DS124

The Synology DiskStation DS124 (a home NAS) is at 200 euro.it supports 1 drive, so if that drive fails you are roasted.a 1TB samsung SSD is around 200 euro.so 400 euro with no failsafe. The Synology DS725+ (anjother home nas) is at 550 euro.it takes 2 disks, so one is a failsafe backup of the other.

Irgendein altes Cheapo Büro PC für einen Zwanni holen Die Stromkosten können da die Falle sein: Synology DS124 saugt laut deren Datenblatt 3.44-10.69 Watt. Beim alten PC wirds gegen 50-90W gehen, das sind dann über 4 Jahre Betriebszeit unter Umständen auch mal 400-800 Euro Mehrkosten. Fürs ernsthaft

A Synology DS425+ at $500-ish, a little less on sale (check Slickdeals) is where I would start, but the bottom starts these days at the DS124, which is just $143. Only 1 bay, but perfectly fine as a file storage location.

Stromkosten nicht vergessen. Ein alter PC ist zwar nochmal deutlich flexibler, wenns ums Experimentieren mit Selfhostingsachen geht, aber auch teurer. Synology DS124 laut deren Datenblatt 3.44-10.69 Watt. Beim alten PC gehts eher gegen 50-90W gehen, das sind dann über 4 Jahre 400-800 Euro Mehrkosten

Self host for yourself, and by that I mean in case of Minecraft servers, do let your friends play there. As soon as you begin thinking “I’ll move my entire extended family to this setup”, you’ve failed. First of all, your hobby will turn into a day job (and evenings, and nights, along with weekends

Hey, while you can learn things from a pre-built nas like this one or other brands, it's mostly installing apps with 1 button. Don't get me wrong, it's super convenient and these stuff are enough for an average user, but I find it limiting for more intermediate things and learning. I'd say it's a go

I know it will go against the accepted setup in this sub but for your usage I would go with a Synology DS124 single bay drive. You can currently order one from Walmart for $150 bucks according to their website so this would give you more leeway to spend on a bigger hard drive. They’ve got 20TB for $

If it's only for Torrents, the Synology DiskStation DS124 for less than $140, if it's in a cool location it will be completely silent. power consumption is 3-10 watts, so in some examples it can pay for itself. takes a 3.5" drive, so you'll need the bracket to hold the ssd in place ($10). The client

Really like my Synology, the only thing that winds me up about my ds124 is that you have to ssh in to view SMART data.

Here’s one for $140 prly the cheapest you will find from a reputable brand https://www.newegg.com/synology-ds124-1-bay-realtek-rtd1619b-processor-diskless-system/p/N82E16822108839?item=N82E16822108839&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googleadwords--network%20-%20storage--