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Nas drive from PC. (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by Perfect-Flower-5884@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
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Hi all.

Wondering what software to use when building a nas drive from my old gaming PC? I'm new to NAS, but competent with most PC and network stuff. My ultimate aim is to have all my music, movies and shows stored, so my wife and I can watch them from anywhere in the house. I've accumulated a lot over the years.

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[–] Sopel97@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

competent with most PC and network stuff

then you'll do well with Ubuntu with ZFS.

Crap like TrueNAS and the like will only limit you and cause headaches

[–] Perfect-Flower-5884@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How will truenas limit me?

I've tried Ubuntu before, mint and debian. I prefer their security and interface. I don't want the hassle of Windows being on that machine with constant updates and all that useless crap that comes with it.

[–] C64128@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I've got a couple TrueNAS systems that I've built. Both have twelve drives, one with 12TB drives and the other with 14TB drives. One is a large case, the other is a Dell T620. Both of the systems have dual 2.8 GHZ 10 core / 20 thread processors so I can also run virtual machines on them.

Be careful once you start down this rabbit hole. Next thing you know, your computer hardware seems to multiply all by itself.

[–] Jaarsusa@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I formatted Linux on the drives. So it could be accessed with mac / ios, and Androids. ☝️😊

[–] Beaver_On_Fire@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Just print them out frame by frame, make flip books, and she can carry them into any room in the house she likes.