Don't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buy

https://feddit.org/post/22341755

Don't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buy - feddit.org

Lemmy

nah i tried to use my old pc for a nas, but it has almost no SATA ports. (it was a prebuilt)
[Here you go](I just found this on AliExpress: 14,48€ | PCIE SATA Card 12/16/20 Ports 6Gb SATA 3.0 PCIe Card, PCIe To SATA Controller Expansion Card, Support SATA 3.0 Devices a.aliexpress.com/_ExfrB2C)
PCIE SATA-Karte 12/16/20 Ports 6 GB SATA 3.0 PCIe-Karte, PCIe-zu-SATA-Controller-Erweiterungskarte, unterstützt SATA 3.0-Geräte - AliExpress 7

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

aliexpress.
Is there a trustworthy brand making these? I’d be afraid to buy a no-name and run into some bizarre firmware bug that just eats all my data one day
I think startech makes similar
Something like this tends to be pretty strongly recommended www.ebay.ca/itm/155132091204
INSPUR 9211-8i 6Gbps SAS LSI 2008 HBA IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID+2*SFF-8087 SATA | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for INSPUR 9211-8i 6Gbps SAS LSI 2008 HBA IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID+2*SFF-8087 SATA at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

eBay