HPR Podcast January 19, 2024

Here is a quick overview of the NAS systems/technology I use today

and what I have used in the past. Some NAS systems don’t have all the

features you want but today it’s becoming easier to make them do it with

a few configurations. Overall, NAS technology has grown over the years

and it’s blurred the lines in what we use to think of individual systems

now bundled up into single devices.

Network Attached Storage I use

What is a NAS and why do I use one

Compare NAS options I use

Talk about some of the old things I used

Conclusions about which NAS are right and why

List of NAS I use

Synology

https://mariushosting.com/

OMV

https://www.openmediavault.org/

TrueNas Scale

https://www.truenas.com/truenas-scale/

TrueNas Core

https://www.truenas.com/truenas-core/

Individual Drives

Windows Storage Spaces

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/storage-spaces-in-windows-b6c8b540-b8d8-fb8a-e7ab-4a75ba11f9f2

Why do I use or have so many?

I tinker a lot.

I’m paranoid about backups.

I enjoy spreading the load over different systems

Old Ones

Drobo

https://www.drobo.com/docs/start-drobo-5n/

FreeNas

OwnCloud

SAMBA

Raid Enclosures

Pogoplug

https://www.reddit.com/r/pogoplug/comments/adcxfs/can_i_still_use_pogoplug_now_without_their_cloud/

DLink 2323

https://eu.dlink.com/uk/en/products/dns-323-sharecenter-2-bay-network-storage-enclosure