I would like to make my own NAS/cloud utilizing my Minisforum MS-01 with TrueNAS OS. Im not sure the best route on how to add storage to the device. Should I just use what is available internally (2 8TB NVME with 2.5" 8TB) or can I add some type of DAS (Terramaster U5 Hybrid)/external enclosure to expand my options.

Thank you in advance for your help. Please help me save sleepless nights and wasted money.

Cheers,
Elliot

My Synology 1513+ is displaying the flashing blue light of death. I have tried everything I see online to reboot it with no luck. My friend had the same thing happen to his 1513+ about the same time, coincidently Synology did a DSM update so I wonder. Anyway, it is an old device and I gotten many years of good service from it. Also, my main backup is the DS1821+ and I was using the DS1513+ for deep backup. The DS1513+ has five 10TB WD100EFAX drives in it which I would like to redeploy and wonder if they would work in the DS1522+? I know that the recommended drive is the newer WD101EFBX but would rather not waste my existing drives. The drives are only 4 years old and were working fine.

Thank you for your answer and the channel, it is appreciated more than you might know. Say hello to the seagulls from your fans in Georgia!

I am "considering" doing a Home Media server or NAS I guess, to house movie's, tv shows, music video's, music and such. I have Audials One Ultra 2025 (I have never used it) and additionally will use Jellyfin or Plex (never used them either), to manage/filing the media collection.

So what are the best Home NAS devices for a $700 or below budget??

Thank you,
Mike

Did you hear about the Aoostar WTR Max 8845? Its a 7 bay NAS with an LED screen on the front. They said Q1 2025.

Hello, I was looking up some information on Terramaster set-up the other day and saw someone mention that you could install a single m.2 drive into the terramaster (F4-424) with no additional HDDs and do all of the TOS set-up and then come back and put in the drives and set up the storage pools later. I haven't seen anything else about that online especially with any kind of "this is how you do it". Before I try this with my unit (still waiting on ram and one of my m.2's to arrive) I was wondering if this is a. possible to do and b. a bad idea even if it is something I can do. I would like to use one m2 for the os and all apps and the other for caching. Thanks in advance for all the help you give to the community! Adam

Love the NAS advice videos - really great!


I would really appreciate advice on best size drives to buy from NAS forum.

I am thinking of buying Synology ds1522+ NAS.

Currently have ds 223+ with 2 2 TB drives nearly full in raid 1. Old but works well.


My Aim is get new set up that's is not too noisy as in home office and scalable - at least raid 1 and preferably raid 5 or even 6.

To Use Synology Office, Plex & other apps plus data backups.

Are 10 or 16TB sata drives much noisier than 8TB's ( x 2 drives in a nas)?

To start me off with a new NAS 1522+, I was wondering about either 2 x 8 TB Seagate wolf Pro drives or possibly 2 x 10 or even 2 x 16 TB drives

(Minimum I would need would be 2 x 4TB).

Or 3 x 4 or 8 or 10 TB sata drives if better for raid 5.

Would be really grateful for advice as pretty new to NAS and latest options.

Excuse giving lots of options. Hope you can help.

Thanks, Paul

Hi guys,

I love your website and YouTube channel.

My Qnap TS-251 recently failed after 10 years of service. After watching nearly all your videos, I've narrowed my choices down to the Terramaster F4-424 Pro and the Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen 2. I plan to use it as a home NAS for media storage, remote access, and Plex streaming. Since we don't have a 10Gb internet connection, that's not a priority for me.

The Terramaster boasts more RAM and DDR5, which caught my attention. However, your review mentioned potential concerns regarding the CPU's maximum support of 16GB RAM. I'm leaning towards the Terramaster Pro because I want a future-proof NAS that I can upgrade.

Do you guys have or plan a comparison between the two?

Many thanks

Mostafa

Hello. I’m looking for a recommendation for my ds923 for read-write cache.

I ran the cache advisor in dsm and it said 640gb so I’m assuming 1tb for extra overhead.

I was looking at the WD black, then I saw WD makes a nas rated nvme….. so maybe that’s a better fit?

What is your recommendation?

Thanks again.

I came across a few Dell EMC 15.36tb SSD Drives (SDFHS61DAB02T) and wish to use it in NAS or server configuration. Are there any NAS you know that can be used with this drive?

Hi!

I am using Tvheadend to transcode tv channels and I notice my CPU is not enough for the operation when I go up to 1080p resolution with bitrates of 13000 kb/s and 50fps. Therefore I am thinking about upgrading my Qnap with a GPU expansion card. However the compatibility list at Qnap is out of date, with cards that is not possible to buy anymore. So I need help in figuring out what to buy that fits the box and also do the job well. I assume that Tvheadend and their transcoding profiles/codecs will work since I can see an option to turn on hardware acceleration in the codec settings?

What would be the things to look out for when you want to buy a card for a Qnap? Physical size, Drivers etc.

My Qnap model is TVS-1282T3-i7-64G. The box got 3 (1 x "PCIe Gen3 x8", 2x ("PCIe Gen3 x4") I do not need my thunderbolt cards so I can take them out. Then I have two PCIe Gen3 x4 slots available.