| Adding to the chorus of responses here: I did what this article suggested for a time, but found a purpose-built NAS was way nicer than repurposing an old gaming PC. Using an old gaming PC for a NAS is kind of like trying to use an old track car that you've taken out the interior, added in a roll cage, and welded the doors shut as your kid's first car. Like yeah it will totally work, and they can impress all of their friends as they cosplay as the Dukes of Hazzard, but it's really not optimal for the task at hand. I just upgraded my NAS setup to a Terramaster F4-425 Plus (running Debian) and it's great. The N150 CPU in it sips power, and the whole thing is tiny and easy to hide away in a media cabinet. One ultra-quiet Nocuta fan is all that's needed to keep it cool. It's so nice to use the right tool for the job. EDIT: I'd recommend all of these guides / articles, I basically cherry-picked what I liked from all of them and ended up with something I'm really happy with: * https://perfectmediaserver.com * https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/blob/master/mkdocs/docs... * https://blog.muffn.io/posts/muffins-awesome-nas-stack/ * https://drfrankenstein.co.uk * https://trash-guides.info |