【DOCS-notes】how to build a NAS

Posted on 2023-12-12 Edited on 2023-12-19 In docs Views: Word count in article: 232 Reading time ≈ 1 mins.

What is NAS and how to build one by yourself.

What and why

So basically it is a small server with giant storage that you can access from anywhere, only if you can access the Internet.

You will have an iPhone or macbook with 60 times cheaper storage.
All the movies, datasets, p…ictures, chatting records, blablabla, will find their place at the disks.
You can deploy websites, dockers, which will be a lot of fun.

So there are always these 2 choices, buying prebuild NAS or DIY by yourself.

if you don’t want to spend any extra attention or time on building or maintaining, just go buy a NAS system from any brand you like, for example Synology.
Pros:

convenient. You just need to buy it, and buy some disks, put them together and follow the tutorial, done.
after sales services. Usually, you will have a expert who can solve any problems you met and provides some advices.
good looking. prebuild
Cons:
expensive. Normally it takes a lot more than DIY.
a little bit stiff. You can’t usually upgrade it any further. For example, you can’t simply buy a better network card and attach it. And the operating system is probably locked to the brand’s own system.
privacy. I know it is promised, but you never know.