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Hi !

I started my selfhosted journey with a synology nas. But the nas was crap, so I ended using it only as storage and backup solution, providing NFS shares. I added SBC like raspberry pi, then upgraded it to a elitedesk running debian.

I would like to upgrade my nas to a more powerful device but I'm also considering adding a sata extension dock and rely only on my elitedesk minipc instead of two devices.

Can I get remarks and advices?

Thanks!

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[–] SanPe_@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm a bit concern about energy efficiency for diy nas... But yeah, I'm also looking at custom nas.

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 days ago

That's partly why I recommend an integrated N100, it's a 6W, 4 core cpu:
https://liliputing.com/the-asus-prime-n100i-d-d4-is-a-compact-motherboard-that-measures-170-x-170mm-6-7-x-6-7-and-should-fit-in-any-pc-case-that-supports-itx-form-factor-boards-what-makes-is-a-170-x-170/

HDDs at 16TB goes for 5-6W in idle and around 10W when in use, but that's the same whether it's diy or not.