I was wondering what you think of the UGREEN DXP4800 Plus? I am not really tech-savvy anymore, and is UGREEN relatively safe? I do a fair amount of photography.
Love your videos!!

Hi Team, I am looking to purchase my first NAS. I am wanting to store my plex files on the NAS however do not want to run PLEX on it natively (I have a separate i5 Linux box which will do that) so mostly looking for a NAS which will work well as a storage and backup solution and potentially has docker or similar so I can install a home VPN for remote access etc. My Mini PC will run the majority of things (Plex, HomeBridge, Home assistant) so just needing something I can network attach and use for the storage side. I have several friends who share my plex external to the LAN so will need to be able to handle network reads to that effect. I usually keep my files to 720p or 1080p max. Ideally would like to be able to backup my iphone images too

I've spent many hours researching which NAS drive to buy, most on your pages. I'm not tech, as such but I get by. I currently have a Wester Digital Live duo, 'Currys Special', which is about 8 to 10 years old. It has 2 x 2TB HDDs. I bought it long before I knew what NAS drives were. Now I understand NAS drives, I want to make the move to a 'proper NAS'. I'm definitely down the Synology route, and probably looking at the DS425+ or the 925+. I know RAID is not a backup but I am paranoid about a disk failing so would even sacrifice usable storage for increased redundancy. If I wasn't budget limited I'd probably got for a 5 bay, with say, RAID 6. Any advice for my final choice would be helpful. Thanks chaps. Karl D

Hope you’re well! Quick favour please. Here’s my current homelab setup and what I’m aiming for:
What I’m running now (in brief):
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Proxmox host with multiple LXC containers/VMs (incl. Syncthing and NextcloudPi), plus Home Assistant.
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Frigate NVR doing 24/7 recording from several PoE cameras.
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Mixed local storage + rclone mounts (OneDrive/Google Drive/custom “books” remote).
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Linux filesystems (EXT4/XFS), and I access shares from Windows too.
What I want:
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To future-proof with an 8-bay external enclosure/DAS (USB 3.x or faster; happy with JBOD).
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Must play nicely with Linux/Proxmox (UASP, SMART passthrough if possible, spin-down support).
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20 TB drive compatibility (e.g., Seagate Exos), ideally quiet cooling and a proper power supply.
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Use case is continuous CCTV writes from Frigate, so reliability > fancy features.
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If there’s a matching 4-bay sibling, worth knowing for a smaller build elsewhere.
• Could you please pick a specific 8-bay for me (model + where to buy in

Hey Nas compares,

Just looking for some advice, I am looking for a started NAS setup.

I do video editing and 3D animation. Looking for 10GbE, also a bit of room for expansion in the long run. So maybe a 8 bay? with maybe x4 8TB HDD to start. with a 2 HDD redundancy.

I am just looking to connect multiple PCs in the long run to the NAS. so I have a central storage.

Also need a decent 10GbE switch.

would you be able to help with what the best brand are to go for?

cheers

Daniel

Need help for HBA IT mode controler compatibility with ZimaBoard 2, or any solution if i can get 8 Sata ports or more.

Hi, I am having issues getting ROON server installed on my NAS to be seen by my PC Roon client, the NAS is fully visible in Win Explorer and the ROON server appears to be installed correctly.
Can you advise anyone you could recommend, who could do a remote connect and resolve as in spite of numerous discussions with ROON I am getting nowhere.. If I install the ROON server on my local PC everything works inc accessing the music files held on the NAS... Tx Mark

Hi. I cant find ds220+ here in our country, do you have an advice which newer model I could purchase? I have read about 223 224 225 and they have lots of complaints. What I want is basic but powerful in media and photos aside from being a back up server for personal use. Like pictures and video.

Thank you.

Hi,
I'm looking to get a NAS or equivalent type of solution for my organisation. We are 3 video editors working in one space and we need alot of space that is fast enough to edit off of as well as redundancy to make sure we don't lose any material. We also have some colleagues in other countries who we would like to give some access to be able to access footage on the drive or maybe even copy footage onto it if possible.
I would like to get your expert advice and if possible even have a meeting discussion to discuss possibilities. Would be open to do it as a consultancy that we would pay for. Reach me on my email to discuss further.

Regards,

Presently use Twonkey to serve video and sickbeard/ sabnzb as will as main video, photo, music and file repository. Is backed up regularly to external hdds.

Would like to explore home automation on a more modern device.