Hi everyone. My first post here and first NAS build. I've read the forum guidelines and the hardware recommendation pdf and came up with a parts list that caters to my needs below. (I wont be exposing any ports on the NAS to the Internet, fileserver side will be LAN only, could backups etc. over...

Decided to replace my aging FreeNAS server. Motherboard: Supermicro A2SDI-H-TF (8 core Atom, 25W TDP, dual 10GBase-T) Hard Drives: 6x WD Red 4TB (RAIDZ2) Chassis: U-NAS NSC-810 (8-bay hot-swap; Appliance look-alike.) RAM: 2x Crucial CT16G4WFD824A (2 x 16GB DDR4 ECC) Power Supply: SeaSonic...

Hello After a lot of reading, I thought I'd post my plan for my freenas box before buying anything. Motherboard: Asus P10S-I Mini Itx CPU: Intel Core i3 7300 2x16 GB Samsung 2133 MHz ECC DDR4 (From manufacturer QVL) HBA: IBM/Lenovo M1215, to be flashed to IT mode PSU: Seasonic Prime 850 Watt...

Hi everyone, first time posting here. I want to build my first NAS, and I'd like to have your suggestions about it and if it would run FreeNas. The specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-J3455N-D3H (integrated Intel Celeron J3455). RAM: 8GB DDR-3 SO-DIMM (planning to buy another 8GB module in the...

Hi everyone! Yet another post from a total newbie, both on assembling hardware and on FreeNAS (but not on FreeBSD nor ZFS), looking for advice on building his first FreeNAS box, mostly centering around finding a suitable case. I've come to settle on Supermicro's X11SSH-TF board, which is...

Thoughts and comments are appreciated. Criticism is welcome also.[/SPOILER] Sorry for the huge edit. after reading some replies, I decided to start again from scratch. Why aren't Asus boards recommended?

My family and I spend 1-2 overseas every year visiting family. Over the course of the visit we always end up taking a buttload (metric, not imperial) of RAW images. That, combined with files I need for work, mean we've outgrown USB drives. I was looking at the Synology DS416slim but I thought...