DS124

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.

There are Jellyfin apps for most platforms, including Android and iOS and most Smart TV's as well. You can also add a bookmark for Jellyseerr on your mobile browser and often save it to your home screen as an "app". For your usage case, I'd recommend a Synology DS124 NAS drive. It's a single bay and

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 $

You are exactly the kind of person that a NAS appliance is targeted at. This is a turnkey, all-in-one solution intended for use by people that are not system administrators and/or don't want to DIY a solution. Companies like Synology and QNAP make these devices. Since your storage capacity needs are

'My thought process was that, if you want to get a new NAS, why not get one that has all the essentials covered?' I appreciate the feedback, given I still have no issues with my 7 year old DS119j, outside of possibly doing with some more space, I think I do still have all my essentials covered. ;-)

I bought a Synology DS124 NAS recently and it was pretty easy to set up and works well for my simple network storage and backup needs.

Synology NAS. A single bay DS124 is $150. Put in a few terabyte drive and you are set. Look into Synology photos. All of our phones sync to it. You can store as much as you want. It has built in object and face recognition. There is also a map feature where it looks at the GPS EXIF data and shows yo