Looking for a NAS for my homelab (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Garrapalw@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Lately, I've been exploring QNAP due to its robust hardware, but it’s a little beyond my budget. Are there any suitable options? Will be using this as my video server/backup/ Jellyfin player mount point etc. Planning on using a graphic card to transcode 4k 2 or 3 videos per time. Just want something out of the box that doesn’t have to be configured.

Any experiences and recommendations with NAS would be greatly appreciated!

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[-] Kltpzyxmm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Jonsbo n3 with truenas intel chip

[-] Garrapalw@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing! Can you provide more details about this? For example, cooling, etc

[-] NC1HM@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Planning on using a graphic card to transcode 4k 2 or 3 videos per time. Just want something out of the box that doesn’t have to be configured.

This is contradictory. If you want to use a graphics card for transcoding, you must first configure it. As a starting point, you may want to review the documentation:

https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/hardware-acceleration/

[-] tegasvjazz@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

maybe for a little help, if you are going to hardware transcoding in Plex, choosing an Intel CPU with an integrated GPU (iGPU) is the quickest, simplest, and most power-efficient option.

[-] veerstaalbg@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This insight is valuable! I'm looking into QNAP options, and I noticed a new brand called Zimacube as SteveAnike said, it is equipped with an Intel CPU and an NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB onboard. I wonder if it supports 4K transcoding efficiently? Plus, it boasts Stable Diffusion AI, I'm curious about its actual functionalities. Anyone knows more info?

[-] gagalkannm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah！ and Opting for a Ryzen system may require you to add an NVIDIA graphics card, which will increase power consumption

[-] Garrapalw@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

thanks! Should I use Thunderbolt 3 or 4? Will there be a noticeable difference?

[-] SirLagz@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thunderbolt has nothing to do with an integrated GPU.

[-] SteveAnik@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You can also look up Zima Cube. It’s on Kickstarter. But it’s looms like a pretty awesome prebuilt NAS with lots of functionality.

[-] iterationseven@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

What is your budget? I got a QNAP with 2 x 8TB drives for just over UKP400

[-] fakemanhk@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

QNAP is a big NO......looking at their track record on security....

If you want to build one, you can think about getting TerraMaster 4 bay with Intel based CPU, replace the boot USB stick and you can boot your own NAS software

[-] Garrapalw@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Oh, that sounds like also a bright way. How's the performance and reliability based on your experience?

[-] liveyourdreamsmax@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I bought a i5-7xxx HP Elitedesk 800 G3 SFF for $85 on ebay. Added a nvme drive and two 12TB 3.5HDDs and it's a nice little NAS. Running OMV on it so some containers as well.

Highly recommend - nice pricepoint.

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