The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/HelloReddit88 on 2024-08-12 21:59:34.
Hello, newbie here.
I find the idea of a home server very nice. I think it can definitely be very useful for me and my family but I can't find too much updated info (in the last year) regarding NAS (what I've been looking into mainly) so help would be appreciated.
For now I would keep a collection of programming courses, games (that would update regularly if that's possible to set up through services) movies music etc. Currently I don't travel too much but I might want to use a NAS over other solutions using a laptop at work (hopeful web dev here hehe) which is why I'm confused on how to approach building a home server. I'm not sure how safe it would be to access a NAS in a workplace since it uses just the IP but I guess some password protection can be put to prevent easy access
I also heard that NAS file sharing can be set up without ISP interference since everything is local but I'm not sure how that would work either, and if it would I would like to know about relevant equipment since i probably dont have nearly enough since speeds where i live are not amazingly high (i run 90Mbps.)
Most of what I see on YouTube is Synology but I hear their hardware is severely outdated so I'm guessing I could work with some better hardware while using something like unpaid which I've also seen recommended a lot.
TL;DR: What's an up to date cost effective way to set up a home server that's efficient and user-friendly
Thank you!