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Hey everyone, I'm currently considering setting up a media server at home and delving into Docker projects like web server hosting, Plex for 4K media, Prowlerr, Radarr, and Sonarr. I already have a Raspberry Pi 4 lying around, but I'm also thinking about investing in a NAS. Given my goals, I'm...

Hello, My router (Asus RT-AX82U) has USB storage and I would like to use it as a NAS. I don't need high speed and fancy features. I need to store documents, photos, and videos and access these files remotely (not only from home). How secure is this setup? How will it affect the data corruption...

hello guys i have a DS220j NAS Enclosure with a single 4TB SSD inside of it. I'm not using even half of it on this NAS and i need local storage more to be honest, so i would like to replace the 4TB SSD inside this NAS with an empty 2TB SSD that i have. I would like to know how to do it, thanks.

I recently built a truenas nas for my home, and it was working perfectly for about a month. Now suddenly it won't post. I have tried removing each component 1 by 1 and attempting to boot with no luck. I have tried removing the cmos battery as well, but nothing seems to be working. It's MSI...

Hey guys, So I wanted to buy a new hdd since my ssd only had around 100GB left. So I saw these 3 different types of hdd in Amazon, which is: NAS HDD Surveillance HDD Desktop HDD Their prices aren't significantly more expensive than the regular pc hdd and it is advertised that they are far more...

Microsoft are saying that synology NAS box/s are now non-compliant with all up to date Microsoft 365 Apps as they do not pass even the basic authentication methods so all office apps are no longer going to be able to open files from those locations using webdav. No solution is currently...

Hi guys. I have a question, maybe someone will be able to help my with this. I own a Synology DS2415+ NAS (specs) and it has only 4x 1gbs Rj45 connectors, but I am able to use only one on the same time on the same machine (like PC). So I have 1gbs connection with the NAS on my PC...

I have a synology ds920+ in and have replaced several drives and have a collection of 8tb Seagate compute (yes i know some are smr, hourly i can still use them?) and Toshiba n300 drives and an ironwolf. I wanted to create storage that i can put together a collection of retro files on (all kinds...

So i read about this doomsday scenario where not having ECC-capable hardware might lead to corruption that could delete the whole storage pool especially with ZFS. I wonder, when i have an external HDD where i automatically backup all my important files from the NAS weekly do i risk infecting...

hello so i dont know exactly how to start it so i will start by saying the equimpent i have (im normal home user) and after that i will tell the story behind it.. ok so: QNAP TR 002 SYNOLOGY DS220J and some orico raid enclosure HP ELITE DESK 800 G2 SFF and a gaming pc that can support 4 hdds...

Hello, I'm currently confused. I want to build a NAS machine, or potentially buy an AIO solution.However, I want to get as cost-efficient as possible without risking data loss, so considering DIY. My goal: OS: TrueNas or something you can recommend (User friendly UI) RAM: enough to handle...

[Moderator Note: Moving post from Windows 10 to Storage. More applicable category.] I plugged a USB stick into a Synology NAS and it immediately disconnected all PCs and Macs connected to it on the network (all wired connections). After removing the USB the Macs and Windows XP PC reconnect...

I'm a network novice, having set up my network about 10 years ago, and haven't touched it since. I currently have a 24 port gigabit switch (D-Link DGS1024D). I'm using 16 ports of the 24 ports now. I have a NAS that I'd like to connect via 10GBE, but don't need 24 high speed ports. I'm...

I'm repurposing a PC as a NAS. Specs: Gigabyte Aorus x570 Master motherboard Ryzen 2700X CPU 32GB 3200MHz non-ECC RAM Seasonic Prime 750W PSU 2 x OEM Samsung 512GB Gen 3 NVME SSDs 6 x Seagate Exos X14 12TB HDDs The GPU will be removed after I've configured everything. I'm running Ubuntu...

So I've been running on beat up Seagates 3TB 64MB for over 5 years so its time for an upgrade. Looking at the 6TB variant for replacement. I was looking at the NAS grade drives (CRM) i.e Red Plus or Toshiba N series they look fine but the price point is little bit more with only 3 years...

Hey! Someone recently gifted me a Synology Rackstation RS3614RPxs and I'm planning to setup NixOS/vagrant/libvirt on it. Removed the dust, switched in some new drives, so far so good. But when I went on to change the thermal paste, I noticed the CPU was an i3-4130. According to cpubenchmark this...

Hello Everyone! To explain, I currently upload and store videos for my team. Currently, I have them saved through Dropbox while syncing to PC, in order to have both a local archive and an online one that the team can access remotely. Unfortunately, I only bought a 2TB HDD and now I'm at about...

hi all, i have a 5TB drive, about 90% full. and i tried connecting the drive to the front USB and rear USB, nothing happens. i waited half a day both times and absolutely nothing happens. i have tried this with USB drives, 2GB, 4GB all the way to 1TB, various drives with NTFS files on them, even...

I'm looking to build my own NAS or JBOD storage box for general use backup and storage. Preface: I'm learning a lot of this fresh and I have very little idea what I'm talking about... I have an old PC running linux Zorin (4TB internal) 6 seperate drives (12TB total) a seperate casing that will...

