Sander6d ago

A friend of mine want to move away from Big Tech and migrate to self-hosted TrueNAS. We were thinking of a setup like this:

- 2x 128 GB SSD (in RAID1) for TrueNAS system
- 2x 1 or 2 TB SSD (in RAID1) for data
- 16 or 32 GB RAM in order to run some apps

Ideally this all should run on a (low energy) mini-PC. I have been trying to find one that fits 4 SSD (normal and/or M.2)., but was not able to find one.

Do such mini-PCs even exist or do we need to start looking a small-factor desktop-PCs instead?

We are very much looking for recommendations. Thx!

(Backups will be done on an old QNAP I have laying around, so that topic is also covered).

#TrueNAS #Selfhosting #Homelab

Show threadTeapot Ben6d ago

@spiezmaestro how about the Beelink ME Mini? https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-mini-n150

Intel N150, up to 16GB (soldered), and 6 NVMe slots. Mine is happily running FreeBSD silently in the corner.

Beelink ME mini 6-slot Home Storage NAS Mini PC

Show threadSander5d ago
@teapot_ben thx! will check that one out. Soldered RAM is however most of the time not my favorite.
Show threadTeapot Ben5d ago
@spiezmaestro yes it's not ideal, but it was a compromise I had to accept to get such a compact solution that was pretty much ideal for me in every other respect. Hope you find something that works for you.
Show threadSander
@teapot_ben that is true and we still might go for that. It all depends on what his current and possible future requirements are (also with budget in mind). He is currently still a bit clueless in this area, so I'm trying to get a realistic perspective of his setup. 🙂
May 12 at 6:16pmWeb