DIY vs pre-build NAS for home use
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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I've been just using hard drives in my server computer running on my old gaming computer.
I recently switched my core os from linuxmint to opensuse tumbleweed. Ultimately the core os doesn't matter much, it's mostly personal interface differences. All my apps run on docker using docker-compose. I use caddy as my reverse proxy and letsencrypt certs.
I've heard VERY good things about synology. Their software has a unique raid mode and an easy platform to host apps and such. But they're kinda expensive...
I use Opensuse on my stuff too. I do bare metal though, because I'm old and this newfangled docker stuff frightens and confuses me.
The docker compose file lets me define all the variables in one file and link the configs to a folder next to the compose file. It lets me reinstall my core os, copy the Dockers folder, and bring them back up. All self contained.