Hy there. So my story is that i came across an auction with a 2tb WD gold for like 30$ used ofc but labelled by seller as "almost new only used for testing" ofc curiosity got the better of me knowing that this is probably a scam. The usual used nas drives that one can find on ebay have about 3-4...

After several near irrecoverable data losses, I have finally decided to do something about the situation and make backups However, I have realized I am not sure what would be the optimal way to make a backup that'd protect both against hardware and software failure. I do have some external hard...

Hey there, I hope this thread finds you all great, cause I need a bit of help right now haha. So I just finished building up my NAS server and everything is fine and dandy BUT, I'm getting speeds of only 10mb/s, unfortunately. And I have no clue why... A bit about my setup - NAS Server Specs...

Hi, I'm in the market to purchase a NAS for home use. I've never owned a NAS before, so this would be a learning experience for me Having done some research I found I would be most interested in a Synology branded NAS, I understand they are not the best price/performance, but they have a lot of...

Greetings and thank you in advance for reading 🤗. I am using a synology NAS and have it mounted as a network share and it works great for the most part. Except every time I power on my computer it asks for credentials. I tried the “remember me” option in the credentials box but that seems to do...

As I understand WD drive colors are describing different purposes of usage (Black - for server; blue- for pc's, Green- is ecology friendly, etc.). But how is they differs inside?

I'm on the fence, I've been looking into storing some archives and backups of mine but I do not have enough space on my computer. So I've decided to look for solutions and I thought that either a Two Bay NAS or a really big SSD would be the best options, I have a budget of something between 300...

Hi all, take a look at this video that talks about why 8TB NAS drives are a standard. If you don't feel like watching it, no problem. The first reason is that hardrives that are 10TB or bigger use a technology that is very loud. I have a 14TB Ironwolf and 14TB Ironwolf Pro and it is pretty...

I have an iSCSI target with a LUN that I use for VM storage (esxi 6.7). Last night we had a power outage and it took the NAS down for a moment (I know, should be on a UPS). When it came back up the datastore was no longer visible in esxi and any telnet tests against the iSCSI port 3260 failed...

Hi, Basically i have a NAS which i use to hold all the links in a application i use. the NAS is on my private network so when im at home all i have to do is add the file to the application and it stores it in the NAS and then when i want to open the file in the application it uses the file...

Hello. My WD80EFz-68UW8NO crashed in my NAS and my data was lost within the NAS, i was able to recover it with disk recovery program in windows. I got an RMA for the disk from the shop, as it still has exteded warranty (5 yeas) in my country. I have screenshots of the the disk crash from within...

I am going to build a NAS with this components(old pc): mobo:GA-H61MS proccessor:i3-3220 ram:16gb(8x2)(1333mhz) graphics card:geforce 210(1gb) do I need more proccessing power like i5-3450 or i7-3770? I will be going to install OMV(openmediavault) in it but it has some instruction regarding...

Hello all, Recently I've thinking of making a basic NAS server for my backup need to basically get the photos and other important documents off my phones and on something more central. I looked around and most people recommended FreeNAS. Upon looking into it, it seems really powerful but it's...

My NAS used to work great but then the other night the power went out and now the NAS is not discoverable on 5Gig wifi, and when I switch it is discoverable but goes ridiculously slow. How do I reverse whatever problem happened?

I have a Synology 4-BAY disk station (DS416J) that I want to add more drives to but I'm confused if that's possible. I'm currently out of space on my 8TB RED Drive and I want to add an 18TB red drive to expand the storage. The raid type is SHR. (without data protection.) Is this possible without...

Hi, My team and I are working on a new project, that requires group access to a single locally stored stock library. Each team member would be working on a video and they would source the footage that they require from our stock library. They would need to access the library via the network...

Hi I am looking for a NAS to put on my network. I am really only looking to put games, photos, and whatever my family wants to put on there. I'm really looking to get one as I am on a metered network. I don't pay for the internet service and my parents wont upgrade. I am currently looking at the...

Hi I have my old system so I am trying to make it NAS(I know the system is tooooo... old!!!!) my old system specification: mobo:GA-H61MS proccessor:i3-3220 ram:16gb(8x2)(1333mhz) graphics card:geforce 210(1gb) Upgrades which I am planning to make perfect NAS: proccessor from i3 to i5-3470...

hey i have a question i built myself a nas-server. i'm using a 500gb nvme ssd from samsung as chache a standisk ssd for bootdrive and 5 wd 1tb hdd's for storage the only problem is that now 2 of the 6 sata connectors on the mb stopped working . do you know if there is a way to fix this?

I want to setup a 2 disk NAS box. I don't want to do a raid 0, If one fails its all gone. I also dont want to do a Raid 1, I lose half the space. Is there any option to do a raid with 2 disk and distributed parity. The specs im thinking on are below. A 4 bay nas is out of my budget. The current...

I'm having some issues with editing in Resolve between a Mac & Windows machine. I think it comes down to Mac seeing the NAS as a "VOLUME" and Windows seeing the NAS as "B:/" (our mapped drive letter) so RESOLVE thinks they are two different locations... Any way to combat this? We both can...