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Simple NAS hardware for home use? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months 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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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (14 children)

Will QNAP or Synology be enough for my needs and can I install custom software there?

Probably? Most likely yes, today. Next week 2 month / year when you decide to run something else or more, not so much.

I don't really want to create hardware from scratch.

A desktop running NAS like software will work.

From another comment from op

I don’t want to hear the fans

You put a NAS under load and you’re gonna a hear fans.

I want something that turns on and off as necessary.

Run enough things on your NAS and it’ll never have the time to turn off.

[–] some_dude@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Heh. "Under load"

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