DIY vs pre-build NAS for home use (programming.dev)

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What do you have, what do you recommend, and why?

Asking as I've got a lot of spare components lying around that I'm planning on turning into a NAS. If it doesn't work out I'll buy a pre-built enclosure and reuse the drives.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm currently looking to replace my QNAP. My current unit is the second unit I've had of thier that has failed due to motherboard or processor failure and I'm sick of dropping $$$ each time they fail on a replacement unit to keep my data.
Next time my $$$ is going to a self built truenas server, at least this way I have control over replacing bad components and not reliant on a third party. It took 1 month to get my repaired unit back and data restored because the RAID was lost.

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