[sclug] NAS

[Liam Flanagan]

I've been considering doing the same thing recently although I won't be
much help as I haven't bothered getting any further than deciding I'd
probably use FreeNAS and that if I were to build one myself it would have
to be cheaper than one of
these<http://www.amazon.co.uk/QNAP-TS-210-Server-iPhone-Streaming/dp/B002SD71FO>
which
a friend recommended to me.

Please let me know how you get on as I'm also interested. I'll do the same
if I find anything in the near future.

Liam

On 3 November 2011 13:46, Neil Haughton <haughtonomous at googlemail.com>wrote:

> Has anyone built themselves a low-power NAS?
>
> I need to make my burgeoning collection of photos and music files (and
> other things) more resilient than at present (currently it is all on a
> single SATA drive).  I have looked at commercial NAS offerings but frankly
> ?150 upwards is a little steep for me, so I want to see if I can build one
> for somewhat less. Just two mirrored drives would do me, FreeNAS probably
> as the OS (unless there are other Linuxy recommendations), and an Ethernet
> port so it can plug into my router. Must be able to reuse my current SATA
> drive, and must be able to stay on for long periods without burning up my
> paltry salary so a low power processor essential.
>
> And I must be able to fit and forget.
>
>  If you've built something that meets the above I would be interested (for
> starters) in the parts list so I can cost it.
>
> TIA
>
> Neil.
>