NAS

[Enquiries]

Good evening,

The article is amazing, I've been wanting to make a NAS for some time, but I find it difficult to know what exactly I need, and your article and videos were really helpful, I really appreciate it!

Still, I still have doubts about what is best for the purpose that my NAS will have, which I will tell you about below.
I am a web programmer, and I would love to be able to use it as a web server, so I would always have to have Docker containers running.
Of course I also want to use it for photo and video backups and a multimedia server with Plex.
I don't know what RAM memory, processor power it should have, if the speed of the RJ45 will be critical to act as a web server...

As for hard drives, I think I would start with two 8TB ones, one being a replica of the other for safety, or is it not worth it? I would store all the photos and videos on them, as well as the backups. And SSD for the OS and Docker?

My most sincere thanks!!

Greetings,
Javier Quintana

[ed]

Thank you for your kind words! I’m glad you found the article and videos helpful in your journey to set up a NAS.

Based on your requirements as a web programmer looking to run Docker containers, manage backups, and serve media via Plex, I recommend the Synology DS923+. This model features ECC RAM, which is great for data integrity, and it has NVMe slots for caching, providing an excellent balance of performance and reliability. With the DS923+, you can start with two 8TB drives in a RAID 1 configuration for redundancy, ensuring your data is safe while allowing for easy backups.

Regarding transcoding, while the DS923+ does not have the horsepower to handle 4K transcoding, local streaming of your media files should work seamlessly, especially since you’re likely to be streaming over your local network. If most of your media is in a compatible format, you won't have to worry about transcoding.