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NAS Advice? - Enquiries - 02-28-2020
Hi liked reading your article.
I have currently a ubuntu server with ZFS raidz 2 6 drives wd red 4Tb. The server is aging and I am really thinking if I should build or buy a NAS, As for NAS LOOKING AT DS1019+, So here are its cons in my mind,
1 you cant have a 10G nic card
2 Apps are installed on the pool, so In my current setup I have my docker containers including emby on a ssd for faster load times, with ds1019+ metadata will be stored on the slow disks, I know about nvme cashing but I really dont see that as a solution as files have to be accessed frequently to be cached.
So if you were in my situation would you still go for a NAS or Ubuntu server build and ZFS since I have the skills for it?
Prices in Malta no drives included as I already have them
DS1019+ 770 euro
My Build 650 euro that includes I3 quad-core and 32gb ram.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this and giving me your advice
Regards
Chris
NAS Advice? - ed - 02-25-2021
Yes, Synology does not add things like 10g on models below 6 bays. But having an NVME cache does help to boost things. And you can even have a single SSD installed in the first bay at the beginning when you initialise NAS. And have a RAID5 on the other 4 bays. This would mean that the OS live on an SSD. But generally, RAID of 5 drives is faster than SSD anyways. So I would not worry much.Choosing NAS over self-built NAS down supports. With a NAS you will always get new updates, new features and apps as well as support. Self-made NAS needs to be maintained by yourself.Self build NAS makes more sense if you want to run third-party apps like PLEX. It requires hardware that NAS normally doesn't have (i3-i5 CPU and GPU).I hope this helps.