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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/Matt5891 on 2025-03-23 19:07:09+00:00.
Hey folks! Just wrapped up a 3-day full immersion into the world of NAS and Unraid - turned an old laptop into a NAS, set up Unraid, and got NextCloud, Immich, and Tailscale running. Pretty fun ride so far, esp for someone who doens't have an IT background!
Now that things are up and running, I’ve got a couple of questions:
1. What steps would you take to tighten security?
The NAS will mainly be used for personal data storage, and maybe occasionally to share files with family (this latter is not a core use case).
2. How do you handle backups?
I’ve got 2 HDDs (parity), and I just uploaded ~120GB of media to Immich. During one of my earlier setup attempts, I accidentally nuked the container, so I’d really love to avoid that happening again. Any tips for keeping things safe? External drive vs app data backed up to a separate folder?
Appreciate any advice - your help and your tips have been invaluable so far