Hi !

I started my selfhosted journey with a synology nas. But the nas was crap, so I ended using it only as storage and backup solution, providing NFS shares. I added SBC like raspberry pi, then upgraded it to a elitedesk running debian.

I would like to upgrade my nas to a more powerful device but I’m also considering adding a sata extension dock and rely only on my elitedesk minipc instead of two devices.

Can I get remarks and advices?

Thanks!

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I started my selfhosted journey with a synology nas. But the nas was crap, so I ended using it only as storage and backup solution, providing NFS shares.

    So, as a NAS then.

    • SanPe_@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      Yes. But actually: another independent device (and if so a custom one running freenas? Or another synology?) or just a sata extension for my minipc?

  • kalpol@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    Having a separate machine as a NAS is good, running TrueNAS or XigmaNAS. You can segregate your backups from your daily use, you can have automated tasks run, etc.

    Machine wise, I’m gonna try out a Beelink with nvme slots. Right now I’m using a Proliant microserver. Don’t get one with a hardware RAID card as you want to be able to use zfs. But otherwise they sell pretty cheap on Ebay.

    • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Totally agree on keeping storage separate - if your compute device crashes, you don’t risk your data, and you can easily swap/upgrade either component indepedently without disrupting the other.

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    Using the Synology as storage and another machine to host everything else is a perfectly fine solution, especially if you have the hardware already. If you want to consolidate everything onto one box, there are quite a few options from the likes of Ugreen, Aoostar or Minisforum. But those don’t really provide much of a benefit other than having one fewer box.

  • anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    While their latest adventures into trying to force people into buying their branded hdds sucks I must say I really enjoy using Synology NAS as a storage location and their Hyper Backup software works great with rotating usb drives (setup one task per disk and disable notifications on the task if the usb drive is disconnected).
    I found a Synology became a lot more responsive when I installed an extra 16GB of RAM (Crucial 16GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 SODIMM CT16G4SFRA32A works in both Synology DS224+ and DS443+)

    If I were to build a new storage solution at home today I would look at ZFS-1 and 5 large HDDs (probably 16TB drives)
    https://itsfoss.com/what-is-zfs/
    I’d put it in a Jonsbo N2 or similar case and combine it with an M-ITX Intel N100 integrated motherboard and a PCIe SATA Expansion Card.
    Then I would continue to run two devices and have most services run on another device using the Jonsbo N2 primarily as a storage device. If you don’t need to transcode 4k Blu-Ray or something then the N100 is fully capable of hosting a Jellyfin server.