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I would probably suggest just getting a Synology NAS or similar because it's plug and play.
They're definitely on my radar whenever I get around to setting up a NAS
I don't recommend it unless you just want it for storage or whatever else it does out of the box. It's basically impossible to tinker with it because it has so many layers of abstraction. At least that was my impression when I tried to edit their nginx config. It had like 2000 lines so I just gave up.
If you want a server that runs services that you download from the internet, don't buy it. Look at it as a box that does the thing that it promises to do, not as a computer. If you want it to do a different thing, buy a different box that does that. Kinda like a TV. It's technically a computer that runs some kind of linux but to the user it's a monitor that also shows videos from the internet.
Also it's perfectly fine to buy a "NAS black box" but maybe not something I'd buy if I wanted to get into selfhosting. I'd buy it if I wanted to have a NAS running at home with the least amount of "self" in "selfhosting" that's feasable.
it can run everything you want that's why I'd suggest it first.
Unless you want to train for a job in networking you don't need to go all out on a home lab. it can be as hard or easy as you want it to be.
I use xpenology. You can save money if u use that.
neat, is it worth it over TrueNAS though?
and the major cost of a NAS is the HDDs so I doubt you could save all that much.
In my usecase i tested unraid, ubuntu server and xpenology fits Perfekt for me for example with the photos app. I have a real small NAS DS218j running 24/7. My xpenology server runs like 4 hours oder night or automaticly longer if needed. The smaller one syncs easy to the otter ones. Also create and recover Backups is easy there.
I have big regrets buying a WD MyCloud device.
It sucks. Massively sucks. I have it robot nightly or else it stops working.
Wish I’d started with a Synology.
Quite a few model years of Synology were stricken with a network transceiver issue where they would just stop talking randomly.
I have two WD-EX4's and the six bay Synology, and none of them have the kind of uptime I get out of my unraid.
If you want something rock solid I would probably scratch build a box with truenas
Sounds like you need to back that thing up asap
The whole idea of self-hosted is to build something yourself and learn your way around some new technology or software. Plus building something yourself allows you to change and upgrade it down the path, while Synology doesn't provide any of the sort.
I don't disagree but not everyone is studying for their CCNA.
A pre-built NAS is easy to set up and just works. and if it has docker support it can be just as hands on as building from the ground up.
To me, that's the purpose of a "homelab" not the purpose of self hosting. There's a lot of overlap, but they're not quite the same. Homelab has a goal of learning, but just self hosting doesn't need to.