Hi guys, I'm looking to build a NAS server for home use. I plan to run TrueNAS. I already purchased 6 harddisks for a raidz2 pool. Use cases for the system will be storage of my linux iso collection, and docker host for a bunch of apps like home assistant, adguard or pi-hole, plex or JF, the *arr apps, immich, maybe some game servers, password vault, and a few others. I'm looking to get pointers as to which hardware - case included - would be suited for this. A requirement is at least 2.5GBASE-T support as I will be upgrading my home network (currently 1Gbit). Any guidance you can provide would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time!
Greets, Matt

Dear NasCompares, I have Synology DS3622+ and am thinking of working with ASCI LUN for my laptop for extra storage. Setting it up went great (thanks to your videos!) and I can access it on my laptop.

My questions (which is actually generally one big question ) are: where is the data stored on my NAS? Can I access it / can I see the files? Can I add files to the LUN it via the NAS, so that my laptop will be able to see/read/access it?

TL;DR: I have set-up ASCI LUN, but don't really know what to do with it now.

Thank you so much!

Best regards,

Bart

I currently have a Synology DS3622xs+ but I am considering swapping to the QNAP TVS-h1688X. That said, the QNAP model was released several years ago and I wonder if a refresh is on the way. Any rumors?

I really like my Synology, but I do not want to stay locked into a brand and series that wants to try to force or coerce you to buy their overpriced branded drives and I would rather make the switch now than pay a terrible price later.

hey i bought a Synology ds223j but I’ve upgraded to a ds 1522+ and I’ve got 2 6tb synonolgy 5300 SATA hd band 4 2th seagate baraguda as well and a sabrent DDR4 32 ram to go into my nas and its still brand new in the packaging I’m wanting this set up for storing all my media for a plex server is this a goood start but i also saw on YouTube about the R_volution NAS how would this work out instead dis 1522+ plus 32g of DDDR 32 sabrent memoirs modulke

Hello! I have a Plex server for my family all in one house. I have a QNAP TS-451+ NAS setup with a 20TB drive for hosting files, another 20TB with weekly backups (it doesn't change often), and an SSD for the Plex library and OS.

I'd like to update to a NAS that allows for better expansion options. I'd prefer a minimum 6 bay NAS, or if smaller, room for an NVME drive for the OS and Plex library. The thing is - nothing seems really worth the funds and give me the confidence that I'll avoid buffering in Plex.

One big question I've been wondering - should I have the NAS be primarily for storage instead of making it do Plex as well? I see these tiny PCs all around with pretty integrated graphics that can do some decent transcoding, and they're just a couple hundred dollars. Obviously, all in one is convenient for setup. But it's nice to be able to build something where if the Plex server needs to be upgraded I'm not upgrading the whole storage area. Would love your thoughts on this.

The Lacie 6Big compatibility chart maxes out at 18TB Iron Wolf Pro drives. Those are apparently in high demand and unavailable through the recommended retailers.

If paired with 18TB drives in a raid5 configuration do you think there would be an issue using a 20TB drive instead?

I know the system would only see it as an 18TB drive but not certain that it would actually work.

Dear NAScompares team,

I just received my Aoostar WTR Pro NAS Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 5825U 16GB DDR4 RAM 512GB SSD from Banggood and this is the first time I will use NAS. I have a MacBook Air 2017 with Monterey 12 macOS and I would like to setup the system. My goal would be to connect my MacBook to the NAS and manage downloads through my notebook. Especially to download movies via torrents and stream through Plex. Also to manage photos/videos from my iPhone (I do have iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch as well), to have a backup copy, etc. At the moment I added 3x3TB WD Red NAS HDD 3,5” to the NAS. Could you please guide me step by step how to setup the “system”? Is there any instruction which could help me? Any kind of support would be highly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Kind Regards,
Péter

Hi Sirs,

I have watched a number of your YouTube Videos and have purchased a Synology 914PLUS for my little construction company to share files between the office manager / me and the site agents.
I would like your help to setup this as im not an I.T. expert and will pay for your services.
We are only small company, but I want to do it right.

THANK YOU
TonyDG

Dear NASCompares,
I'm planning on buying my first NAS and I'm uncertain of which specs I need.
I'd use it mostly for storage (RAID 5?), and as a media player for 4K movies, tv series and music (mostly local but I'd like the possibility to stream it from somewhere else).
I'm pretty sure I'm going to use Jellyfin for all this stuff except music, but I'll sort that later, because I want to be able to listen my music with my Hi-Fi system which can use also Ethernet/Wi-Fi via DTS Play-Fi.
I don't know if transcoding will be necessary, my bandwidth is mostly free (1Gb local, 10Mb upload to internet) and I'll probably use TV boxes where needed.
I'm also a 3D artist with a pretty big library with textures and 3D models, with work files too which can be heavy sometimes.
I was looking at QNAP, but I don't know which product to choose. I don't want to spend a lot of money on hardware I won't use, but I would like some upgradeability too, if my needs change.
Thanks!

Hi there,

I'm in the process of trying to figure out which NAS setup makes sense for my needs. We are a small video production company, two on site editors (in office), one offsite editor (work from home). In total we need roughly 160 TB to work with, which should last the next 3-4 years. I've been looking at the QNAP TVS-h1688X-W1250-32G-US, using only 8 bays for now with 20TB drives (Seagate 20TB IronWolf Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (CMR) setup as a raid 5. Plan is have the additional 4 bays available for future expansion. Using Samsung 2TB 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSDs for cache. All using 10Gb connections.

I am an absolute newbie to all of this. Product support, drive speed, software, etc are all things I'd like to make sure I got covered.

I'd love to hear what is recommended or what others might use for video editing as well. Experiences, do's and dont's.

Thanks!