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so, i plan on setting up a server to store things like my rips of dvd's, music, and other things, just wondering if there is an accessible way to do this, and what it is
I'm going to guess a lot of people will recommend a Linux box. But I have a Synology, which is a NAS, basically a thing you slap a couple of drives into. It does run on Linux I think, but the main interface is a web thingy and it's accessible. You can put two drives in the one I have, it's older I bought it used, but basically I've made one drive duplicate the other. So I only get 3 GB of storage instead of six, but in theory, if a drive fails, I just get a new one and slap it in, and it will turn into a clone of the working drive.
Use a desktop connected to Gigabit Ethernet running some form of Linux, maybe Debian Command line without a desktop. You can configure network shares and use Pi VPN to create a secure wireguard VPN to access your home network securely. You could also potentially use a Raspberry Pi, though if you want redundancy, I'd recommend something a little more robust where you can create RAID. A NAS might work since I think it's a Linux computer with specialized software, but I've never messed with those and they're quite expensive.
A dedicated NAS is almost always a bad idea. Very close down, very specialised. If you really want to do this properly, dedicated server machine, plus RS232 cable, plus a USB adapter should do the trick. Use putty to connect. BIOS console redirection comes in extremely handy if you can set it up, too. Once you’ve gotten your distribution of choice installed, I’d recommend Debian or OpenBSD, samba is your friend.
I am with @2 I also have one of the bad boys. I have the DS 220J and it is running their own distro of Linux built for the NAS.
not sure... here I have had a backblaze subscription for some years and then the typical big external hard drive and that works just very fine for me. I was really tempted to spend on a nas, then a teraStation and so on but truth is that as time goes by I found out I just... really really can live without it.
If your just storing things, a dedicated NAS is an excellent idea. That's why they're called NASs: network-attached storage. You store everything you need onto them and then you can use something like Plex or Jellyfin to stream your videos and DVDs and movies and such, and for music you can use something like Beats.
@7:
Still doesn't change the fact that you're dependant on the company keeping your shit up to date. Also they can cost just as much as, if not more than a proper server + hard drives, and if you ever need them for something else... well, good luck to you.
@8, you can always install a custom OS onto them. You aren't obligated to keep the default OS on them, it just makes things easier.
I personally use an old desktop as my server. Its connected to gigabit ethernet and runs Debian. I also have an external drive connected, and use samba and Open VPN to give me access to the files locally or away. Never have had any issues with it.
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