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What's your recommendation for a small NAS? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I'm looking for a compact NAS to back up events from my video surveillance system. Two drive bays is enough, maybe four at most. They can be 2.5" or 3.5", SATA or SAS, preferably populated with mechanical drives but even with reliable SSDs. It doesn't need to handle more than a few GB per day of throughput and 16TB of total storage would be more than enough so it doesn't need to support even more massive drives. I don't care if it's complete product like a Synology or something built from scratch using an SBC and adapters; all I need is RAID 1 and an SMB/CIFS file share, though I would like to keep costs low. My house is wired for Ethernet so wifi would just be a bonus but it might help to hide the device somewhere a burglar isn't likely to see it like they will the NVR in my server rack. Also, a GNU/Linux-based OS is obviously mandatory or else I wouldn't be on Lemmy.

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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I had a good experience with my Synology two bay NAS, used it for years without any complaints.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Which model? I ordered one reliable one for a customer and another one that turned out to be a lemon.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

The 2 bay model. I couldn't tell you off hand which exact one because they release a new model each year, with its model name containing the year. I think is was a 222+, but might have been 223+. The + part is really the only important part.

[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago

I have a 220+. It works well for what it's supposed to be. If you want a set it and forget it nas, this is a good one. However, after a year and a half, I'm ready to move on for the same reason I don't like Apple: too walled garden. It was a great starter nas, but it's too limiting now. But again, of you don't want to think about it and just have it work, it's a good choice.

[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Not the person you were responding to, but I'm quite happy with my DS220+. It's on 106 days of uptime after a power out. The interface / OS is very friendly. The only downside is the weak processor which makes it inadequate for things like Immich's AI or heavy Jellyfin use - but you get what you pay for.
Re. lemons; are you sure it was the NAS that had issues or could it have been the drives? Mine is loaded with WD Red drives iirc.

[–] oktoberpaard@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

I’ve been using the DS620slim for 4.5 years now without any issues. It’s small (2.5” drives) and produces little noise (with SSDs).

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

I had a 212j for about 10 years before I got a 720+.

The j series are so underpowered the dashboard took literal minutes to load.

The + series is extremely energy efficient, but still powerful. I was running a Plex server along with a Terraria server on it and had no hiccups.

Now they were designed nearly a decade apart, but still. The + series is the way to go, don't get anything else if you go with Synology.

[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

DS223 is a fine little machine. Nothing exceptional, but not bad by any means.