I would really like some advice on my first NAS - I am focussed on redundancy and data integrity (to prevent bit rot etc). Storage would be for a variety of file types, with an emphasis on music files - I have a large flac colleciton from Bandcamp and CD rips.

Therefore I would be interested in streaming this music from the NAS and would be backing it up to a hard drive as well.

There are so many options, so would really appreciate advice on number of drives, storage format and RAID options.

Many thanks,

James

G'day Mate!

Love your vids. I'm in the final stages of spec'ing a power efficient home NAS, that is mostly storage, but will run PROXMOX with a few containers. Home Assistant, and likely Jellyfin (but with likely only one or two users, infrequently, and not transcoding. Also possibly Frigate NBR, but with an M.2 Google Coral or an M.2 Hailo-8 processor passed thru from PROXMOX to Frigate NVR to save the CPU on inference processing.

Long story short, I really like the recent latest CWWM M/ITS (white 8 port, 10Gbe mobo with the N305 or N355, and I was after advice as to if you think the small additional performance of the N355 is worth the extra AUD $50-60 dollaroos they want for it.

Cheers, CMG.

I'm looking at building my own first NAS. Nice and compact but home built to keep cosy down but also for the fun factor. Main use he back up from PCs and Plex, with option to sue home assistant in future.

Im thinking jonsbo N2 with a N100/N150/N305 topton board 16gb of ram (maybe 32gb), reputable brand PSU of 450 watt.

Storage I'm not sure looking for around 20-30tb as think that's more than I need but allowing headroom. Probs use ironwolf drives and a cache on an nvme.

Software I want easy to use so unraid looks like the likely option.

Keen to see if this is good as a first NAS build and any advice be great.

I have already purchased synology DS225+ and accidentally purchased WD *TB HDD.
now plz tell me how to use that in my NAS?
Appreciated for your help and reply.

Thank You

Hello, I'd like to know if the ST8000NM0045 Seagate drives will work in a DS923+. Would you happen to know? Thanks!

Just wondering if you could recommend a NAS system which has an intel i3 or i5 that can handle 4k transcoding as well as having 5-6 bays?

Is there a way to backup photo like the way synology does it with the photos app? So you get automatic back up with search on year's, months etc. And maybe add keyword so you can find photos by searching the key words? Just like photos on synology.

Or should I just by a synology to use the app and the store the photos on the unas pro?

Or are there other options?

With regards,

I am very old, not technical and need help with my Asustor Nas (Win 11 file explorer shows as AS3302Tv2-C905)
Does NASCompares (which i assume is in UK) still take quries or provide a service ?
Situation: I am just a small home user; installed and had fully working Drivestor 2 Pro Gen2 -April 2025;
THEN: (i think following a MS Win update) i lost win file explorer access to my data; and access to asustor ADMasustor (Asus tech support were great and got Asus control centre working again so i can access the their NAS again thru ADM! BUT i still cannot access via WIN file explorer so i was directed to MS tech supportg. MS, also great, determined the problem displayed IE " this user account has expired" was from the SMB server (i am now out of my depth) provided by the Asustor installation (which may have been corrupted with a Win Upate); so back to Asustor who ask me to check the ADM SMB is ticked (which it is) and for the SMB version ... i am now drowning.... Where do i go??

so i was wondering

do you have any updates concerning the replacement of QNAP TL D800C DAS ENCLOSURE by the model TL D810TC4 which we have seen thanks to Nas Compare during the NAB SHOW of 2025

Regards : im a huge fan of your work

Hello, I have been following your fab YouTube channel for some time and would like advice regarding my next steps. I am looking for a secure 5-bay NAS system with internet access that allows remote file uploads. Low power consumption and minimal noise are important criteria, and the primary use will be storing video and photo files from professional cameras. My previous experience has been with Terramaster over the past 12 years, though not for professional work or remote storage access.
Could you please recommend a Synology 5-bay NAS model suitable for these needs?. If any restriction on what size eg. 16TB or make of NAS drives I can use in it. Regards Nigel