BFred
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- Sep 5, 2019
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Hi!
I've currently been using an entry level Synology NAS with 4x4TB disks set up as RAID5 and am happy with it for the backups I do. Unfortunately after 1.5 years I am starting to do more with my NAS and realize that the Synology can't do it (or shouldn't).
So I'm looking at FreeNAS with similar size/power efficiency/noise levels to run DLNA, p2p stuff, ZoneMinder (currently 2 HD cameras), VMs (not so many), encryption maybe and probably more. I found the "NAS killer website" with some sample builds but the mini-ITX build uses non-ECC ram and it is beyond my level to start tweaking mainboads, CPUs, RAM and fans...
Storage wise I will probably get 4TB (or 6TB) disks again, maybe 5 this time for better redundancy (ZFS Raid6 equivalent then?). Definitely interested in suggestions about the disk setup I should go for.
I'll keep the Synology for backups and use the FreeNAS box to "run things" (which can break). I'm thinking of 16GB of RAM, 2x 1GB LAN ports (I don't think I need 10GB). Maybe SSD to boot and/or for cache and that's about it.
Could you kindly recommend a list of parts I should acquire within a reasonable budget ($300 to $500 without the disks)?
Thank you very much.
Fred
I've currently been using an entry level Synology NAS with 4x4TB disks set up as RAID5 and am happy with it for the backups I do. Unfortunately after 1.5 years I am starting to do more with my NAS and realize that the Synology can't do it (or shouldn't).
So I'm looking at FreeNAS with similar size/power efficiency/noise levels to run DLNA, p2p stuff, ZoneMinder (currently 2 HD cameras), VMs (not so many), encryption maybe and probably more. I found the "NAS killer website" with some sample builds but the mini-ITX build uses non-ECC ram and it is beyond my level to start tweaking mainboads, CPUs, RAM and fans...
Storage wise I will probably get 4TB (or 6TB) disks again, maybe 5 this time for better redundancy (ZFS Raid6 equivalent then?). Definitely interested in suggestions about the disk setup I should go for.
I'll keep the Synology for backups and use the FreeNAS box to "run things" (which can break). I'm thinking of 16GB of RAM, 2x 1GB LAN ports (I don't think I need 10GB). Maybe SSD to boot and/or for cache and that's about it.
Could you kindly recommend a list of parts I should acquire within a reasonable budget ($300 to $500 without the disks)?
Thank you very much.
Fred