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Dedicated NAS or Nextcloud server for home lab?

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Dedicated NAS or Nextcloud server for home lab? - Lemmy.world

I’m looking for suggestions. I have a rack in my office with up to 4U space available. I’m looking to set up a backup and storage solution to try and break free from services such as dropbox & google drive. I’d also love to run a few other things like homeassistant and potentially even Klipper for my 3d printer. I’d also like it to be reasonably quiet if possible. So what would you recommend? I could get something like a dell poweredge and add HDDs + replace the fans with noctua to keep the noise down or go with a dedicated NAS like synology. Any other recommendations?

Aug 14, 2023 at 1:19amWeb
Show threadJeenaAug 14, 2023

The important thing I would look at is the idle power, because most of the time it will just sit the mre and wait for you to connect.

Dedicated NAS hardware is quite good with that, but there are nice DIY mini servers which are also very low power.

Show threadGregoryTheGreatAug 14, 2023
Don’t forget the 3-2-1 rule with backups.
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Show threadretrieval4558Aug 14, 2023

I’m working on putting together an unRAID NAS for media acquisition and storage right now. My initial plan was to use trueNAS scale, but from my research it’s a lot less tolerant about adding drives to your array whenever you want, and I didn’t want to drop a zillion dollars in HD space straight off the bat.

So far docker containers work well on it, and are relatively easy to configure. I’m planning to still leave my home assistant and associated docker containers on the orangepi where they live now though.

Show threadrambosAug 14, 2023

Raspberry pi can run homeassistant and nextcloud, but it probably runs better on more powerfull pc. Also having SATA or m2 ports is way better than USB for storage.

Deffo keep klipper on dedicated rpi. You need usb connection with 3d printer and cable cant be too long, it must be quality cable and you should guide it far from motors and other electronics. And not just because of a cable, it make sense to have a dedicated sbc for a machine that runs 5-50 h long jobs.

I went for DIY PC (cheap/silent/flexible) server and rpi4 for klipper. 1GB ram should be enough (I have 2GB) for klipper and you can keep your rpi inside of printer enclosure. I have mine with no fans and enclosure goes up to 40 C, no problems so far. There are also cheaper boards simmilar to rpi, but I have no experience with them.

Show threadPeachManAug 14, 2023
HomeAssistant will easily run on a Pi, it’s Nextcloud that needs more horsepower.
Show threadsixtyAug 14, 2023
As someone who is sort of tech savvy, but not savvy enough for Linux and all the trouble shooting that comes with it, would a Synology DS920+ be good?