09-22-2022, 03:31 PM
Hello Ross,
Thank you for your support, this keeps us going.
NAS used to be a simple hard drive with an Ethernet cable attached to it. Now it has become a computer/smartphone on its own. You can install apps just like you would on the iphone. This allows you to turn your NAS into so many different things. All these things can run simultaneously. When installing all these apps, hardware requirements apply to the system just like it would to a computer before you can install a software. This is why all these CPUs get mentioned so often.
Yes, Qnap and Synology are the market leader in NAS. But Qnap will require a little more IT knowledge to make it secure for remote access. Synology and WD NAS will have default security settings enabled for peace of mind. Since WD do not allow access to the admin panel remotely, this makes it the most secure option. But WD do not have as many apps. Also, there is lack of 10gbe and expandability.
So, since NAS is just a smart hard drive, you can store any files you want. It has its own file system (BTRFS or EXT) which allows computers and other devices to store their files on the NAS - no matter what file system is used on each local device. It is universal.
TimeMachine app will automate MAC backups. Active backup for business will take care of Windows machines. Phone multimedia can be backed up using Drive app.
You can also turn it into CCTV system, or install Smart home software.
Music can be accessed remotely using DS Audio or Plex app (there are more apps than this).
You can also automate your NAS backup to another NAS if your friend has one. Or you can back up to the cloud such as Synology C2, Backblaze, Dropbox and other popular cloud platforms.
For all of this I would certainly consider Celeron CPU as minimum. DS920/ DS1520+ would make a perfect sense. If you do need a faster data transfer speeds, ds1522+ has a PCIe upgrade slot just like DS1621+. Ryzen based models would limit remote video streaming to 1080p videos. But with offline transcoding enabled you can tackle this problem and gain 10gbe speeds when you desperately need faster file uploads/download.
SHR RAID will allow you to start with just 2 drives and add more drives (even bigger capacity) later on.
I hope this helps.
Thank you for your support, this keeps us going.
NAS used to be a simple hard drive with an Ethernet cable attached to it. Now it has become a computer/smartphone on its own. You can install apps just like you would on the iphone. This allows you to turn your NAS into so many different things. All these things can run simultaneously. When installing all these apps, hardware requirements apply to the system just like it would to a computer before you can install a software. This is why all these CPUs get mentioned so often.
Yes, Qnap and Synology are the market leader in NAS. But Qnap will require a little more IT knowledge to make it secure for remote access. Synology and WD NAS will have default security settings enabled for peace of mind. Since WD do not allow access to the admin panel remotely, this makes it the most secure option. But WD do not have as many apps. Also, there is lack of 10gbe and expandability.
So, since NAS is just a smart hard drive, you can store any files you want. It has its own file system (BTRFS or EXT) which allows computers and other devices to store their files on the NAS - no matter what file system is used on each local device. It is universal.
TimeMachine app will automate MAC backups. Active backup for business will take care of Windows machines. Phone multimedia can be backed up using Drive app.
You can also turn it into CCTV system, or install Smart home software.
Music can be accessed remotely using DS Audio or Plex app (there are more apps than this).
You can also automate your NAS backup to another NAS if your friend has one. Or you can back up to the cloud such as Synology C2, Backblaze, Dropbox and other popular cloud platforms.
For all of this I would certainly consider Celeron CPU as minimum. DS920/ DS1520+ would make a perfect sense. If you do need a faster data transfer speeds, ds1522+ has a PCIe upgrade slot just like DS1621+. Ryzen based models would limit remote video streaming to 1080p videos. But with offline transcoding enabled you can tackle this problem and gain 10gbe speeds when you desperately need faster file uploads/download.
SHR RAID will allow you to start with just 2 drives and add more drives (even bigger capacity) later on.
I hope this helps.