I'm currently looking for recommendations for hardware to use for a new NAS for my homelab.
I'm planning to set up 2 servers that will run XCP-NG. I would like for this NAS to be the shared storage for it.
Not only would I be running the VM's disks from this, I would also be setting up some docker volumes to run from it via NFS.
I would like to run 10GB SFP, and be able to max out the bandwidth with the storage in there. My thoughts were to use an SSD for TrueNAS, and use 2-M.2's in a mirror for the pool.
I really dont need a ton of storage on this, so I might use 2-2TB M.2's. I have a separate instance of Truenas that I use for archival type stuff.
So basically I want to ensure that my VM disk access is as fast as possible, and would not limit the speed of my VM's.
Please let me know if there are any extra details that I may have left out, or anything I would need to consider.
Thank you,

Joe

I now have 2 ea QNAP TS-853A NAS,

As they are getting old I am considering replacing them.
I want to be able to move my HD's over without having to copy etc.

I have been looking at the QNAP TS-873 model.

Can I move my HD's directly and just bootup.

Or, what model would you recommend ?

Thank you

Do you know of the QNAP forum is still active ? I cannot log onto it.

Thank you

Hi,
First of all, thanks for sharing all of your knowledge about NAS. I started from scratch a few weeks ago and learned a lot with your youtube videos to configure my brand new QNAP TS-462.
The main purpose of having a NAS to me, is to share photos with my family, secure and synchronise my win 11 PC and iphone data.
Now I'm struggling with the mobile Qfile pro configuration, and the ports connexion. I can't connect with a https. Could you help me with those please ? Do you think a SSL certificate is mandatory for secure connexion ?
Thanks a lot, of course if needed I'm OK to pay for a zoom session.
Regards
Caroline

I have become confused by Plex. I have installed it via Docker and got along well. 
I have created a folder call tvshows and have a few items within it.
So far so good. 
Before I move my movies from my Mac to the DXP2888 I want to nail down how I can access the tvshow folder from my iPad before I share it (and eventaully movies) with the rest of the family. 
I have had conflicting advice about the PUID and PGID which I set to 503 and 20 as I am on a Mac. Howver Deepseek tells me they should be 1000 and 100. 
Is there a video on how to set the correct settings so that files can be accessed from Plex on an iPad or another laptop? Or some help?

I do love watching your videos, even if its not something for me i find myself invested to watch so bravo

my question is in you opinion best hdd sweet spot to buy for 4 bay which drives out of wd red or ironwolf whether thats pro or no?

i currently have 3 8TB ironwolf and looking to expand just unsure on drives your thoughts are greatly welcome

my nas is ds920+ and i do use plex since the demise of VS

looking for NAS selection to replace Provision-ISR NVR -- 18 HD and 2 2K cameras, need minimum 30 days recording.

I work as a videographer documenting the construction of a tower project with a time interval of a whole year. I was saving the video clips on a one-terabyte SanDisk external disk. Unfortunately, a format request suddenly occurred, and I was unable to retrieve the data stored on the disk. I tried many times, and every time I felt disappointed. I am now looking for a method or program that can recover the lost data.

Hi, I’m looking to upgrade the old DS1513+ to a later version.
Would it be worthwhile waiting for the DS1525+? 
It sounds like it will be released here in Australia soon.
I would like to set up cloud storage for 4 - 6 family members, my current DS has 15 TB.
Looking to start with 2 x 16 TB with the ability to expand to 80 TB

Thanks in advance

Kind regards
Ray

I have wdpr4100 with a total of 32tb in raid 5 mode. It is mainly used for Plex and storing photographs and home videos. I now have approx. 1.8 tb free space left.
I am thinking of replacing the nas unit with something more up to date (4 bay) and up to 4 - 20tb hard drives.
I want to be able to access the unit using a pc and also an iPad.
At the moment I have older mycloud drives, and it seems every time windows updates, that it puts new security in place making it harder to use these older units, so I would like something both reliable and easily accessible.
Regards
Graham conway