Using external hard drives is one way to store your precious media, photos and important documents but once you get to a certain capacity levels it might be worth upgrading. Building a Network ...

2025 was going to be the year I upgraded my Synology to a newer model with 10GbE support. But I will not support their enshittification plans, even if there are viable workarounds. Guess it's time to ...

[Jeff Geerling] has tried building his own network-attached storage before, but found that the Raspberry Pi just wasn’t able to keep pace with his demands. He’s back with a new all-flash NAS build, ...

What if managing your growing collection of digital files, photos, videos, work documents, and backups, didn’t feel like such a juggling act? Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or someone looking for a ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

Having taken you on a brief journey of building your own NAS I think there are a few crucial reflections I want to share with you, in case you need any more persuading or dissuading as to whether this ...

There are a growing number of network-attached storage (NAS) hardware available from Chinese companies like UGREEN, Beelink, AOOSTAR, and MINISFORUM. But why buy an entirely new computer if you’ve ...

For the longest time, Synology NAS has been the go-to NAS. One would suggest it to everyone, from entry-level beginners to experts and enterprise users. It has always lived up to its promise of ...

What OS are you planning on using for this system? Windows, FreeNAS, or XPEnology? Take a look at what NAS vendors are using for hardware and that will give you an idea of what to go by, but base your ...

If you made a 4TB stripe, if either drive fails, you lose that VDEV. And you only have two other drives, so you can't really do anything other than mirror them - hence my suggestion. Remember that ...