So You Want a NAS? A Beginner’s Guide to Home Servers

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Thinking of setting up your own NAS or home server - but not sure where to start? In this video, I’ll walk you through five different ways to build a NAS or home server, from the simplest USB drive plugged into your router to building your own home cloud We’ll cover: - What you can do with a NAS or home server - Different hardware options—from Raspberry Pi to rack servers - Pros and cons of each setup -Suggested operating systems (OpenMediaVault, TrueNAS, Proxmox, Unraid, Linux) - Maintenance and software difficulty level - Example services: Plex, Nextcloud, Pi-hole, Docker apps -Real-world insights from my friend Fardjad, who built his own Ceph cluster ✨ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro: So You Want a NAS? 00:4 0 - What Can You Do with a NAS or Home Server? 02:27 - Level 1: USB Drive into Your Router 04:07 - Level 2: Raspberry Pi + OpenMediaVault 06:43 - A couple of words about OpenMediaVault 07:55 - Level 3: Repurposed or Built PC 09:33 - A couple of words about TrueNAS, Unraid, and other NAS operating systems 12:45 - A couple of different file systems for Servers 13:15 - Level 4: Rack Server + JBOD 16:35 - Level 5: Cluster / Home Cloud (feat. Fardjad) 27:45 - Conclusion 📦 Mentioned in this video: - https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-openmediavault/ → installing OpenMediaVault on a Raspberry Pi - Le Potato SBC → https://youproducts/aml-s905x-cc/ - An interesting perspective on prices of Raspberry PIs - https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/when-did-raspberry-pi-get-so-expensive - OpenMediaVault → https://www.openmediavault.org/ - TrueNAS → https://www.truenas.com/ - Unraid → https://unraid.net/ - Proxmox → https://proxmox.com/ - Ceph → https://ceph.io/ - Homelab subreddit → https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/ - DataHoarder subreddit → https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/ - TrueNAS subreddit → https://www.reddit.com/r/truenas/ 👉 Watch the full interview with Fardjad here → https://youtu.be/obUszMTLH4o 👉 Check out Fardjad's full homelab tour here → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zdeLD2834 Fardjad’s open source projects he shared in the video: 1. dqlite-vip: https://github.com/fardjad/dqlite-vip 2. pg-juice: https://github.com/fardjad/pg-juice