I already have a Freebsd Samba server.

I think I want:
4 bay raid nas:
3x 8tb raid 5
1x 8tb hot spare

just to do backups of the pc's at home
and daily website CPanel backups

I don't know what all the 3rd party apps do but that suggests I don't need them.

I'm struggling to parse through the multitude of options.

I'd like for the solution to be under $200USD but that may be unrealistic.

Hi there, i will be very happy to ear your opinion about a NAS 4 bay for ssd drives (m.2 NVMe SSD) for a small bussiness

looking for a NAS for DR/Virtualization
CPU (cores) and RAM (ECC preferable but not essential) are critical factors aside from performance of storage and network since we may use device to spin up VMs to validate or run in DR capacity.

looking for something like:
8 core i5 or better (as good as I can get for budget)
32gb RAM (ECC would be nice)
10GbE (dual would be nice)
NVME cache

would also like to have raid 5 or 6
plus at least 2 unused drive bays to hot swap in some drives to expand or for an occasional bulk copy for archiving elsewhere
PCIE or usb-c for add-in devices

Newbie

Based on the out of reach prices of Synology NAS, I found a DS1513+. from a small business. Is it worth it today functionality wise.

Thank you for your time and great work.

The unit is shipping in the US, and the latest OS allows for IP tunneling over USB4, so I think this is a good solution for my Mac Studio and video editing.

But I haven't seen benchmarks for IP Tunneling with NVMe SSD read/write caching.

I was thinking of a four or six bay unit with Ironwolf Pro 24Mb drives.

What I don't know is what brand of NVMe SSD memory to add and what quantity/size? What is the sweet spot?  They would need to be very durable for lots of read/writes, and too large a cache might not be helpful.

Also will I need additional DDR5 ECC RAM, and if so is there an alternative to the Asustor RAM which seems overpriced?

Hello,
I would like to buy the QNAP TBS-464 but I don't know wich SSD to buy.
I need Gen 3 x 2 because the NAS don't support more.
I would like to buy 1To for each and like that I should have 3To in RAID 5.
It's for Home use (Documents and Family picture).
Samsung ? WD ? Crucial ?
What reference ?
And why Synology don't make NVME NAS in 2024 ???

Thank you very much for your help

Hi, I'm hesitating between buying the Ugreen DXP4800 or the DXP 4800 plus.
I mainly want it to view my photos and videos on my TV, share them with family remotely, and maybe create a Drive.
Which of these two NAS models would be more suitable? How do they compare in terms of power consumption and performance?

Hello!

I'm planning my first NAS/Home Lab Server for cybersecurity projects/testing/learning. I would love a gut check to see if I'm on the right track. I've settled on the Terramaste​r F6-424 M​ax with 2 to 4 HDD to start. I'm also thinking an NVME drive to run and store programs on that I run in Docker, running VMs, etc. I'm aiming to use Proxmox rather than the default OS on the Terramaster. Below is the link to the PCPartPicker list I put together.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/maf119/saved/YyCs8d

I've also included the different operating systems I'll use in VMs. Am I missing anything? Is there something better? Do you have any better recommendations for a cybersecurity-specific homelab?

Hey,
Im looking for a good NAS option to upgrade to from my Synology DS418.
My main criteria:
• Rack-mountable. Either a half-depth rack-mount case or a desktop case I can put on a rack shelf
• A device that runs reliably for the next 10–15 years with minimum intervention.
• Min 8 drives and space to expand in the future – for large file storage
• Ability to repair/upgrade the NAS in the future.
I am happy to go either turnkey or DIY, but have been investigating the DIY given the want for repairability / upgradability. Case wise was thinking about either Sliger CX3702 or SilverStone CS382. The Icy Dock ToughArmor 8x2.5” to 5.25 caddie looks awesome for future proofing! Thinking about a HBA or m.2 to Sata for extra I/O.
Im struggling to find good options for matx mobo/cpu. I found the SuperMicro X13SCL-F but its not cheap and neither is ECC DDR5. Happy spend a little more if it gives me the years of service.
I would love any thoughts/recommendations.

After much research on nascompares.com, I have finally settled on the Terramaster F4-424. The NAS will be used for backups (Mac & PC), multimedia (Plex), file storage (both general and video editing), and possibly VM/Docker usage in the future. I plan to initially install two 12Gb drives and some M.2 NVME drives.

1. Which would yield better performance: two M.2 drives for caching or one for the OS and one for caching?
2. What would be the recommended drives (brand and size) for the two slots?
3. I realize that the M.2 for OS storage would need to be installed initially, but does the M.2 for caching need to be installed at the time of initial setup also?