Hi,
Been reading about FreeNAS and its ZFS and ECC advantages. Please help me decide if I should build a FreeNAS for my need or is there an alternative solution.
A little background: I live in Indonesia, and a ZFS supporting motherboard is non-existent here, so if I were to build one, definitely have to buy the motherboard from Amazon. I'm thinking of building a FreeNAS for backup center for my home. Family photos and videos, important work documents, etc. No media streaming at all. Pure for backing up purpose. I want a NAS that's reliable and easy to recover.
Question is, is FreeNAS an overkill for my need? It supports ZFS but if the motherboard fails, can I access my disk using other OS while waiting replacement to come?
What are the advantages of using FreeNAS (for my need) compared to getting retail NAS products such as WD or QNAP? They're easier to purchase as well here.
That's all for now
Been reading about FreeNAS and its ZFS and ECC advantages. Please help me decide if I should build a FreeNAS for my need or is there an alternative solution.
A little background: I live in Indonesia, and a ZFS supporting motherboard is non-existent here, so if I were to build one, definitely have to buy the motherboard from Amazon. I'm thinking of building a FreeNAS for backup center for my home. Family photos and videos, important work documents, etc. No media streaming at all. Pure for backing up purpose. I want a NAS that's reliable and easy to recover.
Question is, is FreeNAS an overkill for my need? It supports ZFS but if the motherboard fails, can I access my disk using other OS while waiting replacement to come?
What are the advantages of using FreeNAS (for my need) compared to getting retail NAS products such as WD or QNAP? They're easier to purchase as well here.
That's all for now
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