job than a desktop, and, many are reasonably priced..

Do you have adequate connection bandwidth for your envisioned scenario of multiple livestream copies of folks cameras and/or displays (if that is accurate)?
 
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Here's a question that hasn't been answered:
Video of what, precisely?
Any thing... from you showcasing something like a laptop, to you showing off your skill on the piano, to you and a group of others racing in go kart around a track... if you wondering the rating of these stream content, the goal is to keep it pg13(I say goal cause some stuff like let say if it a stream on repairing computers or something similar where you don't want kids going around thinking it's okay and safe to take apart their parents' computer).

USAFRet I feel you been stuck on wanting to see the vision or the ideal at hand dealing with all of this... like the big secret of what is being work on or something... but I been telling you what it is... having 12 virtual machine setup to receive video stream to record and stream out to a website to be viewed by others that can communicate with each other through a chat room that is control by a server machine... I repeated it so many times I can put it in one line of sentence now lol. or have a machine that is a super computer and a server in one with swap out hot drive and raid3-6 support. Im not concern with another approach at this other than the ones I spoke on. Not trying to use a bounch of home surveillance camera to do this or anything else that far from how I like to do this.
 

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No, you've told us what you want to do it with, some number of VM's.
I ask what, because that can lead to how, and with what hardware or services.

But...now we have a teeny bit more info on this.

You want to accept, (from where...multiple places around the planet?) multiple video streams, and make those accessible to ...how many people?

Is this semi-correct?
 

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I only suggested an actual used server because you can find some outstanding deals on 3-5 year old Xeon systems from Dell and HP being sold off, and many might actually have 32-64 GB of RAM already installed, and might be appropriate for running your multiple server instances more so than a desktop. (My own 7700K with 32 GB of RAM has no issues running 4-6 server instances, however, they are very lightly loaded...; your own usage scenarios sound busier, and you will need internet bandwidth for that)

I'm still unsure of what you are trying to do...why so many displays, keyboards, etc... is this a group of people livestreaming their displays? (I have no experience in those areas, sorry)

I'm really only presenting options for the server side of it, and pointing out a real server might do a better job than a desktop, and, many are reasonably priced..

Do you have adequate connection bandwidth for your envisioned scenario of multiple livestream copies of folks cameras and/or displays (if that is accurate)?

from this link: https://www.quora.com/Can-anyone-bypass-the-ISP-and-increase-the-internet-speed l learnt that if im not advance hacker that i will have to probably purchase more bandwith from my isp... is this correct? And still like an ideal machine... I look up Xeon systems and I kept just coming across processor so I just switch to google and product and I see the machine and some look like desktop tower. So do you know any machine that i7 4-6cores hyper-thread enable by default with 32-64gb ram expansion slot and hot swap drive with raid3-6 support for data lose and concern. if you go look at the links I post you'll see a system with water tube flowing through it I wonder if I could put radiator coolent fluid in there...

SUAFRet if we talking to someone before hand that live on the other side of the world that won't to live feed through us than yeah but not really more like everyone around the world come to use through the site to view live video feed but it's not open to everyone to stream content on it that would be crazy considering I want a virtual machine up and running for each content being stream.

I just need help with two physical machine or one physical machine that can at as a server with i7 4-6cores hyper-thread enable by default with 32-64gb ram expansion slot and hot swap drive with raid3-6 support for data lose and concern.
 

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1. You'll need LARGE bandwidth, both in and out

2. I'm not seeing anything that requires a VM for each incoming stream

3. 'Around the world' is no different than 'around your neighborhood'. On the outside of your connection, its all the same


You need to determine what software you'll use for both the incoming and outgoing video streams, and only then look into hardware for a system that can do this.
 

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You can run as many Ubuntu/CentOS/Debian versions/instances as you wish under HyperV (the free hypervisor from MS), depending on how much RAM is installed, and how much CPU power you have...; only the Win Server 201X versions must be licensed, but, when virtualized (which hypervisor does not matter), you can run a pair of WS201x instances per standard license, and as many Linux servers as your hardware and bandwidth can handle...

The HyperV Manager can show summaries of your assorted VMs' status, and you may easily view a GUI within multiple windows as long as needed, although few folks really stare at server GUI outputs, and, many run most server instances these days as GUI-less/headless for best performance...(running a desktop GUI consumes resources)

There are other popular hypervisors as well, ProxMox, ESXI/Vshpere, KVM, XCP-NG....(As you discussed potentially multiple GPUs and monitors, that passthrough capabilities of some of them might be more appropriate)

HyperV is quite easy, and can be used under WIn10 Pro...(it can also be used under WIn10 Server 2016/2019 as a host, but, at $699/$799 respectively once 6 month trial has ended) Attempting to pass full poweruser desktop functionality of graphics card is another story, however, and, I'm not sure HyperV works with audio passthru at all....

https://www.onmsft.com/how-to/how-t...ing-hyper-v-now-even-easier-with-quick-create

it's certainly not designed to have multiple keyboards/mice as though it's some computer but being used by 6 people to save on workstation costs....

Thank you for all the information. I came across a link that say that certain virtual environment can have their individual mouse and keyboard input and all can be control independent of each others through script and programs if one chooses with VirtualPC. That is something also I'm interested in doing.

what your consideration on these machines:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Xeo...igB&biw=1525&bih=774#spd=16957252420570611084

and these:
https://www.abmx.com/workstation-de...vRF4787dxYxp63Y6nIiSmOJ1pk8xBlKUaAmJGEALw_wcB

I want to boost up my allowance on this to a thousand.

and this one have hot swap bay I need to save more money.

also came across this but I like intel selection better:
 
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