Hello from down under and firstly thanks for some awesome reviews. Best I have found.

This is my first NAS LAN setup.

I want to connect my Terramaster F4-424 Pro NAS direct to my PC (Windows 11) to store and retrieve video files and photo files relatively quickly.

I have 4 X 4tb SSDs installed in TRAID and I also have 2 x 240Gb SSD set up for Hypercache.

My PC has 1 x 2.4 LAN Port.

TOS Software has been installed on NAS and RAID configured and now I just need a direct connection as my PC is nowhere near my router, and as I don't need software updates, direct will hopefully give me quicker access to files in shared folders.

I just need to know what to do to get the fastest connection between the PC and the NAS direct and if that means shared folders or what I really don't know.

Regards David

I have a QNAP TS-328 that I want to replace. Have been waiting for new hardware from them for a while--not sold on the current systems.
The Terramaster F4-424 (not decided on the model yet) options seem to offer some important features that I want--better virtualization--but nothing too big.
I use my QNAP to backup my OneDrive and house my ripped CDs, and photo organization. Would like to use for multimedia, but kind of wimpy for much.
Big concern is moving my data from the QNAP to the new NAS. How easy is that to do?
Have enjoyed and learned lots from your YouTube channel.
Thanks
John

Related to NDAA compliance: I'm not focused on strict compliance (no government contracts, etc), but I would like to hear your thoughts on security risks (and potential mitigation strategies) involved in using Reolink cameras on Synology Surveillance Station. Are there alternative, comparable NDAA compliant cameras compatible with SSS that are closer to price point of Reolink?

In particular, I'm thinking of getting the Reolink PoE Doorbell, but Reddit threads all say that it is not usable in SSS (it is generally compatible, but 2-way audio features don't actually work well enough to be useful). I couldn't find a NDAA compliant doorbell that is fully functional only via Synology (as opposed to using the Reolink or Amcrest app, which may introduce security vulnerabilities)

Hello!

I am looking to purchase my first NAS but after all the research I still am not entirely sure which one may best fit my needs. I am looking for something that can hold media files mainly comprised of music, voice over, and various video. I am also looking for something super user friendly and something that would have a little bit of longevity in terms of upgrades, mainly in storage.

I've been looking at the Synology vs. UGreen route and have just finished watching your most recent videos on that subject as well. I think one of these two would be a good fit but I am also very open to other options that would fit the above needs. Love your work and hope to hear from you soon! Thanks so much!

Joe

Hey, Looking for recommendations for a good MATX / cpu combo to support a NAS. Main use case will be a central file sever with min 8 drives to start with but with possible expansion up to 18 in the future. It will be a mixed drive situation with 3.5" HDD and 2.5" SSD's. Probably 8 of each HDD & SSD. Depending on the PCIe slots and amount of onboard SATA ports on the mobo was thinking prioritize SSD's for the to the onboard SATA ports and using LSI HBA in a x8/x4 to run the HHDs. Is this a reasonable management of PCIe bandwidth or is there other better methods you can recommend? I dont want to spend a massive amount but want a long term reliable NAS.

Hello, I currently have a Drobo 5Dn-2 NAS which still works but because Drobo is no longer in biz I am building a DIY solution to replace the Drobo.
My question: is it possible to install the 5 HDD array from the Drobo into the new DIY NAS and have the data recognized by the new NAS OS? Or will I have to copy the data over to the new NAS? Probably going to use TruNas but could use any other solution if not possible with TruNas.
I also have an OWC DAS Raid -5 array that I would also like to have managed by TruNas (or whatever OS) as a second volume if that is possible as well.
Thnx, Ian

Hi,

I'm looking to setup a home server, probably with Proxmox, one of the applications I intend to run is Frigate for CCTV recordings. I got a 4GB 3.5" I removed from an old NAS that I intend to use for Frigate recordings, no need to for all those writes on a NVME SSD.

To that effect, I'm looking at a motherboard like a CWWK "12th i3-N305 N100 NAS Motherboard 6-Bay DC Power 2xM.2 NVMe 6xSATA3.0 PCIE X1 4x i226-V 2.5G LAN DDR5 ITX Mainboard" (seems I cannot add links) that has 2 M.2 NVME slots, 6 SATA connectors and a mini PCIE slot for WIFI, that I intend to populate with a mini PCIe Coral Edge TPU accelerator, for primary storage I got a 1 TB Samsung NVME card left over from an older project.

What I'm struggling with is a suitable cabinet for it, ideally a rack mount cabinet with space for one 3.5" harddisk, but I'm open for non rack mount options too.

Any suggestions for a cabinet, or comments regarding the motherboard and other HW?

thanks
Jesper

I currently have the qnap TS 464 with 4 8 GB drives in a raid 5 configuration for a total storage of 24 gb. I'm thinking about buying the qnap TS262 with two 10 GB drives in a RAID 0 configuration to be used off site as a backup. I currently use about 3/4 of the storage available to me and don't anticipate that increasing drastically over the next few years. It's a good idea?

I'd like to upgrade Volume 1 on my DS920+ Plex server to a Seagate Ironwolf Pro 24TB and because my original build has been through so much tinkering I want to start a clean install from scratch. I currently have 3 HDDs, and would replace all 3 sequentially, but want to make sure all the media on the 3 drives is properly copied to the new storage.

Help!

I will be purchasing a new Qnap TVS-h874-i7-32G soon. If I would like to run multiple docker instances on it what size NVME drives would you recommend as a minimum? Also do you have an affiliate link for B&H in the US I could use to help the channel?

Thank you