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Simple NAS hardware for home use? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Yo.

I'm new to the game. Like 2h fresh. I'm fairly technical, being a millennial and a programmer.

What I want to do, is to have a NAS server I can host movies from and watch them on my phone in my bed - or on my projector.

Extra points if I could host my ebooks and music there and run a torrent client. Extra extra points if I could connect to it from outside my home network (and stream)

I've read about about Plex and Jellyfin.

I'm here to ask you about hardware advice.

Will QNAP or Synology be enough for my needs and can I install custom software there? I don't really want to create hardware from scratch.

Google says yes, but I trust reddit and random articles like I trust a fox not to eat chickens.

Edit: preferably something with WOL that goes silent and fanless when not in use, or something I can shut down with a button

Edit: thanks everyone, right now I'm thinking of using GMKTec or QNAP and am comparing options, prices and number of issues people have on the internet. I'm not a hobbyist and the less I have to work on it the better.

Edit: I've ordered GMKTec NucBox G3 Plus 16 GB 1T for 195$ from their site as my starter kit. Should work for my needs.

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[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I collected this data from another thread that might be useful: https://lemmy.ml/post/30234916

  | Type   | Name                   | Extra           | User                           |
  |--------+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------|
  | MiniPC | ASUS 4-Bay             |                 | Zikeji@programming.dev         |
  | MiniPC | HP Microserver         |                 | wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk  |
  | MiniPC | HP microserver         | Homelab         | JoeKrogan@lemmy.world          |
  | MiniPC | HTPC                   | Nobara          | BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world |
  | MiniPC | ITX NAS                | Unraid          | Skunk@jlai.lu                  |
  | MiniPC | Jonsbo N4 Case         |                 | stoy@lemmy.zip                 |
  | MiniPC | Minisforum X1 pro      | OpenSuSe        | Skunk@jlai.lu                  |
  | MiniPC | ODROID H4+ mini pc     |                 | Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 1B         | Photoframe      | JoeKrogan@lemmy.world          |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3          | PiHole          | gigachad@sh.itjust.works       |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3A         |                 | stoy@lemmy.zip                 |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         |                 | stoy@lemmy.zip                 |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         |                 | stoy@lemmy.zip                 |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         | Kodi            | JoeKrogan@lemmy.world          |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         | Kodi            | JoeKrogan@lemmy.world          |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 4          | OpenSuSe/Docker | Skunk@jlai.lu                  |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 5          | RpiOS           | BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world |
  | Server | HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 |                 | Lucy@feddit.org                |
  | Server | HP Z440 Workstation    |                 | Lucy@feddit.org                |

Edit: well fuck me for trying to help...

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

What's the point of using table formatting when you wrap it in a code block

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I know right, fuck that guy

[-] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks dude. I'm not sure what I'm looking at though. As I mentioned in the top post, I'm new to this and it's not my hobby.

You listed hardware, but gave no context how good it is for my needs - I think that's why you got downvoted.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

ah no worries, I was just surprised by it. Yeah it's a hardware list for NAS/MiniPC/selfhosting as vetted by other Lemmy users

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