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Now is the time more than ever to go back to the original concept of large arrays of smaller disks IMO
I am biased because I worked as a Server guy and actually was the SAN guy but man $200 on eBay to get a 12 disk 3.5" server fully loaded back in the day sure paid off.
Cost more now (Thanks AI), but might still be worth taking into consideration.
Free storage OS like TrueNAS, or a very user friendly option like UnRaid is not very expensive.
If you dont want a big server, can always just repurpose a PC. But the rack server is worth it to me for hot swap, and a rack makes things nice and neat to put your entire network stack and everything in one small vertical space.
I was considering the same but I ordered Ugreen because Synology now makes you buy their own HDD meaning you can't use any other HDD brands in a Synology bay. Also, spec wise, Ugreen has a faster processor and overall better components. What is great, at least what I've read, is Synology has great software/ecosystem but Ugreen has done a great job of catching up to. I think I am overkilling with the DXP4800 Pro but I rather future proof it than regret it in the near future. I am starting off backing up my family photos and videos but I would like to expand off of that by maybe creating a media plex server, and a music server to move away from all the streaming services I currently have. I ordered two 12 TB Toshiba Nas Pro HDD for $278 each to start off with (going Raid 1 option for maximum backup) and i'll add more storage as needed. I'm open to other recommendations and feedback.
NAS is not a back. house catches on fire, electrical surge/lighting strike, flooding, hurricane etc. 3/2/1 backup for things that truly cannot be replaced like family photos
Now is the time more than ever to go back to the original concept of large arrays of smaller disks IMO
I am biased because I worked as a Server guy and actually was the SAN guy but man $200 on eBay to get a 12 disk 3.5" server fully loaded back in the day sure paid off.
Cost more now (Thanks AI), but might still be worth taking into consideration.
Free storage OS like TrueNAS, or a very user friendly option like UnRaid is not very expensive.
If you dont want a big server, can always just repurpose a PC. But the rack server is worth it to me for hot swap, and a rack makes things nice and neat to put your entire network stack and everything in one small vertical space.
yep, HDD are crazy expensive and this NAS only comes with 8gb ram. Add another couple hundred if you need more ram for VMs, LXCs etc.
I'm running Proxmox on bare metal and ZFS right on that and mount that storage to various LXCs running within Proxmox. Its been working great for a year now.
I'm thinking about separating storage and compute at some point and might do something like the (7) hdd bay Ubiquiti NAS Pro. (7) bays for $500 its pretty good https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-N...122&sr=8-1
yep, HDD are crazy expensive and this NAS only comes with 8gb ram. Add another couple hundred if you need more ram for VMs, LXCs etc.
I'm running Proxmox on bare metal and ZFS right on that and mount that storage to various LXCs running within Proxmox. Its been working great for a year now.
I'm thinking about separating storage and compute at some point and might do something like the (7) hdd bay Ubiquiti NAS Pro. (7) bays for $500 its pretty good https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-N...122&sr=8-1
I would avoid Ubiquiti until they fix their NAS software. There are many stories of firmware updates corrupting storage pools and unexpected bugs being introduced in their software. Just check out the Ubiquiti subreddit.
I would also recommend splitting your compute needs (VMs, Docker, Plex Server) into a separate beefy host and keeping your NAS storage more isolated.
FWIW, Apple TVs are pretty decent at running Tailscale nodes.
I've been ready to buy a UGreen DXP4800 Pro for a couple of months, but I see a lot of people (from reading subs like r/UGreenNASync) who upgraded the RAM have varying degrees of success. Like the RAM will appear on UGreen's "compatible list", so they order it and install it, but then UGreen takes it off the "compatible list" later. Other people have upgraded to supposedly supported RAM, but they have all kinds of issues with it working correctly. Other people I'm seeing have supported RAM work fine, but weeks or months after upgrading, they start having all kinds of issues which is fixed by replacing the RAM, apparently.
Have any of you had similar issues or heard of similar issues? That would drive me nuts. My only alternative would be to build a DIY NAS to replace my old Synology DS 916+, which I don't mind, but thought buying a UGreen and slapping TrueNAS or UNRaid on it would be faster.
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144TB of HDD $6240
Now is the time more than ever to go back to the original concept of large arrays of smaller disks IMO
I am biased because I worked as a Server guy and actually was the SAN guy but man $200 on eBay to get a 12 disk 3.5" server fully loaded back in the day sure paid off.
Cost more now (Thanks AI), but might still be worth taking into consideration.
Free storage OS like TrueNAS, or a very user friendly option like UnRaid is not very expensive.
If you dont want a big server, can always just repurpose a PC. But the rack server is worth it to me for hot swap, and a rack makes things nice and neat to put your entire network stack and everything in one small vertical space.
144TB of HDD $6240
Now is the time more than ever to go back to the original concept of large arrays of smaller disks IMO
I am biased because I worked as a Server guy and actually was the SAN guy but man $200 on eBay to get a 12 disk 3.5" server fully loaded back in the day sure paid off.
Cost more now (Thanks AI), but might still be worth taking into consideration.
Free storage OS like TrueNAS, or a very user friendly option like UnRaid is not very expensive.
If you dont want a big server, can always just repurpose a PC. But the rack server is worth it to me for hot swap, and a rack makes things nice and neat to put your entire network stack and everything in one small vertical space.
I'm running Proxmox on bare metal and ZFS right on that and mount that storage to various LXCs running within Proxmox. Its been working great for a year now.
I'm thinking about separating storage and compute at some point and might do something like the (7) hdd bay Ubiquiti NAS Pro. (7) bays for $500 its pretty good
https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-N...122&sr=8-1
I'm running Proxmox on bare metal and ZFS right on that and mount that storage to various LXCs running within Proxmox. Its been working great for a year now.
I'm thinking about separating storage and compute at some point and might do something like the (7) hdd bay Ubiquiti NAS Pro. (7) bays for $500 its pretty good
https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-N...122&sr=8-1
I would also recommend splitting your compute needs (VMs, Docker, Plex Server) into a separate beefy host and keeping your NAS storage more isolated.
FWIW, Apple TVs are pretty decent at running Tailscale nodes.
Have any of you had similar issues or heard of similar issues? That would drive me nuts. My only alternative would be to build a DIY NAS to replace my old Synology DS 916+, which I don't mind, but thought buying a UGreen and slapping TrueNAS or UNRaid on it would be faster.
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