Should You Buy An Off-The-Shelf NAS Or Build Your Own?
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Surely there is a cheap way to do this, but I'm unable to find a way that doesn't either cost the earth or make more noise than my mother at a hairdressing salon. Bearing in mind that the solution will require at least 2.5gbe and passive cooling.
There's some good things coming from the SBC land like the FriendlyELEC CM3588 ... but the issue that comes is the lack of a truly opensource OS. I won't use the OS images supplied by these companies because of trust issues, and prefer that there is a properly opensource way to do things since I have security concerns there.
Date: 2024-01-03
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catalystguitarguy
If you re just storing files or setting something up for family, off the shelf is fine. It s quick and easy.
If you re doing beyond just network storage then DIY and learning how to maintain it is going to be the better long term solution.
Pick your solution or parts for your task and situation.
Maybe you just need a 2-4 disk standalone box. Or you might be looking at a 8-12U rack with a disk shelf and multiple thin clients and a UPS, or just a full depth full height rack loaded up with everything.
There is no 1 size fits all. That s why we re PC users.
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If you re just storing files or setting something up for family, off the shelf is fine. It s quick and easy.
If you re doing beyond just network storage then DIY and learning how to maintain it is going to be the better long term solution.
Pick your solution or parts for your task and situation.
Maybe you just need a 2-4 disk standalone box. Or you might be looking at a 8-12U rack with a disk shelf and multiple thin clients and a UPS, or just a full depth full height rack loaded up with everything.
There is no 1 size fits all. That s why we re PC users.
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milohajek
OK, I do have an A/V issue for either of you (Adam) or Jeff, after a VLC player update in October/November 2023, and since then I've had issues with audio cutting out for 3 to 5 seconds in RANDOM intervals when listening to TV shows or Movies that are streaming from my Synology. I've Uninstalled/Reinstalled VLC, I've checked the VLC Reddit boards and tried all the settings and still there are times when the Audio drops out (the video keeps playing). Any ideas ?
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OK, I do have an A/V issue for either of you (Adam) or Jeff, after a VLC player update in October/November 2023, and since then I've had issues with audio cutting out for 3 to 5 seconds in RANDOM intervals when listening to TV shows or Movies that are streaming from my Synology. I've Uninstalled/Reinstalled VLC, I've checked the VLC Reddit boards and tried all the settings and still there are times when the Audio drops out (the video keeps playing). Any ideas ?
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Demonwicked
if u have lots of free time and patience to mess around build it yourself, if u just want something that work and not interested in wasting your time, a set it and forget it, buy synology or something and save urself some time and headache, and go fishing or smth
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if u have lots of free time and patience to mess around build it yourself, if u just want something that work and not interested in wasting your time, a set it and forget it, buy synology or something and save urself some time and headache, and go fishing or smth
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tauheedulali2652
Turn your old computer into a NAS storage by installing a suitable version of Linux on it when support has run out for your Windows OS e.g. Windows 7 and 8.1 era machines that have decent multi core support. Minimal change needed
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Turn your old computer into a NAS storage by installing a suitable version of Linux on it when support has run out for your Windows OS e.g. Windows 7 and 8.1 era machines that have decent multi core support. Minimal change needed
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eliotcole
I would like to say that most people that want a NAS for their home are not the people that will be commenting here.
They just want a safe place to keep stuff and host media. They don't need to virtualise their life or whatever. ;-)
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I would like to say that most people that want a NAS for their home are not the people that will be commenting here.
They just want a safe place to keep stuff and host media. They don't need to virtualise their life or whatever. ;-)
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ryanmcfarland1900
My problem with using old desktops is the power consumption. For someone like me who lives in a warm climate with a really well insulated house, the power consumption and heat from a desktop running 24/7 is a nonstarter.
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My problem with using old desktops is the power consumption. For someone like me who lives in a warm climate with a really well insulated house, the power consumption and heat from a desktop running 24/7 is a nonstarter.
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milohajek
I like my Synology DS920+ & DX517 expansion unit. I could easily throw some drives into one of my 14 (15 once I find a replacement CPU i9-9900KS or even i7-9700K), but the problem I always run into is a good networking software.
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I like my Synology DS920+ & DX517 expansion unit. I could easily throw some drives into one of my 14 (15 once I find a replacement CPU i9-9900KS or even i7-9700K), but the problem I always run into is a good networking software.
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dianaalyssa8726
I agree with Jeff. Have a lot of large drives 12-20TB it's gotten cheaper to be a good data hoarder. Not sure the old 1tb-3tb what to do with other than redundancy.
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I agree with Jeff. Have a lot of large drives 12-20TB it's gotten cheaper to be a good data hoarder. Not sure the old 1tb-3tb what to do with other than redundancy.
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Cooper3312000
I use a cheap Terramaster nas with tiny red pill bootloader for Synology OS 7. Been running solid for years. With nvme cache and Synology cloud access.
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I use a cheap Terramaster nas with tiny red pill bootloader for Synology OS 7. Been running solid for years. With nvme cache and Synology cloud access.
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sliphere011
Where do you buy your storage? Was the 1000 including the 80T of storage? I'm looking at building my own solution as well.
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Where do you buy your storage? Was the 1000 including the 80T of storage? I'm looking at building my own solution as well.
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milohajek
Haha he said 1,200... I think I have over 3,000 just in the 9 HDD in my Synology NAS, plus the cost of the 2 Synology boxes.
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Haha he said 1,200... I think I have over 3,000 just in the 9 HDD in my Synology NAS, plus the cost of the 2 Synology boxes.
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