DiskStation DS920+

Synology NAS hardware works with Time Machine over the network. Buy a Synology case, drop a suitable drive or drives in it and after a few minutes of setup, you are ready. They even support cloning the data to cloud storage for automatic offsite backups - for an added fee of course. Most NAS support

I actually use 2 - I have a DS718+ and a DS920+. A little clarification from my comment might be needed. The Mac needs to be running to get backed up, but all the other cloud backups happen without any intervention from a computer. To set it up, a computer would be easier than a tablet, but it’s pro

The ugreen nas option is pretty nice. It has the quicksync support so it will be good for plex transcoding since you have a plex pass. People are suggesting NAS + mini pc because it allows some room for growth. I started off with a Synolgy DS920+ and used it to run plex directly as well as other ser

Plex Media Server on a mini-PC. Storage on DAS or NAS. The Shield is a great client. It is a terrible server. You do not need a Plex Pass for hardware transcoding with a Shield. However, that advantage is more than offset by the issues. The prime problem is that the server is prone to simply disappe

Cool looking build! I made the same journey recently and am very happy. I still have my 920+ for a few things and as a backup for critical files on the unraid. I now run all my main apps and file serving from unraid and it works flawlessly. I think it's easier in some areas than the Synology.

I started the same way as you did about a decade ago.. ITX MB, small CPU, couple of disks.. But soon I've soon realised it's much simpler to buy readymade NAS. Anything exposed to the internet 24/7 I know I cannot protect as good as any decent company. If you give it some thought, they will save you

I ran my first Plex server off of my 2009 iMac with external HDD’s. It worked fine for the time being but became incredible unreliable the longer I held onto it (far longer than I should have mind you - 12yrs!). Upgraded to a Synology DS920+ with 4 x 4TB Iron Wolf drives in 2021, added 2 x 1TB NVMe

Your definition of expensive and ours may be drastically different. You need to give a dollar range, and if you're okay with a monthly subscription (and how much). As a reference point I'm running 8x Dahua IP cameras, 4 and 8MP, 24/7 recording to a Synology DS920+ By the time you factor cameras (let

Also wenn dir so wenig Speicher wirklich ausreicht und du mit selbst gehosteten Services rumprobieren möchtest (und vor etwas technischer Bastelei nicht zurückschreckst) wäre meine Empfehlung, dir vielleicht erstmal einen Mini-PC (z.B. NUC) mit N100, N150 oder ähnlichen CPUs zu holen. Die kommen sch

Ok. Here is something that I have had experience with. I own a DS920+ after having a couple of previous NAS devices. Until relatively recently I ran all my services on the NAS (in Docker because Synology apps are often outdated or get abandoned). Plex *arrs Nextcloud Kavita Kapowarr Qbittorrent NZBG