Which NAS for Personal use?
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Back and forth. I've been back and forth on this for months. ReadyNAS, Drobo, Synology, OwnCLOUD, FreeNAS - Which is the right way to go,.. and isn't going to cost $1,500 in the process.
Options / Items
- two or four disks
- VPN
- FTP
- iOS - iTunes streaming
----->with two iPads, three iPad Minis, and two iPhones and a crate of CDs and DVDs
Option maybe to allow access for my family to back up to it.
Yes, - how much is my data worth? Photos, documents, etc. I have a 1TB and a 2TB external drive, but really need some redundancy options...and the iTunes streaming is nice.
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I love Synology.
Use the ITunes function with a team of 6. -
I'm a huge fan of ownCloud. I think you can run it on top of a readyNAS.
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Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
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A bit off topic... are ReadyNAS devices built on a Debian core?
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@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
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@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
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@coliver said:
@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
Why would you say best? He can get 1 TB of storage in AWS for $60/year and access it anywhere in the world and not care about his home network, which is ISP may or may not allow him to setup a VPN server, FTP server, etc.
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
Why would you say best? He can get 1 TB of storage in AWS for $60/year and access it anywhere in the world and not care about his home network, which is ISP may or may not allow him to setup a VPN server, FTP server, etc.
I didn't mean best as in the best possible option, I meant best as someone who likes to tinker and do DIY stuff. I honestly think a cloud host may be the best option at the moment especially when pricing is so inexpensive.
Honestly though... this would be the perfect project for a home lab.
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@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
That's a great question, and I have no idea. I'm not sure how iTunes handles purchases of CD's? I know that Vudu has a problem where I can add digital versions of movies I own on physical media to my Vudu account by running an app on my Windows/Mac computer, then having it read the movie disks one at a time, then I have to pay $2-6 per movie to add them to my digital account.
Does Apple have any way of adding your physical collection to your digital collection, then allow you to stream it anywhere you are?
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
Why would you say best? He can get 1 TB of storage in AWS for $60/year and access it anywhere in the world and not care about his home network, which is ISP may or may not allow him to setup a VPN server, FTP server, etc.
I didn't mean best as in the best possible option, I meant best as someone who likes to tinker and do DIY stuff. I honestly think a cloud host may be the best option at the moment especially when pricing is so inexpensive.
Honestly though... this would be the perfect project for a home lab.
But is it really? Even SMBs should really be considering if they need onsite storage any more. So learning that particular skill might really not be worth it. just another way to look at it.
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@Dashrender said:
But is it really? Even SMBs should really be considering if they need onsite storage any more. So learning that particular skill might really not be worth it. just another way to look at it.
I think the three areas which stop them might be.
Low broadband. - If you don't have it fast, do you really want/need everyone streaming music down?
You don't like America - Where can you buy the same cheap hosted storage in the GBs and TBs apart from an American owned company?
My data is safer on site - Misconceived but I keep hearing this.
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
Why would you say best? He can get 1 TB of storage in AWS for $60/year and access it anywhere in the world and not care about his home network, which is ISP may or may not allow him to setup a VPN server, FTP server, etc.
I didn't mean best as in the best possible option, I meant best as someone who likes to tinker and do DIY stuff. I honestly think a cloud host may be the best option at the moment especially when pricing is so inexpensive.
Honestly though... this would be the perfect project for a home lab.
But is it really? Even SMBs should really be considering if they need onsite storage any more. So learning that particular skill might really not be worth it. just another way to look at it.
No argument there... but this isn't just storage skills. This is also sys admin style skills, especially if you choose a *nix variant.
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
Why would you say best? He can get 1 TB of storage in AWS for $60/year and access it anywhere in the world and not care about his home network, which is ISP may or may not allow him to setup a VPN server, FTP server, etc.
I didn't mean best as in the best possible option, I meant best as someone who likes to tinker and do DIY stuff. I honestly think a cloud host may be the best option at the moment especially when pricing is so inexpensive.
Honestly though... this would be the perfect project for a home lab.
But is it really? Even SMBs should really be considering if they need onsite storage any more. So learning that particular skill might really not be worth it. just another way to look at it.
Unfortunately we still work with lots of clients that think onsite storage is the only safe place, ugh. We are still doing this for customers way more than we should be.
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Go roll your own man
Ebay for a cheap server with sata bays, or for ultimate cheap, go get a used desktop.
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@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
Why would you say best? He can get 1 TB of storage in AWS for $60/year and access it anywhere in the world and not care about his home network, which is ISP may or may not allow him to setup a VPN server, FTP server, etc.
I didn't mean best as in the best possible option, I meant best as someone who likes to tinker and do DIY stuff. I honestly think a cloud host may be the best option at the moment especially when pricing is so inexpensive.
Honestly though... this would be the perfect project for a home lab.
But is it really? Even SMBs should really be considering if they need onsite storage any more. So learning that particular skill might really not be worth it. just another way to look at it.
Unfortunately we still work with lots of clients that think onsite storage is the only safe place, ugh. We are still doing this for customers way more than we should be.
OH you're not wrong, I have one.. they refuse to backup they data over VPN let alone store it in the cloud.
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@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@g.jacobse said:
@Dashrender said:
Do you need local onsite storage, or can you stream all those things from a cloud provider? Google Drive, OnDrive, Amazon Drive, etc.
I'd really like to have local. And I have thought of building my own 'NAS' with a older model Server.. Just not sure that is the proper way to go with the feature set I really am interested in.
And how would online work with the item of iTunes storage of all the CDs I have?
But isn't DYI IT the best? Especially if you can use older enterprise hardware, throw a hypervisor on it and then setup your new NAS system.
Why would you say best? He can get 1 TB of storage in AWS for $60/year and access it anywhere in the world and not care about his home network, which is ISP may or may not allow him to setup a VPN server, FTP server, etc.
I didn't mean best as in the best possible option, I meant best as someone who likes to tinker and do DIY stuff. I honestly think a cloud host may be the best option at the moment especially when pricing is so inexpensive.
Honestly though... this would be the perfect project for a home lab.
But is it really? Even SMBs should really be considering if they need onsite storage any more. So learning that particular skill might really not be worth it. just another way to look at it.
Unfortunately we still work with lots of clients that think onsite storage is the only safe place, ugh. We are still doing this for customers way more than we should be.
I wish I could push as much as I could to hosted storage... Sharepoint would be a great option for our employees... but we don't have the bandwidth in our offices to do that right now.
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I have been looking around for a Rack mount server which could work.
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@coliver said:
A bit off topic... are ReadyNAS devices built on a Debian core?
Yes, all of our OSes for ReadyNAS devices use Debian.
