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Simple NAS hardware for home use? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

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

  | Type   | Name                   | Extra           | User                           |
  |--------+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------|
  | MiniPC | ASUS 4-Bay             |                 | [email protected]         |
  | MiniPC | HP Microserver         |                 | [email protected]  |
  | MiniPC | HP microserver         | Homelab         | [email protected]          |
  | MiniPC | HTPC                   | Nobara          | [email protected] |
  | MiniPC | ITX NAS                | Unraid          | [email protected]                  |
  | MiniPC | Jonsbo N4 Case         |                 | [email protected]                 |
  | MiniPC | Minisforum X1 pro      | OpenSuSe        | [email protected]                  |
  | MiniPC | ODROID H4+ mini pc     |                 | [email protected] |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 1B         | Photoframe      | [email protected]          |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3          | PiHole          | [email protected]       |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3A         |                 | [email protected]                 |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         |                 | [email protected]                 |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         |                 | [email protected]                 |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         | Kodi            | [email protected]          |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 3B         | Kodi            | [email protected]          |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 4          | OpenSuSe/Docker | [email protected]                  |
  | MiniPC | RaspberryPi 5          | RpiOS           | [email protected] |
  | Server | HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 |                 | [email protected]                |
  | Server | HP Z440 Workstation    |                 | [email protected]                |

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

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