Hi !
I started my selfhosted journey with a synology nas. But the nas was crap, so I ended using it only as storage and backup solution, providing NFS shares. I added SBC like raspberry pi, then upgraded it to a elitedesk running debian.
I would like to upgrade my nas to a more powerful device but I’m also considering adding a sata extension dock and rely only on my elitedesk minipc instead of two devices.
Can I get remarks and advices?
Thanks!
I started my selfhosted journey with a synology nas. But the nas was crap, so I ended using it only as storage and backup solution, providing NFS shares.
So, as a NAS then.
Yes. But actually: another independent device (and if so a custom one running freenas? Or another synology?) or just a sata extension for my minipc?
Having a separate machine as a NAS is good, running TrueNAS or XigmaNAS. You can segregate your backups from your daily use, you can have automated tasks run, etc.
Machine wise, I’m gonna try out a Beelink with nvme slots. Right now I’m using a Proliant microserver. Don’t get one with a hardware RAID card as you want to be able to use zfs. But otherwise they sell pretty cheap on Ebay.
Using the Synology as storage and another machine to host everything else is a perfectly fine solution, especially if you have the hardware already. If you want to consolidate everything onto one box, there are quite a few options from the likes of Ugreen, Aoostar or Minisforum. But those don’t really provide much of a benefit other than having one fewer box.
