Building your own Network-Attached Storage can be a fun experience. Not only do you get to customize the hardware per your storage needs, but you also get the option to experiment with differentNAS-centric operating systems. WhileTrueNAS ScaleandUnraidare the most popular options in the hardcore...
Unlike pre-built Network-Attached Storage systems,DIY NAS setupsoffer a lot of customizability in the CPU, RAM, and other hardware powering the storage server. The same holds for the operating system, and there are quite a few distros and OS you can choose from. While it’s not exactly ...
I enjoyed the 'Simple Storage' article in issue 357 and had good results making my own networkattached storage (Nas) device for sharing documents over a network. An old computer with a new hard disk is ideal or there are deals online for older models. You don't need to buy a copy of...
Hey everyone. I am planning to build my own NAS (Truenas) and I'm kind of stuck on choosing what hard drives should I use. I don't have a lot of budget laying around so I figured here's what I should build. Storage needed: Around 10-15TB of storage. CPU:Intel Core i3 10th Ge...
Hello everyone, hope you are having a great day and a good cup of coffee/tea just wondering on what to do here, the idea is to have an expandable storage solution either inside my main PC or as a NAS, but not sure on how to go about this, basically, I wa
After reading a review of the Drobo FS, I became obsessed with network attached storage (NAS). I realised that a NAS device would neatly solve a couple of long-standing problems I hadn’t got around to fixing: data backup and data organisation. This post will explain how I picked the ...
Storage: FreeNAS Hands down the only real choice for me here is to useFreeNAS. It is rock solid and just works. I've been using the community version in production environments for a good few years and the only issues I have ever had have been self-inflicted. Always read the manual,...
Shared storage solutions are usually implemented by network-attached storage (NAS) systems. Commonly used NAS systems types include Network File System (NFS) and Server Message Block (SMB). Public cloud platforms generally provide managed storage services compatible with these protocols, such as Amazon...
and good future-proofing. If you want to save some money could also get a usable 6TB storage with RAID1 on a 3 drive setup with 3TB drives for €336. That’s a saving of €128 which is quite significant, and another great reason to go for the 4-bay NAS versus the 2-bay NAS. ...
My uses will mostly be network storage and a myriad of things running on docker for media streaming, game hosting, and file sharing. All while having low idle power and not costing a ton. The build plan is AMD Ryzen 7 …